Residents at Castle View Nursing Home, in Peel, are benefitting from a new rockery which has been created in the home’s grounds.

The rockery project is the result of community effort involving Constable Darran Loader of the western neighbourhood policing team, Castle View manager John Adair and led by David Gibson, who is community impact team leader at The Children’s Centre.

Mr Adair described the rockery as being invaluable to Castle View, saying: ’It gives the opportunity for residents to sit at the front of the building and admire the tranquil countryside views and the rockery plants, of course.’

Mr Gibson was responsible for bringing together the volunteer team who built the rockery and sourced material from businesses from acrossl the island.

They include: Jewsons (paving slabs); Peel Commissioners (red sandstone); Stoney Mountain Quarry (quartz stones); Wood Works, Foxdale (bench); Garey Nursery (flowers/plants).

He thanked everyone involved with the rockery project.

The rockery was given the seal of approval by Castle View resident Bernard Irving, who moved into the nursing home when it was first opened in Ballatessan View in December 2009.

Sitting on the bench next to him is Mr Adair and one of the many volunteers that so willingly gave their time to this project.