Two pupils of St. James’ Church of England Primary School and Nursery are awarded prizes by The Mayor and Mayoress for their winning garden designs.
Erin, 11, and Bade, 5, were presented with Amazon vouchers by the Mayor and Mayoress of Colchester outside the Belvoir Colchester office, after winning the Junior and Infant Garden Design competition hosted by estate agent, as part of the Colchester’s inaugural “Garden Festival.”
The festival, the brainchild of “Our Colchester BID,” runs from 21st July to 22nd August 2022 and will include a calendar of events which will focus on planting, greening, and celebrating green spaces within the town centre and surrounding areas, with businesses being asked to get involved.
“This was a great opportunity for us to support a local school and have some fun,” said Tamara Hunt, the owner and director of Belvoir Colchester, who have also decorated their windows with paper flower garlands and vases which will be entered into the “Anglia in Bloom” competition. “We have been amazed by the imagination and variety of the (St. James’ school), children’s designs and it was really lovely to get to meet them when they came to the office for the presentation.”
“We were delighted to take part in this garden design competition,” said St James’ Headteacher, Belynda Fellows, of the entrants, which included two other designs by Darius, 11, and Fiona, 7, which were highly commended by the Mayor and Mayoress. “St. James’ children have all designed a ‘Jubilee Garden’ and these are our best designs. We are keen to promote gardening and plant life so as to improve our eco-system.”
“One of our classes has been working with the “Skinny Jeans Gardener” to design and plant a garden” added Fellows, of the Year 3 garden design which will be on display in Balkerne Gardens for the duration of the festival. “Our garden reflects the ethos and diversity of St. James’.”
“The winning and highly commended entries will be on display in the Belvoir Colchester office window for the duration of the festival,” continued Hunt, who hopes the festival becomes an annual event.
