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Leicestershire and Rutland Gardens Trust Brooksby Award 2025

August 4, 2025

The Gardens Trust is delighted to present this year’s award to Brooksby student, Tom Ashworth.Tom, who is incredibly passionate about horticulture, is employed by Leicester …

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Leicestershire and Rutland Gardens Trust Brooksby Award 2024

July 15, 2024

L to R: Sue Blaxland (Gardens Trust), Michelle Thom (Brooksby Lecturer for Apprenticeship Programme) Connor Thompson (student award recipient) Connor Thompson is this year’s recipient …

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2023 St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Loughborough visit to the Botanical Gardens

July 8, 2023

Make and eat your own fruit kebab – by far the most popular activity! Discovering new foods in the tropical greenhouse Searching for pond life …

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2023 Brooksby Melton College Horticultural Award

July 7, 2023

Ben Freeston Silva is this year’s recipient of the Trust’s Brooksby Student Award.  This £100 bursary is given to the student who has made the …

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Netherhall Special School project update

October 23, 2023April 1, 2023

The willow arch at Netherhall School, partly-funded by the Leicestershire and Rutland Gardens Trust, has now been planted. Steve Pickup, of The Willowbank Company, who …

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Netherhall School project update

March 28, 2023March 27, 2023

These photos show the preparation for the planting of the first row of willow for the willow arch at Netherhall School.  See background to this …

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Visit to Netherhall Special School.

March 10, 2023

Netherhall is a special school catering for around 120 pupils from age 4 to 19, who have severe/profound/multiple learning difficulties. Over the last 4 years, …

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Completed Sensory Garden at Millgate School

July 19, 2022

7 July 2022  Dear Leicestershire and Rutland Gardens Trust  I am writing to you to offer our sincere thanks for your support in our recent …

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2022 LRGT Brooksby Melton College Horticultural Award

June 21, 2022

Fred receives his award from Sue Blaxland (right) LRGT Secretary. Also pictured is Lil Hammond, Lecturer in Horticulture at Brooksby College, who was Fred’s tutor. …

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Glen Hills Primary School, Glen Parva, Leicester

May 21, 2022

Glen Hills Primary School, Glen Parva, Leicester has been awarded a grant of £101.40. This was to help with watering cans, canes, gloves and compost. …

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