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Children Meet over Trees

Children of Woodstone Community Primary School plant last corner of a new woodland near Ravenstone

The last corner of a new woodland near Ravenstone was planted on Valentine's Day by children of Woodstone Community Primary School. The school was formed when Ravenstone Primary School and Snibston Primary School amalgamated in the New Year. The new school building however is yet to be built and until a site can be found the schools continue to occupy the old sites.

"The planting event has proved to be the ideal opportunity for children from both schools to meet for the first time," said Mrs Brown, a teacher at the school. "The School is proud of its position at the heart of The National Forest, and this was reflected when its new name was chosen." The other half of the name ('stone') was derived from the second half of each of the original school names.

John Bennion, who was successful in his bid to enter 16 hectares land into The National Forest Tender Scheme last year, said that the morning was poignant in many ways. "I was thrilled when the school said that they would like to take part in planting the wood," explained John. "I used to go to Ravenstone School when I was a boy, and my own children attended Snibston Primary School. 2003 marks the start of life for a new school and a new wood."

National Forest Company staff welcomed the children to the site and this was followed by help with tree planting from British Trust for Conservation Volunteers.

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  • Barton-Under-Needwood Village sign
  • Children singing in Calke Abbey
  • Sculptors Philip Eames and Trevor Cooper with their sculpture of a wooden horse and handler
  • A close up of the new Newborough gateway sculpture
  • The stone and metal Village Sculpture at Revenstone
  • One of six new bird totems installed at Thornton
  • The creation of living willow sculptures by children at Stanton School
  • Children playing in an indoor activity centre at Conkers
  • Kids planting a tree
  • Kids 'ponding'
  • Sweet Chestnut emerging from shell
  • Guests on a woodland break
  • Children helping The National Forest by plant trees
  • Children being nature detectives and listening and looking for wildlife
  • People walking past trail signs
  • Line of people walking along forest path
  • Runners completing race through The National Forest
  • Birthday Walk logo
  • John Moore (61) - Retired after a career with Severn Trent
  • acorn amongst leaves on the branch of a tree
  • Andrew Brown- Jackson working with BTCV expert volunteers to build a dry stone wall
  • Johnson Controls Gold Medal for international Corporation Achievement in Sustainable Development
  • BTCV volunteers on a BTCV conservation holiday
  • BTCV volunteers planting a new woodland at Tinknall

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