To commemorate the Coronation of King Charles III, Croome are embarking on a community bunting project, and they are inviting local schools and community groups to get involved. 

Throughout April they will be working with their volunteers, as well as local schools and community groups to create bunting that celebrates King Charles III passion for the natural world, traditional crafts, and the environment. 

Participants will be able to decorate bunting which reflects the new monarch’s commitment to climate activism and to express their own feelings on the subject, with the intention of creating a large collaborative artwork that will be exhibited within the House at Croome over Coronation weekend. 

If your school or community group would like to get involved by decorating a pre-made length of bunting, you can use any crafting method which reflect on the themes of nature, traditional crafts and the environment, all you need to do is email georgia.elstonbates@nationaltrust.org.uk. 

Lengths of plain bunting will be sent to participants throughout April, with completed bunting returned to Croome by 30th April. 

This project has been inspired by the craftivist movement spearheaded by Sarah P. Corbett of the award-winning Craftivist Collective. Craftivism is the act of using crafts (sewing or making things by hand) to achieve political or social change through slow, meditativeprocesses.  Often referred to as the art of gentle protest, craftivism’s main objective is to change the world through creativity by empowering makers to engage deeply and thoughtfully in issues important to them.   

Visitors to Croome can also get involved by decorating their own bunting at a creative craft drop-in session to coincide with Earth Day on Saturday 22nd April. There will be lots of crafting materials available and the session takes place from 10am until 4pm. This is a free activity (normal admission to Croome applies). 

Once all of the bunting has been decorated and joined together you can see it displayed in the House at Croome over the Coronation weekend. You might even spot the piece you decorated yourself. 

Image: National Trust/Chris Lacey