PICTURES: Moray School Bank re-opens community garden with volunteer activities and coronation tea party
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MORAY School Bank, a local charity organization dedicated to providing school uniforms for families in need, has recently re-opened its community garden with a series of volunteering activities and a festive coronation tea party.
To celebrate the King's Coronation and The Big Help Out initiative, the charity hosted three days of community volunteer garden parties at their garden Craigellachie last week.
Fundraiser and Event Coordinator Moyra Younie said: "We had a great time hosting the events, it went really well and Friday (May 12) was definitely a highlight thanks to the good weather.
"We managed to get a lot of jobs done in the garden, but the kids also had a super time as well, which was the main goal. We also received a lot of interest from new volunteers who want to return, and that's exactly what we wanted to achieve."
During the event, the participants engaged in a range of activities including helping to create chalkboards, fairy gardens and other decorative elements for the garden.
Children also enjoyed some face painting sessions, and joined the garden volunteers in planting and tending to the space.
The community garden had been closed for the winter season and re-opened recently at the beginning of May.
The spacious outdoor area is now available for bookings, allowing families or groups of friends to reserve a session - morning, afternoon, or evening - and enjoy a stress-free day immersed in nature.
The garden is open to the public free of charge, although donations are welcome.
Moyra added: "Although we are predominantly a school uniform charity, there are so many things we have going on within the community. The project that we are currently running is called It Takes a Village and that is all about community connections and everybody getting together and working together, so the garden events are a really important part of that and we will hopefully be organising more community events in the future."
