Last updated on November 15, 2010
Haslington Rotary Club have sponsored the planting of 5000 Crocus purple bulbs at locations all round the village by :-
- The Goslings Pre-school group -Winterley
- Pine Lodge Crech and Day Nursery
- Haslington Primary School
- The Dingle Primary School
- Haslington Toddler Group (Yoxall)
- Yoxall Hall planting scheme ( Brownies, beavers, etc
- The Croft Pre-school group (Gutterscroft )
- Shavington Toddler Group
- Haslington Conservation group
This project is part of a countrywide campaign by Rotary clubs to plant 4,600,000 crocus’s to raise awareness of their efforts to eradicate Polio .
Why Purple ? well this is the colour of the dye that is used to mark the finger of each child that receives immunisation .
As of 30 September, Rotarians throughout the world have raised US$ 147 million for Rotary’s US$200 Million Challenge and these funds will be matched by $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting $555 million will directly support immunization in the four countries where it remains a serious problem .ie Afghanistan, India ,Pakistan and Nigeria.
The photograph shows Rotarians lead by President Richard Hovey, and project coordinators Jan Lewis and Jean Kirk , planting the final few bulbs on the public space behind Shelbourne Ave.
(Chris Boardman – Haslington Rotary Club)