Leamington supermarket gives out 'seeds of hope' to help people connect with nature

Sunflowers seeds have been planted by care home residents, schoolchildren and community group members in and around Leamington thanks to a national campaign which a supermarket in the town is taking part in.

Morrisons, which has a branch in Old Warwick Road, has been distributing the free Seeds of Hope in and around the town.

Among those to benefit were residents of Cubbington Mill Care Home, who spent spent an afternoon potting their seeds to mark National Gardening Week a few weeks ago.

Activities coordinator Hannah Fawcett said “It has been brilliant linking these two projects together, honouring the Royal Horticulture Society and our local Morrisons.

"Residents certainly have had their daily dose of ‘Vitamin G’ along with social time with friends and a welcome slice of cake and cup of tea to follow.”

Morrisons stores have given away 2.5 million sunflower seeds in an effort to spread hope and lift the spirits of the nation.

Alexandra Pearson, the Morrisons Leamington Community Champion, said: "We are able to bring colour to people, a sunflower makes us all feel warm inside and we all need to have colour in our lives after a hard year and a cold winter.

"We want to encourage people to go outside and grow and nurture a seed of hope.

"I would love to see the successes from the seeds so please share it on our Morrisons Leamington Community page on Facebook.