Logie Primary School pupils plant 30 trees with Mark and Susanna Laing of Dunphail Estate in belated celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee
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CHILDREN from a local school helped plant 30 trees on a nearby estate in the spirit of ecology and to belatedly celebrate this summer’s Royal jubilee.
Earlier this year, Logie Primary applied for free trees from the Woodland Trust, offered in celebration of the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee – demand had been high, though, and stocks had run out.
Fortunately, Mark and Susanna Laing, of Dunphail Estate, offered a plot and donated a mix of rowan, birch, Scots pine, aspen and cherry trees for the children to plant anyway.
Head teacher Helen Douglas was very grateful.
She said: “Mark and Susanna stepped in and also provided a plaque and guards to protect the saplings from deer and rabbits!”
A group of children from P3-P7 planted them near the estate kennels with help from workers Paul Clapperton and Neil Macdonald.
Alice Rochester (P7) said: “Planting trees helps the environment, so when the older trees die, new ones are there to take their place. Without trees, we wouldn’t be able to breathe.”
Scout Merry-Heartfield (P5) added: “It was fun on a nice day! Planting is important because trees take in CO2 and breathe out oxygen.”
Both girls thanked the Laings and estate workers for making their environmental efforts possible.
Logie Primary won a regional award for green education during the summer and was donated £500 for other projects, in recognition of the school community’s ongoing Learning for Life projects and engagement with Global Goals for Sustainability.
“We are delighted with any award,” said Mrs Douglas, “But one that chimes with environmental education is most special. It ties in perfectly with the pupils’ work on global goals for sustainability.
“Logie Primary is a gold level rights respecting school and the children are taught about their own rights and those of others. Our Cost of the School Day programme highlights the often hidden costs of attending, and the pupils are encouraged to think of the needs of others.”
She added: “The Cup of Joy is a community café run by the children. Profits go towards helping subsidise trips for those families who cannot afford the full cost.
It is a social enterprise, teaching the children invaluable skills for life and serving as a valuable social hub for the community. Recently, it became the Soup Stop at Edinkillie Hall when the Moray Food Plus Big Blue Pantry came.”
