-

Have you visited woolsack.org – the official website for a project that is encouraging people to create cushions using British Wool? Woolsack is a London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Inspire Project and the intention is that the cushions created will be given as a welcome gift from the people of Britain to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic athletes. The Campaign for Wool is fully supportive of this project.

What is the Inspire Project?

The Inspire programme is run by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. It is a participation program intended to involve everyone in the 2012 games. Over 1,400 projects or events have been awarded the Inspire mark. Click the link to find out more about the Inspire Project.

About Woolsack

Schools, colleges, farmers, craft groups, British Wool yarn producers, individuals and many others are taking part in the Woolsack Project, which is “designed to help people gain craft skills using a sustainable material and also to learn about the production of British Wool.”

Those behind the project are hoping that up to 14,000 cushions will be made in time for the London 2012 Games! These will be presented to London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games athletes, with those that aren’t taken by athletes donated to hospices, care homes and other charities.

Woolsack is about British Wool. The history of wool is intertwined with the history of Britain and these cushions are giving the athletes “a little bit of Britain to take home with them.” For more information about the project, please visit woolsack.org.

{ 0 comments }