Published: Wednesday 31st July 2019 | 3.16pm
Cannock Chase Council’s Parks and Open Spaces team have delivered weekly gardening workshops to local schools as part of the Heritage Lottery Fund project for Hednesford Park.
Littleton Green Community School have sent a group of young people for the past 2 years, where they have taken part in the ‘Plant Pots’ workshop as well as other activities.
On 19 July the children took part in a school assembly to showcase what they have been doing to the whole school, Teejai (member of the Plant Pots group) gave a tool talk and a demonstration on how to use loppers for cutting the correctly sized branches. Wolfie a volunteer from The Friends of Hednesford Park and Cara, Cannock Chase Council’s Community Gardening Officer presented the group with Level 3 RHS Award certificates.
Councillor Christine Mitchell, Culture and Sport Portfolio Leader said “Cara Rakmee our Community Gardening Officer has worked with the young people, some of whom have low self confidence in academic work, but have shined when taking part in the gardening work in Hednesford Park.
“These young people have not only supported Hednesford Park and War Memorial to achieve the Green Flag and Britain in Bloom Awards but have also gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s School’s Gardening Award, well done to them all.”
If you would like to take part in our volunteering program with your school or in the drop in sessions, please contact Lynn Evans on 07855 099353 or email lynnevans@cannockchasedc.gov.uk.