Suzanne shares this latest news from Isle of Wight Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Community Assocication. Ed
Participants in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, leaders from Newport Open Award Centre and West Wight Open Award Centre and some parents undertook the challenge of painting a large mural to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of the Award recently.
West Wight Sports and Community Centre will house the mural which was designed by young participants.
Local artist Tony Trowbridge was commissioned to adapt the winning design submitted by the young participants for the mural which is on an interior wall of West Wight Sports and Community Centre.
What it means to them
16 participants, leaders and parents added to Tony’s painting, expressing their own images of what the Island and DofE mean to them.
Participants and leaders from Newport Open Award Centre and West Wight Open Award Centre were:
Naomi Skelton
Jude Saward
Oscar Saward
Joseph Mowle
Caleb Mowle
Joy Mowle
Alex Parsloe
Heather Kingsman
Sharon Kingsman
George Hitchcock
Terry Forrest
Fraser Kay
Kate Sanger
Abbi Garland
Michelle Moon
Carol Taverner
Image: © Suzanne Whitewood
