Community Fund Award Winners

2016

Sherborne Primary School

Sherborne Primary School, Harbour Way, Sherborne

27 June 2016

David Havard - President Rotary Club of Sherborne Castles

Ian Bartle - Headteacher Sherborne Primary School

Fran Ellis - Year 4 Teacher and chair Eco Schools committee with 'Peanut' a Polish bantam.

Also front row l-r

Amy holding some recently laid eggs with Sam holding the Community Fund Award.

plus first row l-r

Bethany holding 'Lucy' a Polish bantam, Felix, Josie, Ben, Martha and Imogen

and in the back row Olivia. 'Hetty' the Warren (brown) hen was camera shy so stayed in the coop.

The Eco Schools committee have used the award to purchase 4/5 chickens, a chicken coop and a run. They believe that this will enhance all the children's understanding of where food comes from, it will enable the eggs to be used for cooking at school as well as breakfasts for the before school club (SCAPA); furthermore the chickens will be an excellent focus for the 50+ SEN children at the school, who will be able to feed the chickens, collect eggs and clean them out. The committee have chosen a static coop with a run that is large enough not to need moving continually.