A team of eight lawyers and support staff from Bevan Brittan LLP went back to school last week and renovated a tired garden for the children at School of Christ The King in Knowle West, Bristol.

The firm took up the challenge set by Cares and jumped at the chance to help the community primary school. In a day during the school’s half term, the group transformed an area of unkempt and overgrown land in to a child-friendly garden which now includes raised planted beds, a wooden outdoor stage/teaching area and a bark chipping path.

Cares, Business in the Community’s employee volunteering programme, provides extensive support and opportunities for businesses to get involved with the local community.

In addition to the digging, planting and weeding, Bevan Brittan went one better and gave the school book bags which will be given to 50 children to keep their school books in.

Bevan Brittan information centre manager, Marilyn Morris was the team leader for the project. She said: “The wonderful results were achieved after a lot of extremely hard work, including the moving of several tonnes of compost. We have made the planting as interesting as possible for the children by including a variety of shrubs and herbs.”

School and family link worker and morning caretaker, Mr Paul Coyne, said "On behalf of the children, staff and Governors at School of Christ The King, I’d like to thank Bevan Brittan for all their hard physical work, as well as the effort they made to consult us; designing the garden with our needs in mind. A lot of preparation went in to the day and it paid off - the team did a fantastic and professional job; they’ve really made a difference. I can’t wait to see the children playing and learning in the garden during the summer term. They’ll love it, I’m sure.”