PUPILS at a Yoker school campus are set to see new life breathed into their much-loved wild garden.

Funding of more than £8,000 will allow the facility at Clyde Primary in Yoker to be rebuilt.

The school’s parent council received £6,633 from the Glasgow Area Partnership, while additional pledges of £1,450 will help meet the total cost of the project.

Though the bid for funding was made by Clyde Primary’s parent council, the garden, when it’s rebuilt, will also be used by children at St Brendan’s Primary School and Yokerburn Nursery, who share the Hawick Street campus.

Ashleigh McDonald, chair of the Clyde Primary School parent council, said: “The grant is not just for Clyde Primary, it is for the campus. Between the three establishments, there are around 650 children.

“It’s a huge grant – an amazing achievement, and it brings a real sense of country life to an urban area. We must thank our area partnership for supporting our initiative.”

The campus opened in 2017, with Clyde Primary taking in pupils from the now-closed Garscadden and Yoker primary schools.

Parent council vice-chair Gary Earl said: “It will allow for the pupils to have outdoor classrooms which can then lead to outdoor learning.

“They can put tents up and make adventure trails – there’s potential for so much now.

“We all worked together to put in the application on behalf of the campus and, thankfully, we were successful.”

A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said: “Area Partnership can allocate funding to local groups and voluntary organisations to provide services that benefit the community.

“The money will help turn an area of disused land into a functioning space suitable for learning, play and adventure through a project with a strong partnership approach.”

If you would like to learn more about the plans, you can do so by visiting the Clyde Primary parent council’s Twitter page at @ClydeParentCNCL.