Green little fingers will be exploring the wonder of growing fruit and vegetables thanks to funding from Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP).
Walworth Special School is a primary school for children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties and funding will pay for an allotment which will allow the children to learn about landscape and garden management.
The young people will learn the art of growing flowers, fruit and vegetables as well as developing their organisational skills, team work, communication and vocabulary as they learn a whole host of new gardening terms.
The money, totalling £2,403 from councillors Enid Paylor and Mike Dixon’s neighbourhood budget, will mostly be used for materials and equipment to lay out the allotment and set it up. It will also cover the costs of the labour needed to install fencing, pathways and other work.
The produce from the allotment will hopefully be sold at community fairs and used in the school canteen.
Brian Riley, AAP coordinator, said: “GAMP funding has allowed the school to develop a fantastic resource that will allow pupils to learn a wide range of new skills.”
A launch event will take place at the school on Bluebell Way on Friday February 3 at 11.30am.
The event will be hosted by the school and councillors Mike Dixon and Enid Paylor will attend along with representatives from GAMP.