Published: Thursday 01st December 2016 | 5.42pm
Cannock Chase Council and local volunteers have started to plant the 10,000 bulbs donated to Hednesford Park and support the Rotary Club’s plight to eradicate polio.
The 10,000 purple crocus bulbs were donated by the Rotary Club in Cannock from money raised during various polio awareness fundraising events.
The rotary clubs mission is to rid the world of polio, which still exists in parks of Northern Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The vibrant purple colour of the flowers represents the indelible purple dye that children dip their finger in to show they have been immunised.
The bulbs are being planted around the park in various locations.
Councillor Christine Mitchell, Portfolio Leader for Culture and Sport said “I am delighted that the Rotary Club has donated this huge amount of bulbs to Hednesford Park.
I can’t wait to see the display of purple flowers in the spring and hopefully it will raise awareness of the Rotary Clubs ambition to rid the world of polio.”
Mike Mellor from The Rotary Club “The Rotary have been supporting the rid the polio campaign for over 30 years, we are delighted that Cannock Chase Council, volunteers and the Friends of Hednesford Park were able to support us and help raise awareness of the work we are doing.
The Rotary Club will be at ASDA in Cannock between 16 and 19 December so please come and meet Father Christmas and his Rotary helpers and make a donation.”
For more information on the Rotary Club visit www.endpolio.org