Washington New Town 50 years (1)

Working with a primary school in Washington (Tyne and Wear), to make a large banner to celebrate the coming together of the many villages in the area to 'create' a town. This Washington is where George Washington 's ancestors came from and the has been a settlement there for over 800 years.What you can see the children painting is the initial design for Washington: purple illustrates industry, yellow= housing, red= shops, green= parks etc. Tomorrow, we'll paint to roads, schools, river and background. It reminds me of a colourful English patchwork landscape you see from the sky.