Westfield Primary makes the most of parish council grant

In the last round of grant funding, Westfield Primary School had requested money for wildflowers and pond plants to make the most of their new pond area.

The pupils in the Gardening Club had a great time putting the plants in and the patch is now looking wonderful.

Jose Ross, of Westfield Primary School, said: “The children really enjoyed planting the bulbs in the Autumn, some came up but I think the mice ate some too! We enjoyed some nice bright flowers in February and were able to talk about the importance of early flowers to bees and other pollinators.

“The Garden Club children planted out the aquatics and have already enjoyed seeing newts in our new pond area. We potted up the wildflower plugs together and are about to plant them out. Lots of classes have been accessing the new pond, which is also thanks to your previous grants.”