Schoolchildren help plant new hedge at Bamford Chapel & Norden United Reformed Church

Planting a new hedge at Bamford Chapel & Norden United Reformed Church

Children from St Michael’s Primary School have helped plant some hawthorn whips to form a new hedge at the Bamford Chapel & Norden United Reformed Church.

The hedge is being planted along the boundary with Jowkin Lane by the ‘Monday Gang’ volunteers as part of the church grounds renovation.

The pupils helped plant the whips on Thursday (12 January) and also helped dig up the clumps of bluebell bulbs that were in the way of the hedge.

These have been carefully stored ready for re-planting in the chapel car park.

Although the day started dry, after just over an hour the rain came down quite heavily and the planting had to be abandoned.

Linda Kerford, of the Bamford Chapel & Norden United Reformed Church said: “We did however get quite a lot done and the children really enjoyed themselves, even though they were a little muddy by the end.”