Lancashire pupils crowned in sustainable shoebox competition
Four creative pupils at Woodlea Junior School in Leyland have developed their knowledge of sustainability to win a competition organised by Barratt Homes to design a garden in a shoebox.
Based close to the school at its Centurion Village development, the housebuilder encouraged the schoolchildren to get their ecology hats on and design miniature gardens that would be a thriving ecosystem.
The winner of the competition were George, Elenor, Evie W and Evie C, whose collaborative masterpiece was filled with a range of wildlife-friendly features, whilst being a garden that any homeowner would be proud to create.
Having incorporated a range of sustainable and ecological features into their design, the shoebox denoted wildlife-friendly plants and a pond, an insect house, swift box and solar panels.
Laura O’Shea, Year 3 Class Teacher at Woodlea Junior School, said: “The children thoroughly enjoyed the project. They are so passionate about the environment, so creative opportunities like this really tap into their imaginations, which is how new design and ideas for our future sustainability flourish.”
After being chosen as the winners of the garden in a shoebox competition, each pupil was awarded a £20 gift card by Barratt Homes.
In celebrating a national partnership with the RSPB, the leading housebuilder is committed to giving nature a home at its developments.
At Centurion Village specifically, Barratt Homes is enhancing the biodiversity of the development with wildlife-friendly planting, hedgehog highways and bird boxes, to name a few.
Alan Watt, Sales Director at Barratt Homes Manchester, said: “As a leading housebuilder, sustainability is at the forefront of our minds when designing new developments, and it was fantastic to see the pupils of Woodlea Junior School embrace the objective in our competition.
“There were some incredible entries and the standards were extremely high, but we congratulate George, Elenor, Evie W and Evie C for a standout design.”
Centurion Village, located on Longmeanygate, has a collection of three and four bedroom properties available in an established community south of Preston.
For more information about the properties available, visit the website at Barratt Homes in Lancashire.