Ten years on and Ovenden still blooms

Apr 16, 2015Apr 17, 2015 / North Halifax Partnership / Leave a comment

You may remember that cold winter morning in November 2014, Halifax in bloom, Ovenden Initiative and Pupils from Dean Field Community Primary School got together to mark 10 years of bulb planting by planting thousands more daffodil bulbs along the driveway of Dean Field School and Cousin Lane, Ovenden.

In November 2004 the bulb planting began with 85,000 jet fire daffodil bulbs being planted on the central reservations from top to bottom on Ovenden Way which produces a stunning display every spring.

To mark the ten year anniversary of the Ovenden Initiative and the Junior Wardens Programme every pupil that attends Dean Field school got involved along with the Dean Field Parents and Friends Association, teachers, support staff and councillors from the Ovenden Ward to mark the anniversary.

Karen Scanlon – Ward Link Worker for Ovenden Initiative said:

“This fantastic splash of yellow gives a cheerful and welcoming spring ‘hello!’ to the Ovenden area creating a fantastic display and a fabulous way to mark the occasion. It has also enabled all the pupils from Dean Field Community School to be involved in creating some local history that will reward Ovenden with years of blooming daffodils.”

Halifax in Bloom and Dean field PFA put in a bid to the Ovenden Community First to work in partnership alongside the Ovenden Initiative, Safer Cleaner Greener Team at Calderdale Council and the Junior Wardens from Dean field Community Primary School.

Ten Years On and Ovenden still Blooming

Nov 20, 2014Nov 20, 2014 / North Halifax Partnership / 1 Comment

On Tuesday 18 November 2014, Halifax in bloom, Ovenden Initiative and Pupils from Dean Field Community Primary School came together and marked 10 years of bulb planting by planting thousands more daffodil bulbs along the driveway of Dean Field School and Cousin Lane Ovenden

In November 2004 the bulb planting began with 85,000 jet fire daffodil bulbs being planted on the central reservations from top to bottom on Ovenden Way and every spring you can see a stunning display of daffodils.

Every child who attends the school got involved along with Dean field Parents and Friends Association, teachers, support staff and councillors from the Ovenden Ward to mark the ten year anniversary.

Karen Scanlon – Ward Link Worker for Ovenden Initiative said:

“It’s a fantastic way to mark the occasion and to enable all the young people from Dean Field Community School to be involved in creating some local history that will reward Ovenden with years of blooming daffodils.”

Look out for the sea of yellow from February 2015 along Cousin Lane, Ovenden.

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Bulb Planting day for Dean field Junior Wardens

Oct 16, 2014Dec 7, 2022 / North Halifax Partnership / Leave a comment

The Junior Wardens from Dean Field Community Primary School, Ovenden planted thousands of daffodil bulbs on Wednesday 15 October that will show a sea of yellow when spring arrives.

Ovenden and Mixenden Initiative, Community Wardens, Calderdale Council’s Safer Cleaner Greener Team and Dean field PTA worked alongside the Junior Wardens from Dean Field Community Primary School in the planting and management of their local environment.

Spring bulbs can provide a really impressive, long lasting display which makes a fantastic addition to any mixed herbaceous border, providing a burst of colour weeks before the earliest perennials begin to emerge and prior to the season getting going as the daffodils begin to take centre stage.

Planting a mixture of these early and later flowering bulbs means they can be enjoyed by all with a mass of colour right through until April.

Junior Wardens planted the boarders and grass areas along the school driveway at Cousin Lane, Ovenden, creating great displays that will go on for years to come.