Coastal connections was a project partnership between Natural England and The Laal Collective, celebrating the King Charles III England Coast path through a creative arts project. The project worked with 3 schools, Allonby Primary school, Crosscanonby St john’s C of E primary school, and Holme St Cuthbert school. Working with professional artists, and inspired by Allonby’s flag depicting three herrings, the schools each created a story about one of the herrings, a banner and large puppets inspired by their story. On Sunday 9th July 2023, pupils, staff and families were invited to process and share their stories and artwork as part of a larger celebration day, The Solway Coast Discovery day. Haltwhistle film Project created a documentary of the project which you can watch below.
