Apples for the Teachers of St Clare's: CDHT and Lache Neighbourhood Management help
Apple trees have been planted by pupils of St Clare’s Catholic Primary School, Lache with help from Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) and Lache Neighbourhood Management. The community got together to provide the trees to help pupils learn about gardening and provide much needed foliage near the school.
Bob Webb and Lee Griffiths from CDHT’s grounds maintenance team were on hand to provide a lesson on how to plant the blossoming apple trees for pupils Monica Rose (aged nine), Molly Cookson (nine) Chloe Derbyshire (11) and Joshua Jones (10). Each chose to name their respective tree Alex, Alesha, Alfie and Alena “because it was leaning towards the other trees!”
Head Teacher Terry Daltrey was on hand to ensure the operation was a success and that each was duly watered. He said;
“We are very grateful to everyone involved in sowing the seeds of an idea for a gardening club here at St Clare’s and for any help and assistance with plants, shrubs, trees and equipment. We hope that firm roots are put down, just like our pupils with their roots in the community, as we tend and nurture them while they grow and branch out.”
Sara Morley, Neighbourhood Services Manager at CDHT added:
“It.will be a couple of years before we see apples on the trees and in the staffroom but the blossom will look great every Spring from the classrooms and playground. A great way for CDHT to help put something back into local communities.”
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CAPTION: Pupils at St Clare’s Catholic Primary School, Hawthorn Road, Lache planting apple trees with help from Chester & District Housing Trust’s grounds maintenance team. LtoR Monica Rose (9) year 5, Lee Griffiths, Grounds Maintenance Chargehand with Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT), Molly Cookson (9) year 5, Terry Daltrey, Head Teacher at St Clare’s, Chloe Derbyshire (11) year 6, Joshua Jones (10) year 5 and Bob Webb, Grounds Maintenance Team Leader at CDHT.
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More information about St Clare’s Catholic Primary School at www.stclares.cheshire.sch.uk
Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) is a dynamic and enterprising organisation at the forefront of delivering positive impacts in the communities with which it works. The Trust’s homes span six communities – Blacon North; Blacon South; Chester City Area; The Rurals; Lache and Handbridge; Upton, Hoole, Newton and Plas Newton.
Committed to the best principles of social enterprise with over 14,000 local customers in 6,200 properties and 53% of its 275 colleagues living within its communities, the Trust adheres to key commitments and principles relating to people, places, partnerships and performance which underpin the Vision to ‘create opportunity’, through its mission, ‘by doing the right thing’.
The Trust is about being transparent and accountable in everything that is done and to this end is one of the first organisations nationally to have established a Residents’ Board, with full delegated powers from the Trust Board, to direct services which impact upon their lives.
The Trust has a comprehensive development programme delivering over 330 new homes including the £12million regeneration of the Treborth Road area of Chester providing new homes for rent, sale and shared ownership, as well as a village green and wildlife habitats.
CDHT also provides services on a partnership basis, to a number of other customers e.g. Telecare services, TrustWorks Maintenance Services, Housing Options advice, waiting list management and choice based lettings to neighbouring local authorities and registered social landlords.
The Trust is rated as two Star excellent by the Audit Commission, has the highest possible rating from Telecare Services Association and is also credited Investors in People and is the overall Employer of the Year For Cheshire West. It has been in the ‘Top 100 Sunday Times best companies to work for’ for the last 3 years.
For more details please visit www.cdht.org or request a copy of CDHT’s Corporate Plan 2009-2014.
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