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The Alan Fish Mosaic

A very special Mosaic has been unveiled at Smethwick Swimming Centre. Children from Mary children-alan2.jpgMagdalene School and adults who attend Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council’s Day Services worked together this summer to design and create The Alan Fish Mosaic during Playtrain’s second Dignity Project.  The project was part of Sandwell’s Dignity Campaign, which aims to promote dignity in care and increase understanding between the generations.

The adults enjoyed finding out things that interested the children, which in turn triggered memories of when they were young. The children saw no boundaries whilst working with the adults and repeatedly referred to them as their ‘friends’.

The children’s comments about the project include:

“Greatest memories ever, I’ll treasure them all my life!”
“I will never forget them, (the Adults), they have been lovely to meet.”

The Alan Fish, which sits at the centre bottom of the mosaic was named after one of the adult mmosaic-fish-1.jpgembers of the group, by the children, and reflects the deep respect the children hold for the adults.

The Alan Fish Mosaic’s colourful and flamboyant imagery captures the shared joy, exuberance and common creativity of the two groups and the legacy will be shared with the wider community for many years to come.