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BBC News
29-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Green-fingered Gloucestershire pupils turn £5 veg loan into profit
Green-fingered schoolchildren have risen to the challenge of growing their own vegetables and selling them for six pupils from Churchdown Village School, Gloucestershire, took part in a project to "grow £5".Ten members of the school's gardening club were given an initial budget of £5 to buy seeds to grow vegetables which were then sold at the school's farmers' market which helped to bring in a return of £400."It's essentially a business loan, so they can decide whether to keep any extra for themselves or give to charity," said club volunteer, Rebecca Henwood. Thomas, one of the young gardeners, has been growing lettuce, courgettes, beetroots and cucumbers."I've enjoyed coming back to school and seeing how everything has grown a lot more. "Every day at school I come up here and water my plants," he told BBC Radio Gloucestershire. Alfie, another keen member of the club, said he hoped to turn a profit from his crop of garlic."I was thinking I could give it to a dog charity because I love dogs and they should be treated well," he said. The club started 16 years ago and its young members have been given advice from professional gardener, Chris Evans, from Dundry Nurseries, Cheltenham. "When I was given the chance to help, I was very excited because this is like me going back to when I was their age, when I would be gardening with my dad and grandad," he said. Ms Henwood said: "Their passion for gardening has truly grown."I know one young man who's now got an allotment with his dad, and another one who saved his pocket money to buy himself a greenhouse," she added.
BBC News
21-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Oxford school creates 'magical' toy worlds using lockers
School students have said converting old school lockers into toy display cabinets felt "kind of magical".Students from the Cheney School's Rumble Museum in Oxford, Oxfordshire, have used vintage toys such as a marble run and Polly Pocket to design "story lockers" as part of the museum's 100 Years of Toys & Games is the only UK-accredited museum spread throughout a school and people can book a visit to see the Lorna Robinson said the project had been "really special" because the children "designed a whole world inside their locker". The toys were donated during a community collection event in December, with organisers also recording stories and experiences of people's the Easter holidays, two units of 24 unused or broken lockers were transformed into the "ideal home" for an exhibition looking at the memorabilia. Lu Rahman from Oxford Furniture Makers, who is also a Cheney School alumnus, installed lighting and created "magical-looking" lockable inner Robinson said the lockers themselves had "a kind of artefact quality" as they had been used in schools for the past 50-60 years. Much of the collection is from the 80s and 90s - such as Dungeons and Dragons books, a marble run and a Game Boy console - when most of the students' parents grew 11 student Rachel said her group had chosen the Fisher Price record player toy because they "all love music and like playing records"."Our locker looks like someone's bedroom - we chose the posters on the wall as bands we really like," she said, adding that creating it had felt "fun" and "kind of magical". Ms Robinson added they were working on displaying other related projects in the long corridor, eventually recreating "a little bit of a journey of childhood".Ms Robinson said they they were still collecting stories and objects for the History of Childhood exhibition. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bellwood-Antis student's donut design for sale at doughnut shop
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — A student from Meyers Elementary School in Bellwood had her school project come to life. Fourth-grader Maria Luke created the White Lily, a doughnut filled with marshmallow and topped with mini marshmallows, graham crackers and whipped cream, for a school project that involved each student creating a doughnut and writing a poem about it. Out of the class, Luke and another finalist were invited to Parlor Doughnuts to bring their projects to life. Parlor staff judged each pastry and voted for the winner, which would become a doughnut for sale on Memorial Day Weekend. The item provided a cool experience for those in the community to see a child's creation come to life. 'It's really exciting to get the kids involved and creating stuff like that,' Chenoa Rice, a Bellwood-Antis parent, said. 'I think it promotes entrepreneurship. Who knows what tastes the best in terms of snacks than our kids?' The doughnut is on sale on Sunday, May 25th, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
