AS pupils prepare for a return to the classroom on March 8, a Bradford Garden Centre has helped a local school create a role play area.

The team at Tong Garden Centre have provided seeds, compost, plant pots and signage for the early years role play area at High Bank Junior, Infant and Nursery School in Liversedge.

Lead teacher in Reception Emma Kear-Smith said: "We always change our role play area so that it links with our topic. Our new topic is growing and changing so the garden centre role play area will help bring to life all the things they have learnt about that topic, whilst sparking creativity and imagination through play.

"We are going to grow cress which we will use to make egg and cress sandwiches. We are also researching other plants to grow at this time of year.

"The children are excited about the growing topic and the gardening role play area and we're grateful to Tong for helping us make this happen."

The centre's marketing assistant James Beaumont added: "We love to see the enjoyment on children's faces when they plant seeds and see them grow, so we're happy to support Emma and Nursery Lead, Katie Inman with this project. We look forward to tasting the sandwiches!"