PUPILS from a primary school in Bisley took part in a special ceremony. 

Children from Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School dressed up and took flowers to the village well to celebrate Ascension Day.

This is the 160th year that the ceremony has taken place. 

The tradition was started in the village in 1863 by Rev Thomas Keble, Bisley’s vicar for almost 50 years, to give thanks for the village’s clean water.

Since then the school has continued to hold the Ascension Day celebration with the help of parents and grandparents, who create the striking floral arrangements carried by the children. 

The tradition has long been for the pupils to parade with two large stars, numbers and letters to show the year and the word ascension. 

This year they added a figure of a crown to mark the coronation of King Charles III.

The wells dressing event will began with a church service, followed by a procession which was headed by members of the clergy, who led the pupils through the streets to the ancient water head in Wells Road.

The Avening Silver Band were also present and played at the wells for the final hymn of the day.

Children, staff, parents, Bisley residents and members of the public then went to the village hall for afternoon tea at the end of the celebration.