THE rain didn’t stop residents at Bournemouth War Memorial Homes celebrating the Diamond Jubilee, as they planted a special tree.
Dorset’s Lord Lieutenant, Mrs Anthony Pitt-Rivers, was invited to do the honours at the homes, in Castle Lane West.
She planted the final tree of eight which were donated by Martin Stewart, managing director of Stewarts Garden Centre.
Estate manager Peter Goodson said: “I saw a feature on the Queen planning a tree to celebrate the Jubilee and I thought it was a good idea and we would like to support it.
“As I often visit Stewarts I invited Martin Stewart to come down and he was very impressed by what he saw and said he would like to do something.
“I said we would like to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee so he donated eight trees.”
The final tree planting ceremony was also attended by Mayor of Bournemouth Chris Rochester, who lived on the estate as a child.
A cream tea for the residents was also held following the planting.
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