Whirley Primary kids have green fingers

Above: left to right: Georgia Robson, Layla Naughton, Vinnie Randall, Lilliana Millward, Eliza Isherwood and Alex MacBryde with Bellway sales advisor Chantelle

Children from Whirley Primary School on Whirley Road, Macclesfield, have adopted a greenhouse.

Located in the garden of Bellway’s Weaver Green showhome on Chelford Road, the greenhouse is currently empty but it’s planned that the children will use their horticultural expertise to bring it to life.

Part of the school’s monthly gardening club, the mixed group of nine Key Stage 2 children enjoyed an initial visit to the development to make a start on their exciting new project, filling two large planters with compost and planting a variety of bulbs and seeds.

They intend to pop back regularly to check on the progress of their plants which, in the meantime, will be tended to by sales advisor Chantelle between their visits.

Whirley Primary Headteacher, Amanda Edwards, said: “We were delighted to be approached by Bellway to adopt the greenhouse at Weaver Green and the children have really enjoyed flexing their green fingers and getting started on the project. They selected a variety of different bulbs and seeds to plant and are very much looking forward to seeing how they develop between our monthly visits.”

Sales director at Bellway Manchester, Grace Yarlett, added: “It is wonderful to have Whirley Primary adopt our greenhouse and to see the children engrossed in the planting session.  In addition to producing some fabulous flowering plants for our borders and hanging baskets, they are going to try their hands at growing some salad items including tomatoes, cucumbers and cress that they can take back to school with them.  This project fits perfectly with our focus on nature at Weaver Green where we already have hedgehog protection measures in place and are introducing as many ways as possible to be sustainable and environmentally-friendly.”