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Pupils show off garden project 4 June 2009 Green-fingered pupils at Victoria Road School in Castletown have been showing off their work towards a new butterfly garden. The school was one of nine recipients of grants totalling £5,000 in the Cemex Scoillyn Glassey Awards Scheme last year and put its share of £500 to good use sprucing up a neglected patch of land. Benches running along the flower beds were mended, allowing children to sit outside to enjoy the wildlife. Neil Christian, a parent from the school, gave up a lot of his free time to clear the bed of weeds and some of the old shrubs were removed. Once the bed were cleared, pupils planted a variety of bulbs and rose bushes kindly donated to the school by another parent, Graham Hamilton. The garden was then covered with bark to prevent weeds growing. Though the garden is still in its infancy, more flowers and shrubs will be added to improve it further and attract more wildlife. Ronnie Corkish, Customer Services Manager with Cemex, and members of the media were invited along to the school to view the garden's progress. A school spokesman said: 'The regeneration of the garden has considerably improved the look of the front of the school and our thanks must go to Cemex for the opportunity to win this award.' Alex Lewthwaite, who is a Year 6 pupil, commented: 'We all really enjoyed planting and researching different plants.' Classmate Hannah Ronan said: 'We really enjoyed the project and were all very excited when we realised we had won the £500 prize from Cemex.' More stories >>>
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