The Great Wall of Daisyfield Project is now complete. The project, vinyl banners depicting the journey between Blackburn and Clitheroe was officially unveiled on Wednesday 3rd March 2010.
Before the ceremony the children of Class 6, who worked with local artist Alastair Nicholson to create the banners, did a PowerPoint presentation about the project in front of the whole school and invited guests in the school hall.
The ‘unveiling’ was carried out by the Mayor of Blackburn Cllr James Hirst in a ceremony in the infants playground at Daisyfield School. Class 6, lined the banner and the invited guests from the Clitheroe Line Community Rail Partnership including James Syson, (Chair), Marjorie Birch (Vice Chair), Richard Watts (Secretary), Kathryn O’Brien and Jane Lennaine (Northern Rail), Alison Chew (GMPTE) and Karen Hornby (Network Rail) listened to a motivational speech by the mayor which highlighted the importance of partnership working and the benefits of rail travel. Also in attendance were Alastair (the artist), Brian Haworth and Simon Clarke (Community Rail Development Officers).
After the ceremony the children and guests returned the hall to see the Mayor cut a cake decorated with Brian the Bull, the famous cartoon character from the Explore the Ribble Valley Line DVD, the project which kick started the whole Great Wall of Daisyfield project.
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The Mayor’s speech (SC)
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Class 6 with the Mayor and the project partners (SC)
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Class 6 with the invited guests (SC)
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Brian the Bull cake (BH)
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The Mayor cuts the cake (BH)
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The Mayor cuts the cake (SC)
To see a photographic record of the project from start to finish click
HERE.