CHRISTMAS hampers and cards have been crafted by students at William Morris College to bring joy over the festive period.
The students, with learning disabilities, produced the contents for 100 hampers, which cost £20 each, to sell in time for Christmas.
Beautifully wrapped, the hampers contain juice, cordial, chutney, candles, dried herbs, biscuits and dried apple rings.
All the contents of the hamper were produced on site at William Morris College, from dipping the pure bee’s wax candles to drying the herbs that were picked in the college’s garden, in Eastington.
David Guela, tutor at William Morris College, said: “The creation of the hampers helped our students learn important entrepreneurial skills which will help them develop independence and work based skills for the future.
“The hampers created a challenge to show exactly what we could create with the students with the produce grown on site. Every student got involved in the process and it allowed us to incorporate their hobbies and passions into the final product.”
Gill Paterson, head of education at William Morris College, said: “Christmas is one of the best times of year for our students to demonstrate what they can do.”
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