On 19 October Georgina and I were invited to join Ivor and David Richards at the ceremonial opening of Hafan Marj, an outdoor classroom for children at Ysgol y Gogarth in Llandudno.
Funding for the classroom came from Marj Richards’ many friends in Ruthin and elsewhere. The classroom will be used for instruction and as a place of solace.
Seen here, inside the classroom, are (l to r): Headteacher Jonathan Morgan, Ivor Richards, me, and our contact, Jon Goodwin.Ivor introduced the Company to Gogarth School nearly a decade ago and, since then, the Water Conservation Trust has supported education initiatives (under his supervision) both in the School, and outside, where students carry out gardening in the community.
Ysgol-y-Gogarth is a day and residential Special School catering for approximately 200 pupils between the ages of 3 and 19. The pupils are either fully statemented or in the process of being statemented and have a wide spectrum of additional learning needs.
The Trust continues to fund the development of skills in horticulture and the environment and was instrumental in ensuring the newly rebuilt school has space for teaching in-door plant cultivation. Most plants end up in the school’s kitchen.
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