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Sheila Graber, the animator behind the BBC kids’s tv sequence Paddington, has began work on a mural at Haven Court care home, on McAnany Aveune in South Shields.
Staff on the home approached Sheila to see if she can be taken with making a mural on the fence of the backyard space.
Now Sheila has mapped out and began work on the mural with the assistance of her good friend’s 12-year-old grandson, Henry Macdonald.
The mural is about to function landmarks from throughout South Tyneside and the broader North East.
Sheila has spoken about her plan for the mural and the place she discovered her inspiration from to create it.
She stated: “The atmosphere and all staff at Haven Court are so welcoming and are making the job easy with constant supply of coffee and biscuits.
“My plan is to cover key landmarks with a view to raising interest in folks there to hopefully bring back happy memories and provide a talking point for them with visitors.
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“I have started with The Groyne at sunrise travelling through the whole day to Marsden Rock at Sunset.
“I got this idea from Stonehenge, where evidently the Druids arranged a special ‘Walk from Dawn to Dusk’ for the person who had passed, symbolising the passage of our life on this planet – it seemed very appropriate.”
Sheila is hoping to have the complete mural at Haven Court accomplished within the coming weeks.
