Last updated at 10:33, Thursday, 10 May 2012
NATURE-LOVING pupils have submitted a colourful entry for a garden-designing competition.
Children from St Pius X Catholic Primary School, in Barrow, have got involved in the ‘Wonderful Wildflower Meadows’ contest, which is being run by the North-West Evening Mail, Holker Hall and Gardens, and Crooklands Home and Garden Centre.
The pupils have designed a meadow which will attract bees, butterflies and bugs.
We are asking primary school classes to design their own mini wildflower meadow, which would be a haven for pollinating creatures.
The competition is part of the Holker Garden Festival, which runs from June 8 to 10.
All the finalists’ entries will be displayed at the festival and will be exhibited in the North-West Evening Mail. The prizes will be vouchers towards garden equipment and materials from Crooklands Home and Garden Centre.
St Pius teaching assistant Belinda Scrogham, who runs the gardening club at school, said the children have been learning about wildlife, mini beasts and habitats and this is an opportunity to make an environment for these creatures. Schools have been sent entry packs. The deadline for entries is Friday May 11.
Entries should be sent to ‘Wonderful Wildflower Meadows Competition’, North-West Evening Mail, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5QS. Any schools still needing a pack can email natalie.chapples@nwemail.co.uk, or call 01229 840139.
First published at 15:29, Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Published by http://www.nwemail.co.uk
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