Coat of Hopes goes on display in city cathedral

The Coat of Hopes has already been on show across the UK

A community-created coat made from more than 600 separate colourful patches has gone on display at Bradford Cathedral.

The Coat of Hopes is a project led by artist Barbara Keal, who said the aim was to focus people's minds on "the climate and ecological emergency".

Its patches contained the grief, remembrances, prayers and hopes of people for the place where they lived, she said.

The patchwork coat, which has been taken on a tour of the UK, will be on display in Bradford until 29 June.

'Stories of people and places'

Ms Keal said the coat's "ongoing pilgrimage" offered people “the invitation to stop and, in wearing it, to focus on the climate and ecological emergency, and our connection to all those others who face it with us".

She added: “The Coat of Hopes also carries forward, in its fabric, the stories of people and places encountered on its way.

"It will be so good to meet, walk, sing and sew with the people of West Yorkshire, and take them with us as we continue on our way - walking towards the end of this emergency."

The coat would be taken into schools and to community groups while it was in Bradford, Ms Keal said.

The Revd Canon Ned Lunn, from Bradford Cathedral, said its arrival was a "foretaste" of the events and exhibitions to come in 2025 as part of Bradford's year as the UK's City of Culture.

The Coat of Hopes will be on display in the cathedral's West End tower space from 10:00 until 16:00 from Monday to Saturday.

Visitors have been asked to check with Bradford Cathedral before coming to see the display.

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A community-created coat made from more than 600 separate colourful patches has gone on display at Bradford Cathedral.

The Coat of Hopes is a project led by artist Barbara Keal, who said the aim was to focus people's minds on "the climate and ecological emergency".

Its patches contained the grief, remembrances, prayers and hopes of people for the place where they lived, she said.

The patchwork coat, which has been taken on a tour of the UK, will be on display in Bradford until 29 June.