Mayflower Planters for Dorking Town
- Oct 7, 2021
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To commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower to America, Dorking Men’s Shed were tasked with building six boat shaped planters for Dorking. Shed members collaborated on the design and build of these planters, and then painted in NHS blue in recognition for all the tremendous efforts of the NHS staff during Covid.
The six boats were named after the six Dorking residents who travelled on the Mayflower; William, Alice, Priscilla, Joseph, Robert, and Peter.
The planters were placed around the town contributed towards Dorking being Awarded the Gold Medal for ‘Dorking in Bloom’. Having only set out to create planters for one season, all six of the Mayflower boats returned for two consecutive years, and have since been gifted to local schools to see out their final days.
