Residents are invited to bring their home-grown sunflower plants to a new community flower bed in the Mary Baily Playing Field.
The new bed was created by the town council’s ranger team, with Ranger Mark and volunteer ranger Malcolm preparing the space.
The idea was inspired by the documentary ‘Power Station’, screened at the Merlin Theatre in March. In the film, a community comes together not only to generate renewable solar energy, but also to plant thousands of sunflowers: transforming their street into a powerful, collective symbol of hope, creativity and shared action.
Participants can plant any variety of sunflower seed at home, nurture it for a few weeks, and then drop off their seedling next to the flower bed. The ranger team will take care of planting and ongoing maintenance, ensuring the young plants have the best chance to thrive.
Councillor Lyndsey Mayhew said, “After watching ‘Power Station’, I was really struck by how local actions can grow into something really impactful; in this case a community working together to generate its own energy – illustrated and celebrated by growing a beautiful sunflower display on their street. Drop your sunflower seedlings off at the new bed and let’s create our own gorgeous sunflower display this summer.”
Find out more about Power Station at https://power.film.
Pictured: Ranger Mark Branson with Cllr Lyndsey Mayhew at the new sunflower bed
