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Feb 2022
Colourful mosaics brighten up Harrogate street
Nine colourful mosaics that spell out the word 'Harrogate' have been installed on a town centre street.
The mosaics, which were created by disabled artists at Harrogate charity Artizan International, are now on the side wall of the Boots building on Cambridge Place.
The idea came from Harrogate BID, which funded the project. It asked businesses and residents what they felt best symbolised the town.
The responses, which included Bettys, cycling, Yorkshire Tea and The Stray, were given to Douglas Thompson, who is a local mosaic artist and freelance creative at Artizan.
Harrogate BID chair Sara Ferguson said the mosaics have given the drab street a much-needed lift.
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Susie Hart, founder of Artizan International said the artists enjoyed creating the mosaics:
Picture caption: BID Chair Sara Ferguson, sixth from left, Artizan International Founder Susie Hart MBE, fourth from right, and Douglas Thompson, third from right, pictured with Artizan International members and volunteers in front of their Harrogate letters.
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