Children at Bradley Stoke Community School help plant their Mini-Orchard
March 29th, 2012
Further to the mini-orchard planted at Meadowbrook Primary School last week, children at Bradley Stoke Community School have now been involved in planting their orchard, courtesy of John Lewis Cribb’s Causeway Partners and Forest of Avon Trust.
The orchard of English apple varieties was planted by students from the school (supported by teachers, John Lewis representatives and Jon Clark from the Forest of Avon Trust) on the afternoon of 27th March. The project is being co-ordinated by the Forest of Avon Trust, the local tree charity, which was on hand to help plant the trees and provide guidance about how to look after them.
Before the event, the Forest of Avon Trust was presented with a cheque from the John Lewis Partnership.
photo: John Lewis staff join children at Bradley Stoke Community School to plant an English apple orchard, sponsored by the company. (Also pictured Jon Clark, Forest of Avon Trust and Claire Wilson, teacher at Bradley Stoke Community School).
Claire Wilson, Bradley Stoke Community School, said
“This exciting opportunity has given our students here at Bradley Stoke Community School a real chance to engage more with the environment around them. We have recently been working on developing our courtyard areas so that they become more productive spaces and act as small allotments. The trees are a fantastic addition to this student led project. They are really excited about it. We are also able to plant some in our outside eating area which will provide shelter for the students in the summer.”