Green-fingered pupils from a Canvey school have been getting their hands dirty to help tend to a garden project.

Organisers of Canvey 2000 - a community scheme to regenerate the island for the next millennium - unveiled a scented garden and water feature last Friday.

More than 130 youngsters from Furtherwick Park have since been helping to keep the the seafront area looking neat and tidy.

Green fingers - Perry Futter, 12, and Cherri Smart, 13, help keep the new scented garden in fine form

Picture: ROBIN WOOSEY

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