Heritage trail artwork now on display at town church

It's been described as 'awesome, intricate and beautiful' by those who have seen it up close, but now the textile artwork depicting Axbridge’s Heritage Trail has gone on permanent public display in St John the Baptist Church in the town.

- Report and picture by Harry Mottram

In a packed reception to celebrate the unveiling of the wall hanging on Saturday June 7, Judith Strange opened the ceremony by welcoming residents saying the project had been the ‘brainchild’ of Margaret Cowie. She was particularly impressed by the use of a domestic sewing machine used to complete the work on the long woven woollen background.

The unveiling fell to the Reverend Alistair Forster who said he had been allowed a sneak preview and was very impressed with the intricate detail and welcomed the framed textile artwork as a permanent fixture in the church's community hub. And it is fair to say there were a few gasps of astonishment as the assembled audience finally could view the framed textile in its new acrylic home.