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National
Kirsty Paterson

Paper flowers inspire Falkirk mural dedicated to mariner's heritage

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.

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