Schoolchildren’s artwork unveiled on food store mural

A group of schoolchildren have unveiled a special piece of artwork they created, which now adorns a new food store in Reepham.
 

Children and staff from Reepham Primary School with Central England Co-op Reepham team leader Blain Price (right). Photos: Central England Co-op

 
The Central England Co-op in Station Road, which opened in November, welcomed children from Reepham Primary School on their last day of term to see their public artwork displayed on the store.
 
The design, entitled “The Three Churches”, was created by pupils as part of a local history project.
 
Teacher Karen Phelps said: “Years 3 and 4 have been studying the history of Reepham this term.
 
“We started looking at the Anglo-Saxon settlement, based around the churches; there are three on the same site, two of which stand today and the third is a ruin in the grounds.
 
“This is quite rare and special and comes from the fact that the churchyard was the point where three different parishes met.
 
“A tale of three sisters with their three farms was told to illustrate this; it is now the town sign.
 
“This term we have walked around Reepham looking at the buildings and how they have changed both in use and architecture and we spent a long time looking at the church.
 
“So, when Central England Co-op asked for artwork for their new store this seemed the obvious choice, especially as we have close ties with the vicar, who usually does a weekly assembly, and we use the church for history and religious education, and also a carol concert each year.
 
“Mr Warne leads art in our school, and he drove the project, which was done by mainly Year 4 with help from Year 3.
 
“The children really enjoyed producing the artwork and are delighted to have it on the new Central England Co-op store in Reepham so they can see it every time they go past.”
 
Store manager Brad Tuckfield said building links with the community has been vitally important and having a permanent feature created by the local school as part of the store made him particularly proud.
 
He said: “We have had such a wonderful welcome from the community in Reepham since we opened the store and are so proud to be a part of the town.
 
“I am delighted to be able to display the fantastic piece of artwork created by children at Reepham Primary School on a landmark which has such resonance in the town, and it gives all the team a boost to see the artwork every time they come to work.”
 
The food store is open from 7 am to 10 pm, Monday to Sunday.
 
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The artwork entitled “The Three Churches”.

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