Pupils at Tenby’s junior schools have been given a special commemorative packet of seeds to plant as part of the King’s Coronation celebrations as a gift from Tenby Town Council.

The Town Council decided the brightly coloured flowers that help attract bees and butterflies was a good way of marking this historic occasion and was in keeping with His Majesty’s known views on the importance of protecting the environment.

Mayor of Tenby, Cllr Sam Skyrme-Blackhall and Mayor-Elect, Cllr Dai Morgan toured all three of the seaside town’s Junior Schools to hand out the seeds.

They attended an assembly at Tenby Church in Wales Junior School, where the Mayor talked to the children about the importance of wild flowers and how they help our environment.

Later they met with representatives of the school council at Ysgol Hafan y Mor and toured the gardens at St Teilo’s where they talked to members of the school council about the environment and the importance of attracting wildlife.

Where families haven’t got their own gardens, schools will be creating an area for planting the seeds in their own grounds.

Cllr Skyrme-Blackhall said: “As a Town Council, we are pleased to be making this small contribution to the Coronation festivities.

“Hopefully the flowers will give pleasure all summer and in years to come – with a bit of luck it will be the gift that keeps on giving”

Cllr Morgan added: “We have been looking at the planting we do across Tenby and are making a shift towards more sustainable planting, using perennials and self propagating plants where appropriate.

“It seemed that giving seeds to our children was a good way of linking what we are doing with the Coronation and the King’s interest in sustainability.”

Councillors are pictured with representatives of the school councils from all three facilities.