CHILDREN in Caia Park have been planting gardens in honour of the First World War.

The children from Hafod Y Wern, St Anne's and Gwenfro CP took part in Caia Park Environmental Group's mini garden competition.

For this year the children were given the theme of WWI along with the suffragette movement.

The children from the three schools made mini gardens in seed trays, coloured in poppies and made poppies out of recycled materials.

The mini garden competition was part of the wider Caia Park garden competition as part of its 20th anniversary.

It was judged by deputy mayor Rob Walsh, alongside Wrexham Council's head of housing services Julie Francis and Caia Park housing estate manager Jane Cotton.

Julie Francis said: "I was very pleased to be asked to judge the excellent work of the children of the schools of Caia Park who really captured the scene of WWI very well."

Dorothy Mitchell, chair of Caia Park Environmental Group, said: "I would like to thank everyone who took part in the competitions and also to our judges.

"Again the children's work was excellent and this year it was a difficult theme but the children came through with their well thought out exhibits while learning about very important parts of our history."

The winners of the garden competition will be announced this weekend with a special presentation later in the year. Hafod Y Wern won the overall school competition, with the prize being a metal windmill donated by the British Ironwork Centre in Oswestry.