Challenge for ‘greenest’ primary school garden

Jun 1 2009 Huddersfield Daily Examiner

THE hunt is on Huddersfield’s greenest school garden.

Primary schools are being challenged to make their gardens more environmentally friendly as part of The Greener School Gardens initiative.

Organisers, Yorkshire Bank and the National Trust, are asking pupils aged between five and 11 to email in and say why they think their school should take part.

Successful schools will receive a ‘Yorkshire heritage’ apple tree and an education pack, which includes simple advice and instructions on how to create a wormery, collect rain water and produce compost.

Raoul Curtis-Machin, from the National Trust, said: “Children are switched on to the need to take positive steps in order to prevent further climate change.

“By giving them new tools to achieve this and help schools make the most of their green space, Greener School Gardens promises to be a fun campaign with a serious message that can really make a difference.”

To apply pupils should email greenerschoolgardens@finncomms.com with their name, age, details of their school and why they think their school would benefit in fewer than 150 words.