Festive test for schools

There’s still time to sign up for the annual Christmas Tree Decorating Competition at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.

This year’s contest is on Thursday 4th December and the theme is “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” to help mark 100 years since Dylan Thomas’ birth.

Schools will be up against the clock to decorate their Christmas tree using reused and recycled materials to create imaginative and colourful decorations based on this year’s theme.

The aims of the event are to:

• Promote sustainability and the re-use and recycling of materials
• Enable pupils to get their creative juices flowing
• Have fun

If you want to get involved, just contact Kay Bailey on 01558 667150 kay.bailey@gardenofWales.org.uk

There are cash prizes and a chance to win expert supply cover plus other goodies – are donated by our super sponsors: Base Wales, Cled Moses, Gas Services Wales, Dwr Cymru, Cwm Environmental and Carmarthenshire County Council.

The Garden’s Education Development Officer Nancy Hardy said: “This is a popular event with schools and really marks the start of the festive season for us. It is ideal for an eco committee to take part in and it ties in brilliantly with Design Technology. It also provides visitors to the Garden with a wonderful festive spectacle.”

She added: “We would like to thank all our sponsors for their support once again in making this event possible.”

The Christmas trees will be on show in the Great Glasshouse until the new year.