A FLINTSHIRE retail park has donated more than 3,000 daffodil bulbs to primary schools as part of an initiative launched earlier this year to mark the national day of Wales.

The scheme was announced in March and teachers across the region were encouraged to get in touch with Broughton Shopping Park to redeem free bulbs of the national flower in celebration of St David's Day.

Part funded by Broughton's landscaping partner, Nurture Group, it aims to encourage children to develop an interest in gardening and the environment from a young age.

Alan Pruden-Barker, centre manager at Broughton Shopping Park, and Andy Molton, team leader at Nurture, hand-delivered hundreds of bulbs to pupils at Broughton Primary School.

Alan Pruden-Barker, centre manager at Broughton Shopping Park, and Andy Molton, team leader at Nurture, hand-delivered hundreds of bulbs to pupils at Broughton Primary School.

Now in prime daffodil planting season, Broughton has donated the bulbs to about 20 schools, including Broughton Primary School, Penarlag CP School in Hawarden, Southdown Primary School in Buckley, and Ysgol Mynydd Isa for pupils to plant in their school grounds and watch bloom in the spring.

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Alan Pruden-Barker, centre manager at Broughton Shopping Park, and Andy Molton, team leader at Nurture, hand-delivered hundreds of bulbs to Broughton Primary School and helped schoolchildren and teachers to plant them in their school garden.

Pupils at Broughton Primary School plant 500 daffodil bulbs in the school garden, donated by Broughton Shopping Park.

Pupils at Broughton Primary School plant 500 daffodil bulbs in the school garden, donated by Broughton Shopping Park.

Mr Pruden-Barker said: "Our local community is at the heart of everything we do and we're always looking for ways we can support and give back.

"We launched our daffodil bulb initiative as a way to mark our national day in Wales, while encouraging local schoolchildren to get out in nature, and we were blown away by the response from teachers across the region.

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"It's brilliant to be able to support so many schools with this donation, and we're grateful to our partner, Nurture, for helping us to do so. I saw first-hand just how excited the children at Broughton Primary School were to be able to plant their own daffodil, and I'm really looking forward to visiting again on St David's Day next year to check out our handiwork and see the bulbs in full bloom!"

Pupils at Broughton Primary School plant 500 daffodil bulbs in the school garden, donated by Broughton Shopping Park.

Pupils at Broughton Primary School plant 500 daffodil bulbs in the school garden, donated by Broughton Shopping Park.

Leigh Williams, a teacher at Broughton Primary School, said: "As soon as I read about this initiative I was really keen to get involved as I knew the daffodils would make a huge difference to our school garden.

"It was great to be able to get the children outdoors and in nature to plant their own bulbs and we all want to say a huge thank you to the whole team at Broughton and Nurture for making it happen."

This is the latest initiative from Broughton Shopping Park as part of its ongoing commitment to making a positive difference for customers, the community, and the environment.