STUDENTS have planted the first of 100 oak trees have been planted across a borough to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War
The initiative, headed by Burnley Council, will see 100 trees planted across the area between now and Remembrance Day to mark the 100 years since the end of the war.
Seven-year-old Mabel Smith, whose great-great grandfather was killed in action during the conflict, helped plant the tree on land off Cog Lane.
Mabel was joined by pupils from nearby Cherry Fold Primary School and members of her family.
Her relative, Jesse Banister, is mentioned in the Little Children Weak; Burnley in the Great War book, published by Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum as part of the centenary commemorations.
Little Children Weak is currently being updated and a second edition being produced.
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