Herne Bay Infants School Crocus Planting in Memorial Park

Herne Bay Infants School pupils with British legion and Herne Bay in Bloom committee getting ready to plant

The sun came out in the afternoon  of November 9th when children from Herne Bay Infants School took a trip to the Memorial Park to plant the crocus corms supplied by Canterbury City Council's Outdoor Leisure Dept.

Getting down to some planting

Three members from the Herne Bay branch of the British Legion attended to provide each child with poppies and memorial crosses to place in the grass and Herne Bay in Bloom team  together with Dick Eburne of Friends of Memorial Park helped with the planting.

Head Teacher Anne Hooker said:

"It's lovely that Herne Bay in Bloom invite us every year and the children are looking forward to seeing the crocus when they blossom in the Spring."

Crocus Planting Memorial Park Weds 9th November 2011

Children from Herne Bay Infants School will again be planting crocus in Herne Bay Memorial Park at 1.30pm on Wednesday 9th November. This will be the sixth year that this event has taken place.

The avenue leading up to the War Memorial benefits from the colourful display of these harbingers of Spring in February and March each year thanks to the generous sponsorship of Canterbury City Council's Outdoor Leisure Dept  who supply the crocus corms. It is hoped that a British Legion representative will be in attendance to add extra meaning to the proceedings.

Children from Herne Bay Infants Sshool planting crocus in 2010