Bakkafrost fund partnership helps village to blossom

The garden makeover took place in the village of Kirn, near Dunoon on the Cowal Peninsula. Bakkafrost worked with the EnviroKirn Action Group, a volunteer group established to care for the environment in Kirn and to promote the health and wellbeing of the local community, to create a resource in which people of all ages can come together, learn about gardening and enjoy community events.

With support from Bakkafrost Scotland’s Community Fund, the group has purchased ten new barrel planters, gardening tools and equipment from local garden centres. They’ve also installed an accessible storage unit to support ongoing activities.

Local schoolchildren have already started to benefit from the project, visiting the site to explore the outdoors and discover the joys and educational value of gardening.

Stuart Drummond, Bakkafrost Scotland’s Assistant Harvest Manager in Ardyne, said: “The work the group does makes such a big difference to the feel of the area. It gives us all access to grounds that are beautiful and well maintained. The volunteers also ensure other parts of the village are looked after too.

“I nominated EnviroKirn for the Bakkafrost Scotland Community Fund as what they do fits perfectly with our desire as a company to help the communities we live and work in. There are clear educational benefits too from the gardening work the volunteers have been doing.”