Unusual recycling initiative marks the end of summer at a Bradford Garden Centre

The team at Tong Garden Centre have delighted a young fan by recycling redundant signage as the seasons change.

Nine year old Summer Young from Farsley was thrilled to see signs bearing her name when she visited the Tong Lane site to buy a hamster. She posed for a photo and expressed excitement at having a poster to hang in her bedroom.

Summer's mum, Cheryl sent a copy of the photo with an e mail to Tong and asked whether there was any possibility that Summer might have a poster once they were no longer needed. The marketing team were happy to oblige and presented Summer with her poster last week.

Tong's marketing manager, Jo Dales, was delighted to be able to make Summer smile: "Here at Tong, we pride ourselves on our green initiatives that include solar panels, recycling cooking oil back into fuel and using water from our lake to water the plants, but this is the nicest recycling project that we've ever been involved with!"

Of the donation, a grateful Cheryl Young said: "Thank you so much for making Summer's dream come true. Her face lit up when she first saw the poster and now she will be able to hang it in her bedroom - she's over the moon."

Tong Garden Centre is one of Yorkshire's biggest garden centres with 110,000 square feet of retail space and parking for up to 1000cars.

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Photo:The team at Tong present Summer with her poster - L - RMacauley Jackson, Cheryl Young, Summer Young, Andy Mears and Diane Farrar The team at Tong with Summer

For more information or to arrange an interview with Jo Dales, please contact Tracey Baty at three60 marketing on;

Direct line:01430 871360

Mobile:07971 961574

E mail:traceybaty@three60marketing.co.uk

Web:www.three60marketing.co.uk

Notes to Editors

1.      For more information about Tong Garden Centre, please visitwww.tonggardencentre.co.ukand see the centre'sFacebook,Twitterandnewsonline.

2.      Tong Garden Centre is the largest independent garden centre in Yorkshire, located near Bradford, West Yorkshire. Anoutdoor plant department and shopping departments filled with garden furniture, gifts, home accessories and leading brands spread across110,000 square feet of retail space. Also on-site is the children's outdoor adventure playground Grass Hoppers.

3.      Tong Garden Centre recently triumphed at the Garden Retail Awards 2017 after winning the title of Garden Centre Outlet of the Year (Destination) and succeeding in the Customer Service Excellence category.