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1,000 paper cranes fly into Preston city centre church

Posted on - 29th January, 2025 - 7:00pm | Author - | Posted in - Arts & Culture, Preston City Centre, Preston News, Proud Preston
Members and visitors at the Central Methodist Church.

One thousand paper cranes have flew into a Preston city centre church.

The cranes have been folded by members and visitors to the Central Methodist Church in Lune Street.

Making a colourful impact in the Olive Grove Community Cafe, the origami birds are said to be a big talking point amongst regulars.

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The one thousand paper cranes.

Taking inspiration from Sadako Sasaki, a 12 year old Japanese girl who died from leukaemia following the Hiroshima bombing in World War II, the Preston origami folders wanted to create a visual prayer for peace that would be a talking point and a reminder of how we must strive to avoid the horrors of war.

The cranes were folded over a period of 3 months and carefully strung up to create a cloud of colour and texture.

The cafe is open Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 10am to 1pm where visitors will be able to look at the art installation.

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