As the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki soberly reflect on the destruction of their cities and communities by atomic bombs 75 years ago this August, the City of Cockburn marked the occasion for the 35th consecutive year by planting trees in the name of peace at a local park.Today, Anning Park in South Lake received a boost to its long-term tree canopy when school students from the Fremantle Education District planted 20 mature ornamental pear (Pyrus calleryana "Chanticleer") trees.They join the hundreds of trees planted over the years throughout Cockburn for this annual event which began with the planting of Japanese cherry blossom trees near where Peace Park stands today, on the corner of Adela Place and Spearwood Avenue, also known as Friendship Way.This year’s ceremony began with a symbolic release of white doves by City of Cockburn Mayor Logan Howlett and Deputy Consulate-General of Japan in Perth, Mr Naoki Semmyo, before they joined local students for the planting.The two white doves flew above proceedings before turning east and back into the arms of their owner, registered homing pigeon breeder Ray Johnson of Maddington, a member of the Armadale-Kelmscott Pigeon Racing Club.Also in attendance was former Cockburn councillor Nola Waters, who with the late Don Miguel OAM - Freeman of the City and former Cockburn Mayor - were the driving force behind the 1 July, 1986 Cockburn Council decision to begin an annual commemoration of Hiroshima Day.Following the tree-planting, the City held a morning tea for the students who enjoyed a reading of historical novel Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr, followed by learning how to make origami paper cranes, or Orizuru as they are called in Japanese.

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