AN ambitious whole school allotment project is planned at a Worcester school if it can win your votes in our Cash for School competition.

Nunnery Wood Primary School hopes to secure a share of the £25,000 prize money we are offering in conjunction with Western Power Distribution.

The money will be shared among a shortlist of 30 South Worcestershire schools with votes from our readers deciding which schools get the most money.

Each class at Nunnery Wood Primary School already has a small planter to grow limited amounts of their own fruit and vegetables.

However, the Prestwich Avenue school has plans to expand their gardening project dramatically.

With enough funding, an allotment could be created on the school grounds providing each of the school's 14 classes with a raised bed.

A polytunnel would be erected to extend the growing season and a garden area with seating and tables would be created.

The children would have the opportunity to grow their own fruit and vegetables to understand where food comes from.

They could also see the journey from soil to plate by cooking and eating their own produce.

Elizabeth Jackson, the school's eco teacher, said: “Children are very excited and enthusiastic about the allotment project.

"They have already been working hard to develop their ideas and as we have already been doing some planting and growing on a much smaller scale.

"We believe it is so important for them to know where their food comes from.

"By growing fruit and vegetables they develop their understanding of how diet contributes to a healthy lifestyle. "We really hope Worcester News readers will use their voucher to support this project.”

The school has already made connections with St Peter’s Garden Centre with the pupil-led eco-council visiting the centre’s kitchen garden to get ideas on how their allotment could be developed.

Staff there also helped the pupils create a plan for their ideas.

Ben Bishop, one of the school's eco-councillors said: “We are really excited about our allotment project.

"The plans look fabulous; we can’t wait to see our own vegetables growing.

"The best bit will be eating what we grow.”

Zoe Stokes, chairman of the Friends of Nunnery Wood Primary School, said: "The Friends are committed to fundraising throughout the school year.

"We have raised enough to begin this project, but we need more to be able to complete it.

"We’d love to see this allotment ready for the classes to start planting and growing during the next gardening year.

"We need as many votes as possible to finally make this a reality, so please if you can, send in a voting coupon for Nunnery Wood Primary School."

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You may send in as many coupons as you wish.