{"id":242856,"date":"2017-07-06T10:36:34","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T10:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometruthslancs.co.uk\/?p=242856"},"modified":"2017-08-03T09:15:58","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T09:15:58","slug":"150-children-compete-to-grow-the-tallest-sunflower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/150-children-compete-to-grow-the-tallest-sunflower\/","title":{"rendered":"150 Children Compete to Grow the Tallest Sunflower!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242857\" src=\"https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunflowers-Featured-Image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunflowers-Featured-Image.jpg 720w, https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunflowers-Featured-Image-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are excited to have launched a competition among five primary schools and pupil who can grow the tallest sunflower by September.<\/p>\n<p>We wanted to celebrate our local community by launching the first Home Truths Summer Sunflower Competition, with primary schools throughout Eccleston and Coppull.<\/p>\n<p>Each primary school has nominated 30 children to enter the competition and at home during the summer holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Home Truths Director, John Ascroft, said: \u201cWe were impressed by all of the children\u2019s enthusiasm and of course their competitive spirit too! We are all looking forward to tracking their progress over the summer. With these beautiful flowers often reaching up to ten feet we have high expectations!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Green, Head Teacher at St Oswald&#8217;s Catholic Primary School said: \u201cPupils at St Oswald&#8217;s Catholic Primary School in Coppull are eagerly looking forward to taking part in the competition organised by Home Truths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe children have all planted their sunflower seeds and measured regularly!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242858\" src=\"https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Coppull-Primary-School.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Coppull-Primary-School.jpg 640w, https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Coppull-Primary-School-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lynsey Todhunter, class teacher and has encouraged them to use their scientific knowledge about growing plants in order to help their sunflowers grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242860\" src=\"https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Eccleston-Primary-School.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Eccleston-Primary-School.jpg 640w, https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Eccleston-Primary-School-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kelvin Wilkins, Head Teacher at Eccleston Primary School said: \u201cThe children at Eccleston Primary School are really enthused about growing their sunflowers. \u00a0It has enabled them to learn about plant growth and it&#8217;s proven a really worthwhile task.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242859\" src=\"https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Coppull-St-Johns-Church-of-England-Primary-School.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Coppull-St-Johns-Church-of-England-Primary-School.jpg 640w, https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Coppull-St-Johns-Church-of-England-Primary-School-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lorraine Ellis, Head Teacher at Coppull St John&#8217;s Church of England are really excited to be taking part in the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Summer Sunflower competition ends in September when the Home Truths team will be awarding prizes to the child from each school with the tallest sunflower. The overall winner across all 5 schools, who has grown the tallest sunflower, will win a special prize and a trophy for their school.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-284853\" src=\"https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Eccleston-St-Marys1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Eccleston-St-Marys1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/brightred.dev\/hometruths\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Eccleston-St-Marys1-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photographs of the top five sunflowers from each school will be displayed in the windows of the Coppull and Eccleston branches of Home Truths, for all to see!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; We are excited to have launched a competition among five primary schools and pupil who can grow the tallest sunflower by September. 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