The Environmental Maintenance team is helping to mark
Telford's 40th birthday this year by planting a flowerbed designed
by a Telford
youngster.
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The team held a competition, inviting children from
across Telford and Wrekin to come up with a design for a flowerbed
to be grown next to the Elephant & Castle traffic lights in
Ketley.
More than 80 colourful and imaginiative entries were received and
the judges chose this winning design, below, by 11
year old James Kirton, of Meadows Primary School, in Ketley.
On Wednesday 25th June 2008, James and his classmates from Class 10
visited the site of the flowerbed and helped council officers and
contractors to put it into place.
James said he was very excited about seeing his flowerbed grown in
flowers. The bed will stay in place until later in the year when
the first frosts
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Two other entries also caught the eye of the judges.
Highly commended were this colourful design by 10 year old Eleanor
Tinker, of St Patrick's Primary School, and this dated flag design
by Alice Thompson, also 10, of Wrockwardine Wood Junior School,
both
below.
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Both budding artists have received tickets to this year's
pantomime at The Place, in
Oakengates.
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| Thanks go to everyone who took part in the competition.
All 80 entries are currently on display in the reception area of
Darby House and also formed part of the council's bigger
celebrations to mark 40 years of the
town. | |
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