A KIND-HEARTED council worker has been nominated for a national award after he used his contacts to help a charity appeal.

Terry Fredericks-Greenslade works as an anti-social behaviour officer for Colchester Borough Homes.

But he stepped in to help with the Heroes Garden Project appeal, to create a garden for injured war heroes.

The £100,000 Gazette-backed appeal set out to transform a neglected piece of land at the Help for Heroes recovery centre in Colchester, into a therapeutic garden for wounded service personnel and their families.

Terry contacted engineering suppliers who agreed to contribute materials and machinery which was worth the equivalent of £50,000.

Terry, 46, of Rowhedge, said he acted in memory of his niece, Ellen Greenslade, who tragically died ten years ago, aged four.

The youngster was in Newcastle when she fell into a steep river gorge.

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