CHILDREN at an Arnold Primary School are now able to access flower beds that were continuously waterlogged after Notts companies built a new path.
Pupils at Robert Mellors Primary and Nursery School, in Bonington Drive were unable to use the flower beds whenever bad weather hit, but can now learn about the importance of nature, rain or shine.
North Midland Construction carried out the work free of charge over the spring half term.
The school also runs a gardening club, and is hoping that now the planting spot is all-weather, they can encourage the wider community to get more involved.
Year 6 pupil Kade Reed said: "I help out at gardening club every week and look after the younger children, showing them how to garden. I've even started to grow vegetables at home now."
The garden is used by all age groups in the school. Year 2 pupils Donatas Kilmas and Lee Polak both enjoy working on the patch.
"I like growing things," said Donatas. Lee added: "The flowers and the garden will look really pretty – I like planting the seeds."
Head teacher Susan Laplanche said: "Previously, when the rain came down the field would get really boggy, so we couldn't access the flower beds. Now it's much easier and safer for the children to use the beds."
And Susan doesn't want the use of the gardens to stop with the children. She added: "We hope to expand it and make it a big community project involving our school families and local community."
Sutton-in-Ashfield civil engineering company NMC Nomenca helped provide resources for the project while AS Plant, a utilities company from Mansfield, provided machinery and labour.
Bill Ball, integrated marketing systems manager at NMC Nomenca, said: "As a company we like to carry out a number of projects in the community. It's fulfilling, especially when you get children writing you a card as a thank you. That's worth more than money."
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