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July/August 2020
Schools
Stone ‘happiness snake’ just keeps on growing! Credit: Steve Marshall
Credit: BSCS
Left: How the ‘happiness snake’ looked when it was started on 20th May Right: Three weeks later, when neighbouring school BSCS added some stones
CHILDREN from a local school have created a ‘happiness snake’ along the side of a local footpath to cheer people up during the current coronavirus emergency. Located near the Ellicks Close footbridge (a.k.a. the tank bridge) in Bradley Stoke’s Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve, the colourful snake was created by Year 3 pupils at the nearby Bowsland Green Primary School. It is formed of a continuous line of painted pebbles and rocks, many of them decorated with
rainbows or hearts and messages in support of key workers. A notice on display at the site asks members of the public to add their own stones to the installation and share a photo on social media using the hashtag #TeamBSGnake. When it was started on 20th May, the snake consisted of just six rocks, but the number has since grown to over 500, stretching out over tens of metres along the path downstream of the bridge. Credit: Nicky Pontin
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