Somervale has been awarded First Prize in this years Chairman’s Education awards.
The award focussed on the chairman’s theme of Grow your own Food and were in 2 categories, Primary and Secondary.
“The School that has shown the greatest commitment to growing their own food and improving their school and local environment through gardening”
Judy Allies, the Council’s Healthy Schools Co-ordinator assisted in the judging of the entries along with an Officer from BANES Parks Department.
Areas to be considered included:
- Allotments and gardens in school which are planted and maintained by the pupils;
- Untidy and unsightly areas both in and near the school which the pupils have helped to transform;
- Links with wildlife;
- Links with the community;
- Eco-friendly projects;
- Links with healthy eating.
Somervale managed to show considerable progress in each of the areas above.
Three pupil ambassadors will attend a presentation ceremony to receive a certificate and National Garden Vouchers to the value of £250 on March the 10th at the Guildhall in Bath.
