Win a free family ticket to see the cranes at Slimbridge!

Somerset Art Works are giving away a family ticket to Slimbridge, which will give access to everything the Slimbridge Wetland Centre has to offer, including the new Great Crane Art exhibition in the foyer. 

The exhibition includes an art installation made up of  hundreds of origami paper cranes created by local Somerset and Slimbridge communities; as well as professional silk painting, jewellery, sculpture and painting.
Cranes disappeared from the Somerset Levels 400 years ago, and in the spirit of women working on carpets and patchwork at the time, the origami crane installation will form a stitched together ‘tapestry’.

Photo: Origami crane sculpture

Several Somerset community groups, a number of schools and many individuals have contributed to this large-scale collaborative installation, making origami cranes using maps donated by Taunton Hydrographics Offices to reflect the journeys that cranes make.   This will be displayed alongside professional artists’ work, all inspired by our Somerset Cranes.

To be in with a chance to win, email to [email protected] why you think you should win the tickets, in no more than 100 words, along with your name, address and contact details.

Terms and conditions:

• Closing date 12pm Friday 27 July
• The judges' decision is final
• The winner will receive a family ticket (admits 2 adults and 2 children 4 - 16)  to the WWT Slimbridge Wetlands Centre, valid between 19 July and 3 September 2012.  The family ticket  will be posted to the winner.
• No cash alternatives available
• All entrants must be over 18 years of age at the point of entry
• Travel, accommodation, expenses, charges and travel insurance are not included.

About the author

Damon’s role is to act as the hub of the project - making sure everyone involved knows what is going on and that it is all running smoothly. He is also responsible for project community awareness work in Somerset, construction of the release enclosure, and running the post release monitoring work in Somerset.  Damon works alongside the RSPB reserve teams in Somerset.