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CC Juniors spring fun
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We met on a lovely sunny day with a busy schedule! All goals were achieved and everyone enjoyed it 🙂 The photo below shows the planting of the sweet pea wigwam and hanging baskets. We also made our own paper pots for sunflower seeds and look forward to them germinating so we can have…
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School connections
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The gardeners had a lovely afternoon working with the children from St Ninians primary school yesterday. Over thirty enthusiastic children arrived and split into groups, working alongside us to plant bedding plants, fill the wildlife stations, dig a new border for future plants and then help with tidying up! There was lots of chat…
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CC Juniors Autumn 2025
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It was all hands on deck today for the spring bulb planting! Can’t wait to see them popping through next year 🙂 We also made a bug hotel – we should have some happy creatures moving in for the winter! Thanks to Niamh for her fabulous hotel design techniques 🙂 Last thing on the…
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CC Juniors & the Countryside Ranger!
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Many thanks to Colin for coming along to visit us. Everyone had a great time hunting and collecting all sorts of minibeasts! Colin taught us about the creatures we found and identified all sorts of flying pollinators. We used binoculars to look for birds and matched their song to their pictures for the ones…
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June Challenge – Recycling Glass
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Recycling glass is important both environmentally and financially. Jars and bottles made from recycled crushed glass require much less energy to produce which in turn reduces both air and water pollution! Glass can be recycled over and over again but if thrown in landfill it can take up to 1 million years to break down and takes up…
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CC Juniors and the Tayside Bat Group!
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We were very grateful to Jean from Tayside Bat Group who came along to talk to us about all things bat! It was very interesting to hear about the work she does in rescuing and caring for injured and sick bats. We watched videos about different species and learned about their habitat, feeding, communication…
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Presentation of Eco Gold Award
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We were delighted to be presented with our Eco Gold Award by Bishop Andrew at last weekend’s Masses and, for most of us, to meet the Bishop for the first time. We enjoyed a cup of tea and a slice of celebration cake afterwards! As always, we are grateful to everyone in St Ninian’s…
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March Challenge 2025
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Sustainable eating is not only healthier for us but it also helps the planet. This month could you consider choosing more plant based food and less meat? Choose days when you drop the chop and do tofu?? Eating meat and dairy products generates a lot of the world’s total gas emissions. Ultra processed foods…