Students continue to thrive at HOPE allotments, Orchard Park

HULL

In the heart of Orchard Park Estate, PCSO Dawn Brown from our Neighbourhood Policing team has been working alongside partnering agencies including the council, local schools and businesses to ensure the successful launch of the HOPE allotments.

Dawn said: “We’ve been working with Sirius Academy North over the course of the last ten months and have successfully launched a scheme to help provide pupils an opportunity to learn life skills outside of the classroom.

“As a part of that, we were able to give the students further opportunity to design the logo for the allotments in the local community.

(pictured: Art students from Sirius Academy along with their teacher and head teacher)

Talking about how the project has gone on to be a real success Dawn added: “Justine Mortimer and the team from the council were fantastic and facilitated the clearance of the disused site to give the students clear ground with guidance from John Pickles EMS Ltd to help divide the area into planting zones for ‘Hope allotments’.

“It was amazing to see the children flourish and that’s when we decided we couldn’t stop there and with help from Danny at ‘Volunteer it Yourself’ providing three weeks of teaching, the kids achieved an additional qualification.

“Because of the great enthusiasm and teamwork put into the project we now have a classroom based at the allotments, which was kindly donated by KeepMoat along with equipment that has been donated from Cargill’s.”

The project continues to go from strength to strength and the appetite to be a part of the ‘Hope allotments’ keeps on growing.

Dawn added: “These projects have been a wholehearted team effort, which, without the local community members like Karen Morfitt, the team at Friends of Oppy Wood, the help of all the local businesses, and Hull City Council would have never been possible.

“It’s the people in the community that I’d like to thank, as what they are doing, is helping steer children away from crime whilst helping Orchard Park continue to flourish.”

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