Guildford Borough has awarded 17 grants to schools and 4 grants to community projects this year. This huge increase on last year's 8 awards is a credit to the generous sponsorship from Syngenta, Burns and Webber, the Guildford Environmental Forum and contributions from Guildford Borough Council.
The Guildford in Bloom Committee have visited all of this year's projects and will be making follow up visits in the months to come to see their progress. Councillor Jen Powell visited Pond Meadow School Park Barn where the grant will help them create an outdoor classroom concentrating on Science (plant growth, mini-beasts, life cycles), literacy (descriptive and imaginative writing) and numeracy (number and shape). The money will be used to fence the area and later the school plan to include plants to attract wildlife, a pond, flower beds, vegetables and a sensory garden.
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Grants awarded this year
GREENING THE BOROUGH GRANTS – Feb. 2003
£500 Merrow Infants’ School
(Plants to encourage wildlife – on roundabout)
£150 5th Guildford Scout Group
(Wildlife garden – trees and shrubs)
£400 Guildford Grove Primary School
(To enhance the outside environment to attract wildlife)
£400 Pirbright Primary School
(Move allotment to more suitable area and make quiet area)
£400 Ripley Infants’ School
(Trees from around the world)
£400 St. Bede’s Junior School
(Flowers & Veg. Garden to tie in with Romans, Egyptians and 2nd world war – National Curriculum)
£300 Ash Manor School
(Replacement of mature tre
£300 King George V Hall, Effingham
(Shrubs to enhance the area around the Village Hall – charity run)
£500 Pewley Down Conservation Volunteers
(Setting up a new group – in conjunction with Bryan Parnell)
£400 Ash Grange Primary School
(Japanese Memorial Garden – in memory of ex-Deputy Head)
£400 Chilworth First School
(Playground ‘quiet area’ and flowers and veg. for garden club)
£500 George Abbot School
(Wildlife garden / pond)
£500 Guildford Action
(Allotment for disadvantaged groups)
£400 Holly Lodge Primary School
(Maths area / thoughtful area)
£300 Lanesborough School
(Improve playground for scientific investigation)
£500 Pond Meadow
(Outdoor garden)
£400 St. Francis, Westborough
(Quiet garden and further development of environmental area)
£400 Sandfield Primary School
(Wildlife area – roof-top garden)
£400 Stoughton Infant School
(Sensory/Wildlife garden)
£400 Weyfield Primary School
(Replacement trees and improvement of soil)
£400 Weyhouse School (Environmental Garden)