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Saturday 2nd October, 2021
12:00-13:30
Community Banner Parade - Bream

Community Banner Parade - Bream

Saturday 2nd October, 2021
12:00-13:30

Join us in Bream, at the West Dean Centre, at 12pm this Saturday to support our community banner walk.  

Part of the ‘Arts Jab’ Creative Showcase Festival  taking place that day.

Communities across the Forest of Dean have shown amazing resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, by pulling together, mucking in and supporting each other.

We think that’s worth celebrating.

That’s why our Celebrating Our Forest project partners Wyldwood Arts and Artspace Cinderford and their artists Lizzie Godden and Annie Tyhurst have been working with a wide range of local groups and organisations to support the creation of some incredible textile banners this summer. 

See you there!

(In main picture above: MindSCAPE community banner)

Hear about the banner making

Listen again to this BBC Radio Gloucestershire feature, where Wyldwood Arts talk about our banner project: skip to around 2hr 13 to hear them chat banner traditions, celebrating the Forest of Dean and our love of fabric glue! To listen go to: BBC Sounds 

Another chance to see the banners

Finally, on Sunday 3rd October, the banners will be on display at The Forest Showcase Food Festival,  on The Speech House Hotel ground - look out for the Wyldwood Arts stall. 10am - 5pm

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