Smith's Wood schoolgirl wins flowerbed competition

FLOWER POWER: Elaine Butler, Legion County President, Tamzin Clarke,
Mayor of Solihull, Coun Flo Nash, and Shameena Villars, from Love Solihull

A BOLD design dreamt up by a local schoolgirl will be the basis for an eye-catching flowerbed in the heart of Solihull.
Tamzin Clarke, aged 12, entered the annual competition to design a floral display in the town centre's Malvern Park.
This year's contest was run by the council's Love Solihull initiative in partnership with the Royal British Legion and is designed to honour the sacrifices made in the First World War.
More than 300 pupils submitted entries from 12 different schools, with the Smith's Wood Academy student announced as the winner this week.
The Mayor of Solihull, Coun Flo Nash, said: "Love Solihull’s annual competition is a wonderful way to get young people to think about serious issues and to demonstrate their creativity.
"This year’s competition is particularly poignant and focuses on raising awareness amongst our schoolchildren of the crippling effect of World War One on the homefront as well as those who served.
"I’m delighted that we had so many thoughtful and creative entries. However there can only be one winner, so congratulations to Tamzin for drawing such a great picture."
Each year the park's centrepiece has a different theme, with last year's whale intended to draw attention to the pollution of the world's oceans.
Visitors will be able to see the 2019 design brought to life in a few months' time.