Work begins on £80k school sensory garden project
A new sensory garden at St George's Junior School in Shrewsbury is starting to take shape with the help from local communities, volunteers and businesses. The £80k project will see an underused 12m x 50m space of the school grounds transform into an inclusive outdoor...
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