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TEWKESBURY PEBBLES BRIGHTEN TOWN A craze started by a young mum from Bredon has been bringing joy and colour to the streets of Tewkesbury in recent weeks.
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Helen Gascoyne from Bredon, who runs Snapdragon Face Art, explained to us how her project came about. “My son - Adam, now age 10 - and I have been painting pebbles and leaving them around for a year or so, just as 'random acts of kindness' hoping to make whoever finds them smile. “We returned from our holiday this summer with a bucket of pebbles and a plan. “We had discovered that the 'paint, hide, find' phenomenon is happening all over the world, so we set up Tewkesbury Pebbles. “The ethos is simple:decorate a pebble, write 'FB Tewkesbury Pebbles' on the back, hide it somewhere in the local area, and wait. “Whoever finds it, takes a picture, posts it to the Facebook page and the re-hides it for
䡵 Helen Gascoyne with her pebble-painting children someone else to find” “The project began just one month ago, sharing the Facebook page with a few friends. “In that time, the group has grown to over 2000 members and its getting bigger daily!”
Adults, children, toddler groups, schools, brownies and cubs, girls and boys brigades, local artists, council members and even Tewkesbury Police have been decorating and hunting for pebbles to share. “The best part is that it is bringing the community together, Helen added. “Not only are people getting creative in all kinds of ways, but families are out walking and
getting exercise. Parents have reported that school runs have become fun and that children are choosing to go out hunting for pebbles instead of staring at screens. “The enthusiasm for Tewkesbury Pebbles has been incredible. The smiles of the 'pebblers' are amazing - they are proud of both their creations and their discoveries. “Some of the pebbles have been found and rehidden several times already - they keep popping up in different places around the town and villages!” “Tewkesbury Pebbles may have begun in our town, but we are hoping that it will spread far and wide - it has been reported that some of our pebbles are on their way to Slovakia, Rhodes and even South Africa.” See also page 56
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