Over a hundred people turned out over the weekend to help create a fabulous pebble people sculpture in Freshwater Bay.
Children, their parents and even a few grandparents all grabbed a bucket to collect pebbles for the sculpture which has been organised by the West Wight Landscape Partnership. Comprising of a family and their dog enjoying a picnic on the beach, it was created using galvanized wire netting and metal support poles.
Even the local wildlife came to see what was going on. A seal made a rare appearance in the bay just off the beach where the sculpture was being created, and watched everyone hard at work.
The project was the brain child of WWLP’s Irene Fletcher
“It’s been a fantastic weekend, everyone has worked so hard to create something really special. It’s quirky but at the same will have no environmental impact as all the material used are inert or natural beach materials. Even the clay food that was created by local school children is completely biodegradable.”
Working with Irene on the structures were Penny Rushton of Festival Arts, who also ran the clay workshops in the schools, and local volunteers Brooke Engledow and Jenny and Chloe Jackson.
Since its completion on Sunday afternoon the sculpture has been proving a big hit with visitors and walkers, with everyone stopping to admire it or have their picture taken alongside the pebble family.
The sculpture will be in place for the next six weeks, during which time the WWLP is running a photography competition. Information can be found on the WWLP website www.wwlp.co.uk or the Freshwater Bay Lifeboat shop. There will also be geology exhibition at Dimbola Lodge informing visitors about the pebbles and geology of the area.
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