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CWR,8 mins

11ft puppet 'Little Amal' is highlighting the plight of refugee children in Coventry

CWR Breakfast with Phil Upton

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A 11 foot high puppet of a refugee girl is walking through Coventry. She's being called 'Little Amal' and is operated by 3 people. She's meant to represent a 10-year-old girl fleeing war and trying to reach her family, to highlight what refugees go through. Hillfields resident Saradha Krishnamoorthy and her three children will be among those meeting Little Amal.

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