17 new benches have been installed across Blackburn with Darwen, engraved with lines of poetry inspired by the Covid lockdowns.
The benches form the borough’s memorial to the Covid pandemic, which has been developed following a public consultation earlier this year.
Each of the 17 benches carries a plaque engraved with lines of poetry submitted by Blackburn with Darwen people as part of the National Festival of Making’s Of Earth & Sky project.
This project from the spring of 2021 encouraged people to write poetry and verse to express their feelings about the pandemic and share messages of hope and inspiration.
Click on the markers to view the poems.
The artwork for the map was created by artist Alexandra Gallagher, collaborating with local design agency Source to provide the interactive map.