Westholme school have rooted themselves in history after planting a tree for the Queen’s Jubilee.
The independent Blackburn School welcomed Amanda Parker, Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire, to their Prep School for a visit and the ceremonial tree planting.
During assembly, Mrs Parker spoke to the school about the Queen’s Platinum anniversary.
Then later, at the Meins Road site, a tree planting ceremony was held next to the new Prep School as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy initiative to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee.
The initiative invites people from across the UK, including individuals, schools or entire cities, to ‘Plant a Tree for the Jubilee’ which will benefit future generations and create a legacy in honour of The Queen’s leadership.
Along with the help of children from the Prep School and headteacher Rebecca Barnett, Mrs Parker officially planted a young oak tree. The children then took turns putting some of the fresh soil around the base of the tree.
Mrs Barnett said: “We're looking forward to seeing it grow into a fully-fledged oak tree on the front lawn, to welcome visitors down the drive and this tree marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Westholme School, with our state-of-the-art Prep School due to launch this September.”
Find out more about Westholme’s pioneering plans at www.westholmeschool.com/