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Paper flowers inspire Falkirk mural dedicated to mariner's heritage

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Paper roses made by hand for Camelon's annual Mariner's Day were the inspiration for a mural celebrating the area's heritage.

Emerging artist Lewis Bissett returned to his roots and enlisted the help of his mum and granny to create ‘FLOAT A Mural Fur Mariners' as part of a community art project.

They swapped their knitting for making paper roses, a long-standing tradition associated with Mariners’ Day, the annual children’s fayre which was first held in 1949. READ MORE: Anger as Falkirk Council delays improvements for historic Bo'ness parkland The mural was created in collaboration with Camelon Arts and Lewis's mum and gran were among members of the local community who created hundreds of paper roses for the artwork at workshop sessions.

Lewis said: “As everyone worked, they shared their stories of Camelon and these conversations were used to inform the design.

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