A stitch in time for town's 200th birthday
BBCVolunteers are embroidering the history of their town to celebrate its bicentenary.
Goole, in East Yorkshire, was founded in 1826 and is the country's most inland port.
A group of embroiderers are stitching events and landmarks, such as the iconic "salt and pepper pots" – as the town's twin water towers are known – on to an artwork that will hang in the local museum.
Jill Hall, group leader and designer, said: "It's 200 years since Goole was built and opened as a port. For the celebrations that are going on in the town this year, we are making a permanent reminder of different buildings, artefacts and people."
The Goole Library and Museum Embroiderers began the project three years ago and hope to complete it by July.
The artwork is made up of four fabric panels, each measuring about 6.5ft (2m) long and 3ft wide.
Each panel covers a period in history, from the town's foundation to the present day, with recognisable features including the clock tower and docks.
Hall said: "I'm really pleased with it.
"When you see all the pieces together, the sum of them is better than the individual parts.
"The smallish pieces might go unnoticed, but when they're all put together, it makes a bit of a splash."
Fellow embroiderer Carol Wilcock said: "We come together as a group, we enjoy it. We're free to basically choose what we do.
"There's no stitch we have to do, there's no design... we can do it however we want and it all comes together."
Jacqui McNeil, another of the volunteers, said: "It's a piece of historical artefact, really.
"It's wonderful, it's so good to see something like this come together and see Jill's ideas become a reality."
A programme of events, called Goole 200, is being staged in the town, with funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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