"Drum roll and lots of applause please for: Marlies Cawes – Marlies’ creations crocheted with love, Ginny Graves, Terri-ann Davis – chronichookcrochetpirate, Tanya Rodgers, Emily Taylor – Made by Milly Crochet, Catrina Marsh, Charlie Jury, Natalie Morrison – Crochetgirl74, Exmouth Crafty Crafters, Amanda Strowger, Lynn Booth, Helena Stubbs, Pam Day, Rosie Gedye, Ally, Dawn, Shelley Mathews – providing topper for guest post box in East Budleigh, Jade Angell, Sue Brooks, Sarah Trickett, and Deb Lee." "Ĭlare would like to say a special thank you to all of those who contributed to creating the incredible toppers.Ĭlare adds: "We would be nothing without our team of clever yarn bombers who made all these fabulous works of art. "They will definitely be used again at some point, they won't go to waste. "The plan hopefully is that we can reuse them again next year. "After that, we will take them in and give them a clean and bit of TLC, and then we will put them away for another campaign. "The Tri-Hard runners in Exmouth are going to do a run I believe, where they will visit each one, which people can register for as part of fundraising also for Hospiscare. She said: "The postboxes will stay out for the whole month of October, so they will be up for half term and we hope visitors will be able to enjoy them as well as residents. However, there are two additional 'bonus' postboxes which don't appear on the map. "I did a small yarn bomb raising money for Hospiscare at the end of last year in Budleigh Salterton, on just four post boxes.įollowing Clare's trial yarn bomb in Budleigh Salterton, Hospiscare contacted her to express their delight.Ĭlare said: "We got chatting and one of the ladies there said that she had always dreamt of yarn bombing postboxes in Exmouth and so we talked about it and the rest is history!"Ĭlare says that there are 24 postboxes in Exmouth which have been yarn bombed, all of which are on the map. It's a really fun way to do fundraising for local charities. "When I moved to Devon I really wanted to replicate it down here. She said: "Before I moved here we would yarn bomb in St Albarns every Christmas.Ĭlare said: 'We would be nothing without our team of clever yarnbombers who made all these fabulous works of art.' (Image: Clare Suttie/Exmouth Mail Trail) "There are some incredible ones, there is people sunbathing, penguins, dinosaurs, mermaids, sandcastles and much more.Ĭlare, who moved to Devon three years ago, said the she and her team have been yarn bombing postboxes in St Albarns for a number of years. Organiser, Clare Suttie said: "The theme is 'Beside The Sea', which we think is suitable for Exmouth. What is the Exmouth Mail Trail?Īlthough the well-dressed post boxes are a bit of a novelty, there is method behind this yarn bombing madness, as it aims to raise money for Hospiscare charity. "I always tell people to look in hedges and things as it may be the case that someone has taken it, realised that there is no real use for it and discarded it."Ĭlare says if anyone comes across the missing toppers to get in contact with organisers o f Exmouth Mail Trail straight away. "A crochet icecream also went missing and was then found on a motorbike. She said: "It was later found in a garden. They are full of wire, staples and glue, there isn't much use for them other than sitting on top of a postbox."Ĭlare says that at the beginning of the campaign a letter was stolen from one of the crochet toppers. "There is nothing that you can really do with them, they are not toys. It's a disappointment as the kids loved looking at them. It's a real jolly one of a sandcastle and man with a napkin on his head. "The second one has been taken from Exeter Road near the school. 'After such a difficult period for everyone and with Hospiscare’s finances so terribly affected by the pandemic, The Mail Trail is the perfect fundraiser!' (Image: Clare Suttie/Exmouth Mail Trail)
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