BARRATT’s ‘little bees’ also known as a host of Yorkshire school pupils are now well underway with plans to boost Britain’s shrinking bee population thanks to an exciting initiative with the five-star housebuilder.
The team from Barratt Yorkshire East has now visited all participating schools in the ‘Save the Bee’ project with their own bee mascot to present on why bees play such an important role in our economy and what can be done to help save them at school and at home.
Children from Hall Road Primary, St Vincent’s Primary and Cottingham Croxby Primary have put together plans for gardens which incorporate ‘bee friendly’ plants and each school will win its own garden based on the chosen design. Each pupil has also been given a goody bag containing lots of fun facts and bee related goodies. The pupil responsible for the winning design will receive an extra gift in the form of some vouchers.
This regional project is part of a long-standing commitment from the Barratt Group which is designed to boost key environmental causes through a host of exciting and diverse activities nationwide.
The planting of these special gardens is set to commence in the coming weeks and once completed, the team will be revisiting the schools to start seeing the benefits of the gardens in action.
Paul Hogan, Sales Director for Barratt Yorkshire East said; “Bees are vital pollinators in the food chain and when we heard that the population was dwindling we felt the need to help.
“We are delighted by how well the project has gone so far and we look forward to presenting the schools with their gardens.”
Sarah Irwin, Hall Road Primary School said; “We were thrilled when Barratt Homes asked us to take part in this really exciting project. The pupils and staff at Hall Road Primary are passionate about helping the environment in any way that they can and saving the bee is now on the top of our agenda. Everyone is really excited about planting the new garden at school and watching their seeds grow at home.”
“We hope that more people in Yorkshire will get involved and that this time next year we will see a flurry of buzzing bees.”
For more information on Barratt Yorkshire West please call 0800 590733 or visit www.barratthomes.co.uk
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