Waterlily Artwork
Katharine Stewart had a deep love of waterlilies and was known to paint them often. Sadly, the location of her original paintings is now unknown.
To honour her and celebrate the artwork that has been lost, we invited local community groups to create their own waterlily crafts and pictures to become the backdrop for our 25/5 event.
Today, their beautiful contributions can be seen throughout the arts centre, bringing Katharine’s favourite subject back to life in a shared and meaningful way.​​
Thank you to all the groups and individuals who helped bring this vision to life!
1st Melbourne Cubs
21+ Community Members!
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Founded in 2023, the Melbourne Cub Scouts are a lively group of girls and boys aged 8 to 10, who meet every Thursday to learn teamwork, try new skills, and have fun making friends.
Blue Sky Day Nursery
30+ community Members!
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Blue Sky Day Nursery is a group of family-owned and run nurseries, going from strength to strength since 2005.
At Blue Sky “We promise to care for your child as we would our own” - including working with our parents to create the best childcare for your child. They feel lucky to have an amazing team of loving, caring professionals who uphold the promise and so much more.
Foundation Stage at Wilberfoss School
46+ Community Members!
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The children in Foundation Stage (aged 3-5) at Wilberfoss Primary School made tissue paper waterlilies. We looked at pictures of the water lilies at Burnby Hall Gardens and some famous pictures of water lilies. We loved Monet's water lily colours and chose pale pink tissue for our flowers. We carefully scrunched the tissue to stick to our flowers and chose different colours for the leaves and water. We had a lovely time making our waterlilies and can't wait to see them on display.
Community Crafters
10+ Community Members
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The Community Crafters are a dedicated group who met weekly from 25 August to 26 March to create the backdrop for the production.
From tie-dyeing fabric that was distributed to other community groups to sewing the entire backdrop together, they embraced every stage of the process. Painting, embroidery, crochet, knitting, you name it, they gave it a go!
Lyndhurst Day Nursery
30+ Community Members!
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We are Lyndhurst Day Nursery and Out of School Club, based in the heart of Pocklington for over 20 years.
We care for children aged 0-11 years and are open for 51 weeks of the year.
Platform 66
15+ Community Members!
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Established in 2019, Platform 66 is a weekly youth club that has fun, inviting games and activities.
The staff are very welcoming and kind, and the club includes amazing opportunities like movie nights, discos, and more.
Young People Count
10+ Community Members!
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Young People Count (YPC) is a charity providing a safe space for young people.
Whether they are working out who
they are or need to unmask, they do everything they can so that their community feels safe. They provide
activities like cooking and podcast recording, so that the young people who attend learn new skills in a relaxed way.
Wold Haven
10+ community Members!
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Woldhaven Day Centre is an East Riding of Yorkshire Council day service in Pocklington. They are offering a service for vulnerable adults including people with learning disabilities, older
people, and people with dementia.
They offer a variety of interesting and enjoyable activities which
promote independence, health and wellbeing. Their programme changes regularly and is adapted to suit the needs and interests of their community.
1st Melbourne Rainbows and Brownies
12+ Community Members!
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These well-established local Girlguiding groups were created for girls to have fun, go on adventures, play games, and learn new skills.
The groups are working towards badges and learning how to work in groups, with topics like first aid and camping!
"We had a lovely time making our waterlilies and can't wait to see them on display."
