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School's Eco award
Awards for helping nature
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bulbs, extending our orchard with new fruit trees, making bug hotels and creating wildflower areas.”
“This work has been led by the Ecocommittee, but involves the entire school community developing nature at our school and each class made a ‘pledge for nature’. We have lots more plans, with the children brimming with fantastic ideas!”
Pupils from South Molton Community Primary School (above) received a prestigious ‘Pledge for Nature’ award at a North Devon Biosphere ceremony.
Head teacher Tom Parkin said it is a great achievement, “Over the last year the children have been working hard to develop nature in the school grounds with tree planting, creating wild ‘no mow areas’, planting
More than 130 guests attended the ‘Biosphere Nature Awards’ at The Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington on May 22nd - another winner was the volunteer group South Molton Save Our Swifts.
Two more local businesses have recently joined Molton Monthly as North Devon Biosphere Business Partners, The George Hotel in South Molton and The Sign Maker at High Bickington.
