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Education student inspires Tour de France decorations

Posted on 15 April 2014

Third year Education student, Maddie Crosswaite, and friends develop mini jerseys idea as part of Harrogate Borough Council's outdoor display for upcoming Tour de France celebrations.

It’s wonderful that Harrogate Council took our idea and ran with it -  and that so many people have been inspired to knit the jerseys

Madeline Crosswaite, 3rd year BAES student

Maddie Crosswaite, alongside fellow students Verity Washington, Gareth Tagger, Stian Kristoffer Jamessen and Nancy Saul, suggested the jersey-themed decorations to Harrogate Borough Council last summer as part of a volunteering project in advance of the Tour visit to Yorkshire.

To date, 23,000 woollen jerserys have been submitted including contributions from around the world.

The full story can be read by visiting, http://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2014/community/tour-bunting/