The Cottingham and Middleton Millennium wallhanging is an exquisitely embroidered tapestry depicting various aspects of village life at the turn of the Millennium including buildings, landmarks, flora and fauna.
Organised by Diana Sharvill, the wallhanging was created by more than 40 Cottingham and Middleton villagers including youngsters from Cottingham School who each completed individual letters and numbers for the central section. The wallhanging is now displayed in the Village Hall Annex.
Hold your mouse over the sections of the wallhanging below to find out more about each item and the people who stitched them.
Village badge (Gill Hammond)
Primroses (Alison Freestone)
Dragonfly (Mrs Green's daughter!)
River Welland (Diana Sharvill)
Miniature horse (Mrs P Spalding)
The Royal George (Nora Walker)
Daffodils (Josie Hammond)
Kingfisher (Anne Peerless)
Hedgehog (Sally Peerless)
Snowdrops (Kathryn Tilley)
Lettering by Vicky Lucas (C), Emma Moore (M) the Buckbys and the children of
Cottingham School (Tiffany Anderson, Victoria Drage, Andrew Green, Becky Hill,
Lauren Johnston, Stevie Lawrence, Ben Leaning, Stacey Lloyd, Daniel Smith and Paul Tilley)
Spread Eagle pub, High Street, Cottingham (Gill Hammond)
Blue Tit (Sheila McAslan)
Rockingham Forest Wheelers Cycle Club logo (Sheila Freeman)
Oak and acorns (Diana Sharvill)
Squirrel (Diana Sharvill)
Blackberries (Diana Sharvill)
Telephone box (Ruth Colby)
Village map (Chris West-Robinson)
Nursery, Ashley Road, Middleton (Diana Sharvill)
Northamptonshire Rose (Mrs Cole)