Feb 12 2010
Garden Takes Shape
After four weeks work at the Corringham Primary School, the open space is beginning to take shape. So far, fifteen club members have given their time to create the open space.
Terry Finnegan and David Fenn have dug out the two sand pits, and Peter Matthews has now constructed the frames and lids, these have now been put into place (we hope to paint them this weekend). Bernie Purver has constructed the four grow boxes and we hope to move them on site from his home in Ipswich in the near future. We have dug out the two flower beds and the frames for these will be constructed during the next couple of weeks, whilst the area to be covered with woodchippings and logs is currently being prepared.
The biggest change has been to the formal Rotary garden where the paths have just been completed. Whilst this has been very much a team effort, we must thank Andrew Brogan, Brian Munroe and Clive Yallop in particular for their hard work in completing this task. We have begun to dig over the beds and are busy building up the area which will eventually become the rock garden.
It is pleasing to notice the interest and excitement growing in the children and the school staff.
We still have a lot of work to do before we start the planting. Two paved areas have yet to be created and we hope to start on them when we return after the half term break.
We will be returning to the school after the half term holiday and Rotary week which is the week commencing 22nd February when we will be busy collecting money for “Purple Pinkie” week. All the monies collected will go towards the eradication of polio worldwide.
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