Peace, tranquillity and lots of green
A haven of peace and tranquillity has been built and designed by a team of volunteers and staff from Battling Brook Primary School to commemorate their Golden Anniversary.
This year, the school is celebrating 50 years since the first opening of the doors back in January 1968.
To mark the occasion, a new Golden Anniversary Sensory Garden has been built and designed by head gardener John Welford, accompanied by a green fingered team of volunteers including parents and pupils, past and present.
What once was an overgrown area covered in nettles and brambles, has now been transformed into a child friendly garden with a sensory theme.
Pupils will now be able to enjoy an array of beautiful flowers, herbs, statuesque grasses and a child-safe water feature, giving them a chance to touch, hear, see, smell and even taste the variety of plants that have been bedded.
In addition to the new items, volunteers have also upcycled and recycled where possible; the flooring is bark chip from trees which fell in the school grounds, the raised planting beds are fashioned from old decking boards left over from previous school projects and stepping stones have been decorated too.
As part of their Helping the Community Grow campaign, most of the plants, water feature and a wooden bench were supplied by Dobbies Garden Centre in Atherstone.
It is hoped that as the garden matures, pupils will be able to enjoy outdoor lessons and a relaxing sensory experience in a more peaceful surrounding.