Denny PS shortlisted for award

Denny Primary School in Stirlingshire has been shortlisted for a national Play More Award.

Play More was set up to help deserving nurseries improve their outdoor play areas with financial support or murals.

The initiative was set up by Sudocrem and has been designed to encourage parents and children to get back in touch with nature and explore the outdoors.

As part of the campaign, Sudocrem carried out a survey which asked 200 children between the ages of four- to eight-years-old to identify some of the creepy crawlies in Britain.

The survey revealed that nine out of 10 children (89 per cent) were unable to recognise a butterfly even though there is an abundance of native British insects, with around 27,000 insect species calling the UK home.

Moreover, 51 per cent didn’t know what a bumblebee looks like - and one in three didn’t realise that bees make honey.

As part of the campaign, Play More asks parents to nominate a deserving nursery and Denny Primary School has been shortlisted to receive support for their outdoor play area.

A representative from the nursery class said: “We live in a deprived area and most of our children do not have a garden and get very little outdoor experiences.

“We are continually are building on our outdoor space to create a fun, rich learning environment for the children to play and learn.

“This would benefit our children as we encourage outdoor play daily and would make our space more inviting.”

More details at www.sudocrem. co.uk/social-hub.