A special ceremony took place to mark the opening of a new nursery class in North Curry.

The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Michael Beasley, opened the Little Herons Nursery, located at North Curry C of E Primary School.

It has recently undergone a £100,000 renovation of its indoor and outdoor spaces.

As a result, it is now open all year round and will soon welcome babies from six months.

(Image: North Curry C of E Primary School) Mr Beasley, the honourable guest, who played a key role in the 2023 coronation as one of the two bishops assistants to King Charles III, took a tour of the school and nursery.

He met with the children and teachers and delivered a speech to officially launch Little Herons Nursery.

This was followed by a prayer and blessing.

He said: "This is an extraordinary achievement to have such a wonderful space and opportunity for the nursery provision here at this school."

Mr Beasley also shared some advice he had received: "If you had a pound to spend anywhere, the best value for your pound you could ever get would be to spend it on early childhood provision."

(Image: North Curry C of E Primary School) North Curry C of E Primary School head teacher, Helen Morley, said: "It was a great privilege to have Bishop Michael open our new nursery.

"We are very proud of our school and nursery, and it was lovely to be able to give him a tour and meet the children."

Little Herons Nursery is part of the Richard Huish Trust and is overseen by director of nurseries, Heidi Screech.

Ms Screech said: "It is so important to invest in our Early Years provision.

"Little Herons Nursery is a fantastic setting in rural North Curry, and we are delighted to be able to offer all-year-round childcare to the local and wider community."

Little Herons Nursery is now accepting applications for nursery places.

To enquire, visit www.northcurryschool.co.uk or call 01823 490423.