GREEN-FINGERED pupils have donated baskets full of produce to the residents of a nearby sheltered housing scheme for the elderly.
Members of the gardening club, at Great Coates Primary School, handed fruit and vegetables – including leeks, beetroots and blackberries – to residents at Chatteris House.
Councillor Cliff Barber is the chairman of Friends of Great Coates Primary and helps run the gardening club.
"Although the weather has been quite bad for gardeners this year, the pupils have managed to grow an impressive crop," he said.
"We harvest different fruit and vegetables throughout the year, but this is the biggest haul so we decided to donate some to Chatteris House."
Joe Edmunds, 10, of Grimsby, has been a member of the gardening club for three years.
"I like being outdoors and growing things," he said.
"The smell of fresh fruit and vegetables is great and we get to take things home to eat.
"It teaches you more about healthy eating, too."
Ben MacDougall, 10, of Grimsby, joined the club last year.
"Being in the gardening club has taught me lots about growing fruit and veg," he said.
"I'd like to start growing my own at home one day.
"I think it's good that we've grown enough to give to some of the older people who live near the school."
Nick Mussell, 68, has been a resident of Chatteris House, in Cromwell Road, for 12 years.
He said: "We're extremely grateful to the pupils for coming in and bringing us this produce.
"We're going to make a big stew for everyone to share and we'll make sure that none of it goes to waste.
"All of the residents enjoy seeing the pupils. They've been in before to help us with our garden and to do some litter picking. They also came to our last Halloween party."
