Youngsters from Claire House children’s hospice produced art now on display at The Beatles Story, Albert Dock

May 6 2009 by Carrie Catterall, Heswall News

YOUNGSTERS from Claire House children’s hospice have produced a stunning display art which is now on display at The Beatles Story, Albert Dock.

Merseytravel, owners of the Beatles Story, funded the artists’ materials as part of Merseytravel’s ongoing commitment to public art across the region and to Claire House, its corporate charity for 2009.

Collages, paintings, mosaics and papier mache models, including a Yellow Submarine, were created with the help of Claire House Activities Co-ordinator Pam Jones.

The work will be on show at The Beatles Story for a month and can be viewed free of charge if guests enter via the Starbuck’s Coffeehouse.

Afterwards the art will go on show at locations across the transport network.

Councillor Mark Dowd, chair of Merseytravel, opened the display of works at The Beatles Story.

He said: “The more I meet the young people and staff of Claire House the more I can see how truly special every one of them is.

“The art works are a credit to each and every one of the children and I was very proud to be with them to unveil the fruits of their labour.”

Jim Bleasdale, 11, who is visually impaired and uses a wheelchair, made the papier mache yellow submarine. He said: “I really enjoyed making my yellow submarine; we used papier mache which was cold and squidgy in my hands.”

Jack Blythe, eight, who is also visually impaired and uses a wheelchair, said: “I used my hand prints to make my picture of Liverpool and Everton using red and blue for each team and green finger prints for the football pitch.

“We got covered in paint.”

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