We were really pleased to be approached recently by teachers and governors of Glebe School, with a view to us helping
to set up a gardening club for the school.
We've had a couple of meetings and we've started to meet with the children on a fortnightly basis and the first session
was spent with 14 children, sowing broad beans into pots and putting them into a recycled fruit box and clear plastic bag
as a mini-cold frame. Hopefully the beans will be advanced enough to plant out in the next session, otherwise the children
will plant out shallots and sow radish seeds.
As well as practical lessons, we have developed a number of gardening topics which will be discussed on days when it's
not possible to plant anything, so the children will learn about the importance of crop rotation, and the history of the vegetables
they are growing.
We will put more photos and updates about what's happening on this page.
Membership
All the members of the Glebe School Gardening Club have been given membership of the Society. They've all received their
membership card, which entitles them to shop at the Trading Hut, and take part in the Spring and Autumn shows.
We've already seen a few Glebe School members at the Hut – we look forward to seeing many more over the coming
months, and we are particularly looking forward to seeing more junior entries in the shows!
