SCHOOLS across the West Midlands are being invited to create a wheelbarrow display to show at BBC Gardeners’ World Live.
Health for Life’s annual wheelbarrow competition is set to return to the show at the NEC this month.
A total of 46 schools from across the region are set to take part in the competition to create a wheelbarrow inspired by this year’s theme of Food and Climate Mitigation.
The competition aims to encourage children to consider how environmental changes are impacting food production across the globe.
The creations will be judged by a panel of green-fingered experts and displayed at BBC Gardeners’ World Live.
Visitors can also nominate their favourite creation for the Public Choice Award, which will be revealed after the Show.
The annual initiative is delivered by Health for Life – a programme that encourages healthy eating, cooking, and growing alongside physical activity – and is funded by Mondelēz International, with delivery support from The Conservation Volunteers and Services For Education in Birmingham.
Kelly Farrell, Community Affairs Manager at Mondelēz International, said: “Health for Life is a long-standing and rewarding healthy lifestyle scheme for schools in the area.
“We’re very proud to be running the school wheelbarrow competition again this year and hope pupils are looking forward to seeing their creations on display at this year’s BBC Gardeners’ World Live.”
Lucy Tremlett, event director at BBC Gardeners’ World Live, said: “Every year, it’s fantastic to see the engagement and enthusiasm in the annual wheelbarrow competition from local schools, who work so hard to produce creative, considered wheelbarrow displays.
“We’re looking forward to seeing the creations the schools have produced, and we’re confident that our panel of experts will be blown away by the designs at the show in June.”
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