Education Grant Scheme

Tiffield Primary School

Tiffield is a small village school with about 37 children, and the Chairman of their Gardening Club was Master Charlie Wildblood who made the application for help to create a vegetable garden.

We took our cheque to the school on the day that all the children were spending outside creating the garden just before their Easter holiday. We were warmly greeted by the children and spent a stimulating time with them, reporting on the enthusiasm of the young people to grow their own vegetables and their delight in getting muddy.

Henry Chichele Primary School, Higham Ferrers

By contrast, Henry Chichele School is a new school in Higham Ferrers, c.250 pupils and set to double in number. It was built on open land so the landscape looks rather bleak at present.

We took the cheque to the school and were shown around a very vibrant exciting space. Again there was much enthusiasm to create a stimulating outside environment with raised beds for growing and selling their own produce, and gratitude for the Trust’s help.

The Kelmarsh Trust

Our grant to Kelmarsh was to support their schools visits programme for pre-school and primary school children to learn about where their food comes from, food miles, and pests and diseases. Kelmarsh also hosts RHS Training Days for teachers.