Community art sessions hosted to reimagine Occupation tapestry
She said: "We have 12 different panels which represent each parish and they all tell a very interesting story of the Occupation. "It's an opportunity for people to come in and learn a bit about the tapestry, the history as to why it came about and they get an opportunity to paint and engage with the actual panel in their own way."
Ms Rodrigues said the sessions were for all ages and abilities."We can get creative, [if] anyone wanted to bring along some material and do a bit of collage, it's a complete open creative session, so it's whatever anyone wants to bring to the table."Workshops will be held at the parish halls in St Saviour, Trinity, St Clement, St Peter and St Lawrence until Thursday 31 July.
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