Three pupils from East Crompton St George’s CE Primary School in Oldham are the lucky winners of a Bellway competition celebrating British garden wildlife.
Taking first, second and third place respectively, Chloe Laycock, Layla Anwas and Amber Taylor demonstrated their knowledge, awareness and love for the wildlife found in back gardens and each received a £50 Amazon gift voucher.
Bellway challenged local children to showcase their knowledge of the different species of birds, animals and plants that can be found in our back gardens and to draw a picture and write a short piece of text on something that interested them.
Underlining Bellway’s wider commitment to encouraging biodiversity and protecting ecology in urban areas, the initiative also aimed to inspire young people to identify and care for the natural environment close to home in their local communities.
All three winners impressed the Bellway judges with their creativity, enthusiasm and stunning drawings.
Sales manager for Bellway, Lynne Duxbury, said: “The standard of entries from East Crompton Primary was very high, with all entrants demonstrating clear knowledge and understanding of the different wildlife found in our gardens.
“The entries from Chloe, Layla and Amber stood out for their imagination and passion and I’m delighted to present the prizes to them.”
Winner Chloe added: “I love studying wildlife and it was a fun competition to enter as I also like drawing. I never expected to win first prize and am really excited to spend my voucher.”
Bellway’s Old Brook View development consists of new build three and four-bedroom homes on Linney Lane in Shaw.
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