Same Day Delivery Experts and Official Carbon Neutral business, HBC Logistics, is undergoing another Carbon Neutral project with a generous donation of £850 to Sutton V.A. Lower School, with potential further financial support from the government with a new grant.
Sutton V.A. Lower School is based in Sutton, a small village just a few short miles north of Biggleswade. They are a small yet popular school, attracting children and families from Biggleswade, Potton and surrounding villages with their strong values and Christian ethos.
We had the privilege of meeting Headteacher, Lucy Chapman, who introduced us to Dilara and Victoria. Victoria regularly volunteers at the school to look after the school’s gardens and landscaping. Her passion and knowledge of wildlife and plants is a wonderful attribution for the school, and therefore she dedicates her time to hosting the children’s Gardening Club and growing wonderful plants and veggies on site.
During our visit to the school, Victoria showed us two areas of the school – the Woodland Sensory Garden and Butterfly Gravel Garden. Both of these areas were designed to provide students with space dedicated to improving wildlife and educating them on nature and its significance. However, both areas need major “sprucing up” to streamline growth and enhance the student’s hands-on education for the better… Which is where HBC Logistics come in.
In October 2022, HBC Logistics became an Official carbon-neutral business through its partnership with Carbon Neutral Britain. Every year, we complete a detailed audit that CNB will use to determine a calculated footprint and cost for us to offset. After every offset, we are left with a sum of money that we solely invest in local sustainability projects. The standard of these projects has to be carbon offsetting in a certain manner.
That is why, we are delighted to be helping Sutton V.A. Lower School with fixing up their gardens which will be used as a space to educate and embrace wildlife. Head teacher, Mrs Chapman, commented; “We are incredibly grateful to HBC for their support, encouragement and generosity towards this Butterfly Garden Project. Where school budgets are tight, this grant will be hugely impactful in the creation of an outdoor space where pupils can enjoy and explore nature, a space that allows pupils and the school community to simply be, surrounded with carefully chosen plants and placed objects to encourages reflection, spirituality and promote positive wellbeing.”
Due to the ongoing construction at the school, our project is currently on pause and estimated to be complete by Spring 2025. Despite this, we can’t wait for the project to go ahead and make a difference in the school for the better.
If you are a local school or business that would be interested in getting involved in our carbon neutral scheme, please get in touch with HBC Logistics by emailing marketing@hbclogistics.co.uk
