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Children from Swinnow Primary were armed with trowels and gloves as they helped to plant 1500 daffodil bulbs for the tenants at the Claremont Grove.

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West North West Homes funded for the bulbs and local PCSO Mick Cox, from Pudsey Neighbourhood Policing Team, contacted the school to see whether the pupils could pitch in.

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Over 50 year six pupils helped over the course of the day and luckily the weather stayed fine.

Assistant headteacher Bill Taylor was delighted that the pupils were able to help out the residents and said: "By planting the bulbs the children are able to help make the area a little bit brighter and it is our contribution towards the community.

"The children have been really excited about this project and it would be nice if we could do something like this every year in different areas across Pudsey."

PCSO Mick Cox said that he felt this kind of activity would help to break down taboos with the way the elderly and youngsters are perceived in society.

He said: "It helps to get the youngsters interacting with the elderly residents and helps to break down the taboos with the elderly and the young."

Headteacher Allison Chin said: "We are working with Mick Cox to develop strong community links between young people and elderly residents in our area.

"Young people get labelled to often as uncaring and disrespectful of the elderly and we want to change that image. Most young people are very well behaved, kind, caring and respectful to all adults and this project is just one way of demonstrating that.

"Additionally, the planting of the bulbs links in with our aim to help improve the local environment and our Science curriculum on growth and plant life cycles. The children will revisit Claremont Grove in spring to observe the changes in the plants and this information will help to develop their scientific knowledge, and of course our relationships with elderly residents will be further strengthened."

Dennis Pontefract, chairman of Claremont Grove Residents' Association, added: "I think it is great that the children have come down to help plant the bulbs. The residents would like to say thank you to the children for all of their hard work."