Netherhall School recently took part in the annual Cumbria In Bloom School’s Gardening competition, entering several different categories to showcase the hard work of the school’s Eco Council.
Students from across the school have worked hard to establish a garden on site at Netherhall, alongside a wildflower meadow and a woodland avenue. The school entered the following categories: container garden, wildlife habitats, decorative features, biodiversity, and a special Queen’s Jubilee award for 2022.
This represented a huge project for the school and the students certainly rose to the challenge.
The Eco Council were integrally involved in every aspect of the project, from planning out the different sites to choosing the best flowers to attract pollinating insects, and they worked tirelessly to prepare and plant a variety of barrel planters and hanging baskets in time for the judges’ visit.
The planting of the wildflower meadow was planned in conjunction with Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s “Get Cumbria Buzzing” campaign, and Netherhall School is delighted to have been involved in a project that seeks to protect our local wildlife for the benefit of our community.
Furthering their mission to improve the green spaces at Netherhall, the entire school took part in The Queen’s Green Canopy project. The aim of this project is to encourage everyone in the UK to plant a tree in 2022 in celebration of Her Majesty’s seventy-year reign.
In May, every student in Years 7, 8 and 9 planted their own sapling tree and Netherhall School is now the caretaker of 420 young trees that will grow to maturity alongside the students. Ciaran Laverty and Millie Routledge, the Head Boy and Head Girl, also planted a rowan tree to stand as ‘The Queen’s Jubilee Tree’.
The Mayor of Maryport later visited the school to present an official plaque to commemorate the students’ achievement
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The judges visit took place on June,29 and results will be announced in September.
Netherhall School thanks all of the students, staff and local businesses who were involved in our garden project and helped to make it such a success.
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