BRAMPTON has been given a splash of colour after a mystery 'yarn bomber' got to work.
A resident has written to The Cumberland News after spotting their handiwork in the area around Brampton Community Centre on Union Lane.

The resident, who didn't want to be named, said: "Whilst walking around my home town of Brampton for my essential shopping and daily exercise, I have noticed that some yarn bombing is taking place.

"I don't know who the knitter or knitters are but they are slowly decorating the area around the community centre, with knitted creations.

"There are several rainbows dotted around the area, along with a couple of hearts and more recently butterflies and a ladybird have also arrived."

Yarn bombing is a relatively recent phenomena which involves leaving knitted creations in public places.

It's also known as 'guerrilla knitting'.

The aim is to create a non-permanent display that can be removed easily.

Some have seen it as a protest to 'reclaim  and personalise sterile or cold public places'.
Another yarn bombing project, in Carlisle, involved 1,400 knitted angels were displayed in various locations at Christmas time 2018.

They made by members of the Salvation Army, and local churches around the area and appeared on doors, fences, and lampposts, an array of angels have been created in many different colours.

Each angel was attached with a message of support and people were invited to take them home.

At the time captain Melanie Scoulding, commanding officer of Carlisle Citadel, told the News & Star: “A group of us from six churches across Carlisle set off at 6am on Tuesday to place the Christmas angels all around the city centre before sunrise.

“We thought people would like them but we weren’t prepared for such an overwhelmingly positive reaction to them from the public."