The Remembering Tree 2019
It’s Chriiiiiiiiiistmas! Stratford-upon-Avon looks and feels so Christmassy at the moment! The beautiful Christmas lights were switched on in mid-November, and then last weekend saw thousands of visitors flock to the third annual Victorian Christmas Market for some 19th Century-style Christmas shopping! But along with the traditional Christmas trees around town, and the Tree of […]
The GAGA-UK Remembering Tree 2018
Have you been down to Bancroft Gardens in Stratford-upon-Avon recently? Some of the trees in this lovely waterside park, adjacent to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, have been “yarn-bombed”! What is yarn-bombing? Yarn-bombing is like harmless, temporary graffiti – trees, benches, statues, sculptures and other objects in the public eye are (often anonymously) wrapped with handmade […]
GAGA-UK’s Remembering Tree 2017!
Located in Bancroft Gardens by the theatre and alongside the path to Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon you’ll currently find some trees brilliantly decorated in colourful wool. But why are they decorated like that? Well, they’ve been yarn-bombed! They’ve been knitted their cosy winter coats by Stratford-upon-Avon based charity Goodwill and Growth for Africa UK […]
The Remembering Tree 2016
Located in Bancroft Gardens by the theatre and alongside the path to Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon you’ll currently find some trees brilliantly decorated in colourful wool. But why are they decorated like that?! Well, they’ve been yarn-bombed.. They’ve been knitted their winter coats by Stratford-upon-Avon based charity Goodwill and Growth for Africa UK (or […]
Stratford’s Christmas woollen wonderland
If you walk by the canal basin near to Cox’s Yard in Stratford-upon-Avon at the moment you will see some trees that are brightly decorated with wool. But what are they and why are they decorated like that? Well, they’ve been ‘yarn-bombed’ for charity! The project is called ‘The Remembering Tree’ and it’s a fantastic […]