Paisley nursery’s garden fund bid

A Paisley nursery is hoping to secure funds to help teach children about growing their own vegetables by securing funding in a garden centre competition.

Williamsburgh Early Learning and Childcare Class, in the town’s Lacy Street, is looking for support from Dobbies in developing its outdoor play space, with hopes to develop a space for growing fruit and vegetables to allow children to learn about sustainable gardening and growing their own food.

The nursery also wants to build a sensory garden for the children to enjoy.

Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre, is helping one community project brighten up their green space in Glasgow with its Helping Your Community Grow initiative.

This spring, Dobbies’ Glasgow store is supporting a sustainable project through its popular initiative.

In recent months, community projects were invited to nominate themselves for support and now a shortlist has been selected by local team members.

Now the public have the chance to vote for their favourite project.

The winning project will then receive advice, products and support from their local Dobbies’ team.

Sustainable products, such as peat-free compost and recycled pots, will be use wherever possible.

Dobbies’ CEO, Graeme Jenkins, said: “Helping Your Community Grow is a really popular initiative in Glasgow and we’ve seen a great response from community groups and projects looking to make a difference to their local area. It’s been positive to see so many projects place importance on sustainability and environmentally-friendly products.

“Now the community voting gets underway and we’re looking forward to seeing which projects receive our support.”

In addition to the local winner, the project which receives the most votes across the UK will win the national Helping Your Community Grow title, gaining additional support from Dobbies to deliver their project.

There will be further opportunities for community groups looking to brighten up their local areas.

Community groups are invited to contact their local store for details.

Voting will remain open until May 16.

For more information on how to register your vote, visit Helping Your Community Grow on the Dobbies website.