Poppy messages created in wave
PUPILS from Bosley St Mary’s Primary were among those who got creative to mark Remembrance Day.
The school, on Leek Old Road, officially opened its quiet garden to coincide with commemorations.
Pupils and their families attended a service and then looked on as Vicar John Harris cut the ribbon to declare the garden officially open.
In it was a ‘poppy wave’ installation inspired by a similar feature at the Tower of London.
Children wrote messages on the back of the poppies.
The garden has been sponsored by the school’s PTA, the Bosley Disaster Fund and the Bosley Bobkins Pre-school.
Rachel Mortishire-Smith, from the school, said: “We are also very grateful to parent and grandparent volunteers and our caretaker for their work preparing and planting it.
“The school’s Ethos Group will look after the garden and change the reflective areas as time goes on.”
Staff and pupils at St Alban’s Primary, on Priory Lane, also made their own version of the Tower of London’s Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red.
Each child in school and pre-school decorated a poppy and it was attached to the material cascading from the tower.
Youngsters in year six hosted a commemorative assembly and then all classes had Remembrancethemed activities including poetry, silhouette paintings and drama.
History teacher Amy Bailey thanked B&M Macclesfield and Shufflebotham and Sons for help with the displays.
She added: “I am very proud of all the children for their poppy contributions, especially the four year 6 girls who gave up lunch times to help attach them to the material.”
“To end the day year six taught the rest of the school three war time songs which was great fun.”
And at Bollinbrook Primary, on Abbey Road, breakfast and after school club Bbrookers created a window display for the 100th anniversary of World War I.
It contained a soldier’s silhouette, pictures of poppies and individually crafted poppies.