AN avenue of lime trees planted in memory of Queen Elizabeth II on Rodway Common in Mangotsfield has been officially dedicated.
The trees have been planted at the northern corner of the common opposite Mangotsfield School by Emersons Green Town Council, which is in charge of maintaining the open space.
A ceremony was held in March to officially dedicate the avenue to the late Queen’s memory, naming it Jubilee Way after the council received royal approval for the gesture.
The ceremony included a moment of reflection by Rev James Cannan, the vicar of St James Church, Mangotsfield, and a reading of Floral Tribute, the poem written by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage to mark the Queen’s death in 2022.
Emersons Green musician Emily Correa played two flute solos, Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending and I Vow to Thee My Country, by Gustav Holst.
The ceremony ended with the unveiling of a plaque by Emersons Green town mayor James Hunt.
The plaque, near the junction of Manor Road and Rodway Hill, bears the Jubilee Way name and dedicates the trees to the late Queen and her 70-year reign, the longest in British history.
Cllr Hunt said: “I don’t think we need a plaque to remember her, as she will never be forgotten. This is just a small thing that we can do to pay respects to her for everything she did for us and getting the country to where it is today.”