A MEMORIAL was held at Bury Grammar School to remember the 22 people who were killed in the Manchester Arena attack.

Hundreds of pupils and staff gathered for a service during lunchtime on Tuesday, May 22, to mark the first anniversary of the bomb blast.

In a mark of respect, the school has also cast 22 ceramic Manchester bees to form a new installation.

At the memorial, Hannah Riley, aged 15 from Tottington, read a poem, ‘The Bees Still Buzz’, and 17-year-old Will Rock, from Radcliffe, paid tribute by reading aloud the names of those who died.

A candle was lit and those gathered left messages of hope and condolence in a memorial book.

Pupils and staff then observed a minute's silence before a single pink balloon was released.

Since the attack, the Manchester bee has re-emerged as a symbol of hard work and unity, as well as a sign of peace and hope.

Robert Broxap, who is the grandfather of Year 10 pupil Robert Ramshaw, from Bury, designed the very first Manchester worker bee logo.

The family lent Bury Grammar School the original aluminium plaque, to enable them to cast their very own '22 Bees'.

These were displayed at the memorial on Tuesday, and are also due to be displaying across the city at a future date.