Rotary clubs and helpers plant Purple 4 Polio

Frome Rotary clubs, along with 10 children, helped to plant 8,000 crocus corms in Frome Old Showfield in a bid to raise awareness about polio.

The children were overseen by Frome Town Council ranger, Mark Branson. Frome Rotary club president, Margaret Gilmour said, “Rotary clubs throughout the country plant these bulbs which flower purple in the spring.  The Purple 4 Polio campaign hopes to raise awareness of the ongoing battle against polio in the world. This terrible disease has largely been eradicated, but is still endemic in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria, which apart from the devastation it brings to sufferers, also means it could spread further so there is an ongoing world immunization programme in which Rotary volunteers take part.”

Mak Branson the Frome Town ranger said the town council was delighted to work with Frome Rotary clubs and Haysdown First School to plant these bulbs and look forward to the appearance of the purple blooms in the spring.”