{"id":7918,"date":"2016-09-13T12:25:49","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T11:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/?p=7918"},"modified":"2016-09-13T12:25:49","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T11:25:49","slug":"bags-of-help-for-future-forest-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/bags-of-help-for-future-forest-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Bags of Help for Future Forest Education"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Tesco<\/a>

Tesco Bags of Help<\/p><\/div>\n

Sylva Foundation calls for votes to bag a share of \u00a312.5million carrier bag charge fund. The charity is bidding to bag a massive cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The supermarket has teamed up with Groundwork on its Bags of Help initiative, which sees grants of \u00a312,000, \u00a310,000 and \u00a38,000 \u2013 all raised from the 5p bag levy \u2013 being awarded to environmental and greenspace projects.<\/p>\n

Three groups in each of Tesco\u2019s 416 regions have been shortlisted to receive the cash award and this month shoppers are being invited to head along to Tesco stores to vote for who they think should take away the top grant. Sylva Foundation has been shortlisted for its local region.<\/p>\n

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Big Future Forest Plot Project<\/p><\/div>\n

The Big Future Forest Plot Project<\/strong> will see over 300 children from 10 primary schools local to the Sylva Wood Centre in Long Wittenham choose and plant trees on 10 plots this winter. As the Future Forest grows schools will be offered the opportunity to use it to Forest School sessions and children and their families can visit ‘their’ school plot to see its progress and enjoy the new green space.<\/p>\n

Dr Gabriel Hemery, CEO of Sylva Foundation explains:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re so delighted to be chosen as one of the region\u2019s projects to be funded by TESCO Bags of Help. The grant means hundreds of local children can get involved in creating and learning from this wonderful new sustainable woodland. On planting days they\u2019ll get their hands dirty, out in the fresh air, choosing and planting many different species of new trees. And they can come back with their schools and their families for many years to come to see how the Forest grows. This is a project with a long legacy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Shoppers visiting Abingdon<\/strong> Extra, Didcot<\/strong> Superstore and Faringdon<\/strong> Metro will be able to vote for Sylva’s project: voting is open from 31st October to 13th November<\/strong>. Customers can cast their vote using a token given to them at the check-out in store each time they shop.<\/p>\n

This is the second round of the initiative: the first round saw approximately eight million shoppers vote in stores up and down the country earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Lindsey Crompton, Head of Community at Tesco, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first round of the Bags of Help initiative was a fantastic success.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn total 1,170 community groups were awarded \u00a38,000, \u00a310,000 or \u00a312,000 – that\u2019s a massive \u00a311.7 million being invested into local projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are already seeing some great results from groups transforming their own environmental and greenspace areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are absolutely delighted to open the voting for round two. There are some fantastic projects on the shortlists and we can\u2019t wait to see them come to life in hundreds of communities.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Groundwork\u2019s national Chief Executive, Graham Duxbury, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cBags of Help is giving our communities both the funding and the support to create better, healthier and greener places for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been thrilled to see the diversity of projects that have applied for funding, ranging from outdoor classrooms, sports facilities, community gardens, play areas and everything in between. They\u2019re all fantastic projects that make a real difference in our neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to learning the results of the customer vote and then supporting each group to bring their project to life.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Read the full Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n

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