THOUGHTFUL pupils have created Greater Easterhouse's first memorial garden for heroes on the 100th anniversary since the end of World War 1.

Oakwood Primary School pupils recently applied for money from the Youth Bank Fund to create the memorial garden which was unveiled last Friday ahead of Armistice Day.

Headteacher Vanessa Thomson explained that the primary seven pupils decided to create the lasting tribute after discovering there was no cenotaph or memorial in the Greater Easterhouse area.

She said: "We felt that our children and families would benefit from having a dedicated place of remembrance within the community.

"Many of our children and families have not been to a war memorial and with the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War I, we felt it significant to mark this in a deeper way than usual."

Pupils held an assembly to celebrate their achievement and guests invited included ex-service personnel.

The mother of a solider killed in the Iraq war, Rose Gentle was also present at the unveiling. Her 19-year-old son Gordon was killed by a roadside bomb while serving in Basra in 2004. Rose is originally from the Pollok area of Glasgow and has campaigned through the organisations she set up, Military Families Against the War and Justice 4 Gordon Gentle.

The memorial garden was also opened for the community on Armistice Day itself with those present holding a two minute silence.

Councillor Chris Cunningham, City Convener for Education, Skills and Early Years, said: "How thoughtful of the school to organise this community event to commemorate their local war veterans and an opportunity for all ages to come together at this time to remember the fallen."