UK: Garden centre team to help Tewkesbury pupils transform garden
We are very lucky to have our own allotment alongside our playing field, but it is in need of some tender loving care.
By Sarah Wood
Punchline
| 20th October 2022
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Ashchurch Primary School, which has 136 pupils including children with additional learning needs, has a large garden space which is in desperate need of a makeover.
Together with one of the school’s teachers, Rachel Willis, pupils from year 1 to year 6 have enjoyed learning about the benefits of gardening, with some classes enjoying weekly gardening sessions in their allotment with Mrs Willis.
And now with the support of Dobbies Garden Centres, which also has stores in Cirencester and near Gloucester, they are looking forward to bringing new life to the garden.
Marcus Eyles, horticultural director at Dobbies Garden Centres, visited the school to discuss future plans for the garden and to provide pupils with some gardening tips and advice.
The retailer will also donate plants, gardening equipment, peat-free compost, and microgreen kits for Ashchurch’s classrooms, while it has further plans to help revamp the school’s sensory garden.
