On Friday 6th November I took some Year 6 pupils from St Josephs Primary School, Mornington Meadows over to Cole Court (which is our Living Plus Scheme in Mornington Meadows) to do a 'pot planting' session. It was on the same day that a litter picking session on the estate had been organised by United Welsh. The children planted spring bulbs into pots and some very colourful heather was placed on the top.
I was keen to take the children into our Extra Care Scheme and for them to meet some of our elderly tenants and vice versa. Posters were put up at the complex inviting residents down to the communal area to meet the children and to encourage them to get involved in the activity if they wished to do so.
What a great morning we had!! I split the children into two teams, one was going to do some litterpicking first whilst the other group were at Cole Court planting some pots and vice versa. Quite a few residents came down to the lounge area. One or two of them used there gardening experience to assist the children with their planting. Others made tea/coffee or just enjoyed the company of having some different faces around. It was lovely to see everyone interacting with each other. Bernadette and Louise (Scheme Managers) made everyone feel very welcome and also put on squash, biscuits and sweets for the children which went down a treat! The children also entererd a Picture Quiz where the winner will receive a £20 Argos Voucher.
A great morning was had by all. The children were an absolute delight. Funny, very polite and a real credit to the school. A special thanks must also go to Sheila and Brenda (Cole Court Residents) for all the help they gave during the day (greatest tea makers in the South!!) plus they helped tidy up at the end of the session.
Many thanks to all involved.
