Pupils have designs on new Island bench

A new seat which has been designed by schoolchildren will provide a resting place for walkers reaching the end of the Pilgrim's Way on Holy Island.
Pupils from Lowick and Holy Island schools at the new seat which will provide a resting place for walkers at the end of Pilgrim's Way.Pupils from Lowick and Holy Island schools at the new seat which will provide a resting place for walkers at the end of Pilgrim's Way.
Pupils from Lowick and Holy Island schools at the new seat which will provide a resting place for walkers at the end of Pilgrim's Way.

The Peregrini Lindisfarne Landscape Partnership has been working with Lowick and Holy Island Church of England First Schools and local artist Anna Turnbull to come up with a design for the new seat, which was officially unveiled last Friday.

The pupils drew inspiration for their designs from the landscape and wildlife of the Holy Island area and staff from the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve were on hand to help them understand why the area is so important.

Pupils from Lowick and Holy Island schools admire the new seat that
was made using designs that they had created.Pupils from Lowick and Holy Island schools admire the new seat that
was made using designs that they had created.
Pupils from Lowick and Holy Island schools admire the new seat that was made using designs that they had created.
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Three designs by pupils Libby, Calum and Oliver were chosen and combined to create a beautiful tern wing design.

The bench was crafted from fishing rope gathered from the beach and Lindisfarne and Seahouses harbours and recycled wood from the reserve.

Brenda Stanton, chairman of the Peregrini Lindisfarne Landscape Partnership, said: “The seat is shaped like the wing of a tern, a symbol that reminds people of the thousands of birds that make their own journey to Lindisfarne every year. The Arctic tern has the longest migration of any bird, travelling from the South Atlantic to the Northumberland coast each spring.

“The seat also incorporates plastic rope collected from our beaches. This serves as a reminder that this is a fragile environment and that we all have a role to make sure it is here for the birds in the future.”

Pupils from Lowick and Holy Island schools admire the new seat that
was made using designs that they had created.Pupils from Lowick and Holy Island schools admire the new seat that
was made using designs that they had created.
Pupils from Lowick and Holy Island schools admire the new seat that was made using designs that they had created.
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Peregrini Lindisfarne was been made possible by a £1.37million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

Ivor Crowther, head of HLF North East, said: “More and more people are walking the Pilgrim’s Way to reach Holy Island every year.

“We’re delighted that money raised by National Lottery players has been used to provide a place not only to rest and put your boots back on, but a place to sit a while and reflect on your own pilgrimage and the wonderful landscape in which you find yourself.”