AS the centenary of the First World War approaches, youngsters from across Bury have been doing their bit to mark the anniversary.

Pupils at Lowercroft Primary School have been busy painting ‘centenary rocks’, and their colourful creations are set to be included in the Fusilier Museum’s First World War remembrance display.

The rocks, which are decorated with poppies and crosses, will be placed in Gallipoli Garden tomorrow.

The school’s acting headteacher, Damian Lansdale, said: “We have used the rock decorating as a way to raise children’s awareness of the war and of the importance of remembrance. We hope that by teaching them about the past, we can avoid making the same mistakes again.”

Meanwhile, dozens of pupils from Greenhill Primary School, in Mile Lane, have produced their own poppies made from recycled plastic bottles.

The impressive display, which is situated close to the school's main entrance, also features a wooden cross bearing the years 1918 and 2018 to commemorate the centenary.

And in Prestwich, Park View Primary School's field was decorated with poppies, which had been created by children at the school.

A remembrance ceremony also took place at the school this week.

In similar fashion, members from the beaver section of the Prestwich, Radcliffe and Whitefield Scout Group put together their own poppy fields in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the war.

After several weeks of painting and glueing, their hard work is now on public display in the form of a sea of poppies outside the scout hut, in Selby Avenue, Whitefield.

You can email pictures from your school's remembrance event to burynews@newsquest.co.uk.