Pictured above: Staff and children at the National Institute of Conductive Education admiring their floral display spelling out 'NICE'

Lawyers from leading Birmingham solicitors, Irwin Mitchell, put on their gardening gloves to help a local children's charity bring a touch of spring colour to their grounds.

The seven-strong team of personal injury lawyers joined children and staff from the National Institute of Conductive Education and put in hours of back breaking spadework in November last year when they planted hundreds of tulips at the charity's headquarters. Now five months later the result of the hard work is on show for all to see with the charity's acronym 'NICE' spelt out in a glorious floral display.

Tom Riis-Bristow, one of the solicitors who organised the voluntary work said: "We work regularly with this charity and are always looking for ways to enhance the lives of the children who attend the school.

"When we planted the bulbs last year we hoped they would bloom in time for Easter and with the recent warm weather the children were able to see the fabulous display before they broke up for the holidays."

NICE works to improve the lives of children and adults with neurological motor disorders. Staff at the Moseley charity said they were delighted that the children had an opportunity to take on a project and work as a team with the lawyers.

Wendy Baker, Director of Children's Services at the charity commented: "The planting experience last November gave our children the opportunity to work together with members of the wider adult community and develop their social interaction and turn-taking skills.

"With the last few days of sunshine we have seen the bulbs burst into flower and everyone agrees that they look really 'NICE', which is so apt! We will remember all the fun we had together each year when the bulbs reappear."