Redruth North Partnership has launched a community tool loan project and is working with Coastline Housing to roll it out for Coastline residents in the local area.
The project gives Coastline customers the chance to borrow items such as lawnmowers, strimmers, hedge cutters and more at no charge.
The initiative has been brought into being thanks to some funding from the National Lottery and some match funding from Coastline Housing.
Mark England, from Coastline Housing, explains: “In the current climate, we appreciate that buying expensive tools that might only be used a few times a year is a big outlay for many customers who are trying their best to keep gardens looking nice. This project is a great community initiative where people can simply borrow the tools they need for a few days and then give them back for someone else to make use of.”
The tools will need to be delivered and collected by the Redruth North Partnership’s team. The scheme is currently open to customers in Camborne, Pool and Redruth. Although, if successful, there may be scope in future to start similar projects in other areas.
Kevin Hawke from Redruth North Partnership adds: “We will be happy to give people a short briefing on how to use and look after the equipment if they haven’t used the tools before. There will also be some paperwork to fill in before we loan the tools out but no financial charge. We really hope this will help people locally who might have been struggling to look after their gardens.”
To find out more and starting using the scheme, call us on 01209 200200 and ask to speak to a Tenancy Management Coordinator.