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Hexham Abbey another stunning success |
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Lizzie Owen taking a school workshop |
We thought that Blackburn Cathedral would be a hard act to follow, but the show at Hexham Abbey proved to be equally successful - a beautiful setting, thousands of visitors, excellent school workshops and a wonderful choral evensong service which celebrated diversity in the world using the Golden Tapestry as a shining example |
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Great Show of Midlands schools at the NEC Birmingham |
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The display at the Sewing for Pleasure show at the NEC' |
Midlands schools predominated in a display generously hosted and sponsored by ICHF at their Sewing for Pleasure' show in the NEC, Birmingham from 29th March to 1st April. More than 30,000 people attended the show and we had a constant stream of admirers viewing the Golden Tapestry each day. One visitor had grandchildren attending two of the schools on display, Bluecoat School in Stamford, Lincolnshire and, rather more remarkably, Wodonga Primary School in Victoria, Australia. |
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Blackburn Cathedral proved to be a perfect venue and the exhibition from 13th September to 1st October 2006 prompted an enthusiastic reaction from everyone, school parties, the public and, not least, everyone at the Cathedral, who organised a special schools' event, schools' workshops and a service of celebration. All quite brilliant. |
A General
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We should like to thank the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn for kindly hosting the exhibition and Lancashire County Council and Blackburn Diocesan Board of Education for all their wonderful help and support. |
A workshop with St James' C of E Primary School, Blackburn
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The Hon Mary Delahunty, Victorian Minister for the Arts
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The programme of major exhibitions has got off to a flying
start with a a brilliant show in Melbourne for the XVIII
Commonwealth Games. We were able to show the work of around 250
schools from 31 different countries in the two venues, each
display illustrating a year in the life of the Commonwealth
through the eyes of its children. The countries represented were
Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, England, the
Falkland Islands, The Gambia, Grenada, Guernsey, India, the Isle
of Man, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, New
Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, St Helena, Scotland,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Wales
and Zambia.
An estimated 31,870 people came to see the Golden Tapestry,
including many school parties, athletes, government ministers and
officials from different countries, visitors to the Games and
Melburnians. The response from the visitors can be summed up by
some of their comments in the visitors' books:
"Seeing our school's tapestry amongst all the fabulous
entries from around the Commonwealth was truly fantastic. What a
great exhibition...thanks for allowing us to view them. They are
all so wonderfully unique and brilliant."
Frances and Ruby,
Kunyung Primary School, Victoria
"An inspiring exhibition showcasing
the imagination of the young people of the Commonwealth."
Senator Mike Vibert, Minister for Education, Sport and Culture,
States of Jersey
"Only the innocence of children can
show us the true beauty of our world. Well done children!"
Aimée Ingram
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The Hon Richard Skerrit, Minister of Tourism, Sports and Culture, St Kitts and Nevis, and Permanent Secretary Lloyd Lazar, with visitors from Preston Primary School, Melbourne. Mr Lazar wrote, "Fantastic demonstration of capturing the ideas of children, the future of the Commonwealth. Great work! Thank you." |
 Members of the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Shooting Team with the tapestry from Antrim Primary School |
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We should like to thank all those who helped make this exhibition possible, in particular the Australian High Commission in London, the Department for Victorian Communities and Victorian Department of Education and Training, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, DHL, who took the exhibition to Melbourne, Cathay Pacific Airways, who took us to Melbourne, GlaxoSmithKline who have enabled more than 150 schools to take part and above all the countless talented children and their dedicated teachers and helpers whose work is such an inspiration. |
 The DHL team packing our 40ft container to sail to Melbourne |
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