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BBC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
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Community art sessions hosted to reimagine Occupation tapestry
Islanders are being invited to paint or colour in their own version of a tapestry marking the Heritage said it was taking its Occupation Tapestry back out into the community in the form of colouring sheets and a large original, hung at the Maritime Museum, was unveiled in 1995 to mark the 50th Liberation Day - with 12 panels of hand-embroidered pictures to depict island life. In 2015, a 13th panel was added to the collection mark Liberation Rodrigues, JH Outreach Curator, said the designs of the original 12 panels had been made into canvases. 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.
BBC News
13-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Constable reveals plans to create park in St Saviour
Plans to create a new park in a parish in Jersey have been Constable of St Saviour, Kevin Lewis, said the plans, which are for fields next to the parish hall, would revitalise the area and give parishioners more things to £5.66m vision, which would need planning permission, includes a play area, nature trail, cafe and changes to road said the funding would not come from parish rates, but from ringfenced money and potentially government grants, community sponsorships, and private donors. 'Bring parish back to life' The plans are also subject to a public consultation, which asks residents for their ideas and views on each said there was a lack of facilities in the parish and this could improve it."Since Covid, things have gone downhill a little bit, the parish hall's not being used as much as it should do," he said."I want to bring the parish back to life and have St Saviour parish hall as the centre of the parish."He said the plans would connect areas such as St Saviour's School and the woodland below the parish hall. The proposal is split into three phases, which could change depending on public feedback and the funding on the first is expected to start at the end of this year or early next initial phase includes building a 40-space car park, a footpath along La Rue de Patier and a children's play and park second would alter access to Birches Avenue and install a nature trail and final stage includes a community centre, café and a pétanque can see the plans at the parish hall and complete the consultation online.
