A DISABLED Halesowen girl is set to have her dream come true with a garden makeover to give her a safe haven to play outside.

Mackenzie Bunn, aged eight, suffers from cerebral palsy and can only walk with the aid of sticks but longs to play out with sister April, aged seven.

Single mum Rachel said their housing association home in Severn Road has rotten decking and steps, putting the back garden out of bounds for her eldest daughter.

The youngster’s plight touched the heart of charity worker Pete Jackson, who runs Love2Give, who has offered to organise the garden makeover complete with Wendy house and activity play equipment.

Mr Jackson, who has undertaken similar schemes previously, has engaged the help of a professional landscape gardener to organise the work which will be carried out by volunteers.

He said he felt “quite emotional” after visiting Mackenzie and would fund the work from money raised through his charity’s recent sponsored climb of Britain’s highest peak, Ben Nevis in Scotland, by 38 supporters.

Many of those will also help with the labouring for the makeover, which will include replacing the old decking, building a ramp and laying astro turf as well installing play equipment.

Miss Bunn, aged 31, who cannot afford to do the work herself, said Mr Jackson’s offer of help was “fantastic”.

She had installed a trampoline for the girls but the decking has deteriorated even more over the winter making it unsafe for Mackenzie to venture out.

“Pete is fantastic – he is fully hands on. I’ve seen some of the work he has done and I’m so grateful for what he’s going to do here. It’s a big job and it will make such a difference to Mackenzie.”