Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre, has announced Edinburgh’s Helping Your Community Grow project winner, seeing St Thomas of Aquin’s R.C High School receive gardening resources to brighten up their green space in a sustainable way.
This spring, Dobbies’ Edinburgh store is supporting this worthy project with advice, products and support to help their green space flourish.
St Thomas of Aquin’s R.C. High School is going to create an urban garden area for pupils, where they can learn about sustainable gardening practices and how to care for and protect the planet. Dobbies’ support will help the high school improve the overall wellbeing of their pupils through this green space, encourage them to get outdoors, and hopefully pique an interest in gardening.
Maria Moreno, Support for Learning Teacher at St Thomas of Aquin’s RCHS is delighted with the win: “We’re thrilled to have won Dobbies’ Helping Your Community Grow initiative and are looking forward to bringing our project to life.
“We’re really grateful for everyone’s support in getting us to this point and excited for what’s to come.”
Dobbies’ CEO, Graeme Jenkins, said: “Helping Your Community Grow is a really popular initiative in Edinburgh and we’re thrilled to be announcing our winning project, St Thomas of Aquin’s R.C High School, who are looking to make a difference to the local area.
“It’s been great to see an enhanced importance on sustainability and environmentally-friendly practices this year, and we’re excited to see where our support takes them.”
There will be further opportunities available for community groups looking to brighten up their local areas. Community groups are invited to contact their local store for details of the community initiatives available on a case-by-case basis.
For more information visit www.dobbies.com.
