Pupils learn as Men’s Shed visits
MEMBERS OF Bridgetown’s Men’s Shed helped the students of Kilmore National School to install various biodiversity measures around their building recently.
Kilmore NS’ Green School committee is coming to the end of a two-year period of work which has resulted in the school being awarded its fifth Green Flag for Biodiversity.
To celebrate this, the school has embarked on a festival of events, incorporating groups from the local community.
Bridgetown Men’s Shed arrived last week to tell the pupils about bird houses and bug hotels, and help them to construct their own which are now dotted around the school.
Local environmental expert Jim Hurley also visited the school to tell the pupils about biodiversity and listen to their Green School anthem, which was written by three second class pupils, and which won the recent Kilmore NS Biodiversity Song Competition.
The pupils also focused on habitat creation and the school expressed their thanks to Billy Bates, from Inish Sand and Gravel, for bringing a tonne of sand to assist in the conservation of the solitary Irish bee. A wildflower meadow and log piles were also created, while a school garden tidy-up and grounds spring clean was also carried out.
As part of the festival, author Zoe Devlin will be at the school on May 23 at 7.30 p.m. to discuss wild flowers. All are welcome to attend.