Artist Julie Dodd has produced a large installation with the community displaying leaves from Britain’s oak trees. Oak leaves have both local and national significance in World War One history.
Many of the Cheshire Regiments battalions were formed on the Wirral with their emblem being a spray of oak leaves with an acorn, and ion the fronts a ‘sprig of oak leaves’ could be worn with the ribbon of the Victory Medal, signifying a mention in dispatch
These leaves have been decorated with family stories, names of soldiers, poems, photographs and drawings. Throughout the sessions to create these poignant messages, the local community have been able to share their thoughts and feelings, and remember some of the lives lost through creative writings and messages of appreciation.