10,000 ceramic daffodils are set to go on sale as Lowther Castle plays host to a unique display.

The ceramic daffodils will be on display in the garden at Lowther Castle from April 24 but are set to go on sale to the general public on March 1.

The event - based on Wordsworth’s eponymous poem - has been put in place by Dockray-based potter Helen Ratcliffe and aims to raise up to £300,000 for six charities, both local and UK-wide.

Thanks to an ‘incredible army’ of volunteers - approximately 350 and counting - most of the daffodils have already been assembled.

These are now being glazed and fired in a building on the Lowther Estate.

News and Star: The 'incredible army' of volunteersThe 'incredible army' of volunteers (Image: Lowther Castle)While the event itself will not raise money, sale of the individual daffodils will. Each ceramic flower will be available to buy by members of the public.

They will cost £25 each plus postage and packaging (or via click & collect, if you live in the Penrith area). Buyers will receive them in July, once the installation has been taken down.

Speaking on behalf the six charities who will benefit from sales of the daffodils, Jim Lowther of Lowther Castle said: “We are very excited about this event. It will raise a great deal of money for many important causes. And it will also shine an invaluable spotlight on the work that each charity does.”

Local charities set to benefit from the daffodil sales include ‘Another Way’, ‘Sunbeams Musical Trust’ , ‘Friends of the Ullswater Way’ and ‘Ullswater Catchment Management CIC’.

Helen Ratcliffe, organiser, added: “Judging by the number of people who have volunteered to help and by their general enthusiasm for the project, I am very excited to see how much money we can raise through the sale of the daffodils.

“Each one will come hand-packed in its own box, with a leaflet giving information about the beneficiary charities.

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“Every single one of these charities does remarkable work and we are going to do our utmost to sell every last ceramic flower on their behalf.”