Biggleswade school opens new garden

Youngsters at Ivel Valley School for children with special educational needs can enjoy a sensory area, horticulture section and wildlife zone at the facility.

The garden was officially opened at the Biggleswade school on Friday last week (December 2).

Parents, carers, pupils, staff and governors attended the opening ceremony whoch included the planting of a Laxton Superb tree, a Bedfordshire variety of apple tree.

The garden was designed by Frosts Garden Design and Construction free of charge, and was also funded through a grant from Central Bedfordshire Council.

Other donations including one from Sainsbury’s meant that the Hitchmead Road school could also buy a greenhouse and other gardening equipment.

Headteacher Julie Mudd said: “At Ivel Valley School we are always searching for new ways to engage and enthuse our pupils, and this specially-designed garden does just that.

“This fantastic new resource supports the delivery of the school’s curriculum for children with complex learning needs.

“It also enables all pupils – including those with the most severe forms of disability – to fully participate in a range of enjoyable, fulfilling and challenging outdoor activities.”

There are also plans to share the garden with other schools in the area.