Tatworth Primary School pupils plant a tree for the Jubilee

The tree was provided by Somerset Support Services for Education and delivered by Somerset Landscapes. 

It planted by members of the school council, and a commemorative plaque was installed alongside it. 

School councillors from reception to year six are elected by their classmates after a presentation and voting process, giving them the chance to represent their peers and make suggestions for the running of the school. 

Headteacher Tracey Hart said: "Although it was a rainy day, the children were very pleased to take part in the ceremony and commemorate such an important occasion. 

"There will be further celebrations during the summer term, including May Pole dancing and lantern making, in preparation for a procession through Chard High Street."

This year marks 70 years since the Queen acceded to the throne.

To celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, a tree planting initiative called The Queen's Green Canopy was created in partnership with the Woodland Trust.

The tree was provided by Somerset Support Services for Education and delivered by Somerset Landscapes. Picture: Tatworth Primary School

Schools, businesses, individuals, and communities across the UK were invited to plant trees from October 2021, when the tree planting season begian, until the end of the Jubilee year.

Before the initiative launched last year, Vicki Baddeley, senior project lead for the Woodland Trust, said: "We’re always amazed by the appetite schools and communities have for tree planting.

"It is such a wonderful thing to do.

"It is a positive, life-affirming and life-changing action that people can take to mark momentous occasions like The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, to help tackle the climate and nature crises, or to make their local areas a bit greener. 

"All the trees planted have a host of different benefits working hard to lock up carbon, improve soils and water, reduce the flow of flooding, provide shade and shelter, create havens for wildlife and places to enjoy."