A COMMUNITY group in Tadcaster have started a project to decorate the town ready for the Tour de Yorkshire.
Tadcrafters are hand making bunting for the event, which takes place on April 29, and will see both the Men’s and Women’s races start on the newly re-opened Tadcaster bridge.
A team of volunteers making bunting from fabric donated by people in the town, including sheets, table cloths and pillow cases, and the finished bunting will given to local shopkeepers and property owners along the route.
The group hope the bunting will promote the town and its individuality throughout the race.
Su Morgan, founder of Tadcrafters, said: “We want to give the Tour de Yorkshire in Tadcaster one of the best decorated starts in the race‘s history.
“We are on our way to making this happen but we still need more donations and more volunteers to help us.”
Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty, said he will hang Tadcrafter bunting on the front of his office, which is alongside the Tour de Yorkshire route, and he hoped the public would join in the community spirit.
Mr Adams said: “The Tadcrafters are using recycled fabric with local volunteers to make the bunting.
“The more people that get involved this project the bigger impact it will have.
“If you can help in any way you should contact Tadcrafters as soon as possible.”
Donations can include old sheets, duvet covers, tablecloths, light weight curtains or similar materials, and Tadcrafter are asking for materials in any shade of blue, yellow or white.
The group also need knitting yarn in the same colours.
Material can be donated at the Tadcaster Leisure Centre, Selby Leisure Centre and Summit Indoor Adventure, Selby. Alternatively you can contact Tadcrafters directly at tadcrafters.org.uk, follow them on Twitter or Facebook page, or email Su Morgan at Tadcrafters@outlook.com
On Sunday night hundreds of people took part in a spectacular lantern parade across Tadcaster’s reopened bridge. The parade was part of a day of celebrations to mark the recent completion of the £4.3 million reconstruction.
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