Pupils at Hanford School, Child Okeford, have been celebrating the life of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

A special commemorative service was held in Hanford’s Chapel, to which all parents were invited and at which Poet Laureate Simon Armitage’s poem Floral Tribute was read.
School head Rory Johnston said: “Although Hanford observed the Bank Holiday, we had a number of girls who stayed at school – they watched the late Queen’s funeral with staff in the library and observed the two minutes’ silence along with the rest of the nation.”
The school’s new Art Barn also became a hub of activity throughout the week as pupils made their own piece of artwork to commemorate the Queen.
The piece of work (left) was created by talented Year 8 pupil Flora.