Veteran groups help create WW2 screw head artwork

The picture is made up entirely of screw heads

Veteran groups have helped make an artwork made up of more than 14,000 screws to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two.

Artist Darren Timby, from Sunderland, designed the piece which depicts half of Winston Churchill's face and half the face of an unknown soldier.

He has visited several veteran groups across north-east England to help him produce the artwork, which is made up entirely of black, gold and silver screw heads.

"It's just been an absolute honour and the uptake by the veterans has been phenomenal," he said.

The artwork still requires about 300 screws to be completed.

On Wednesday Mr Timby visited the veterans breakfast club at Sunderland's Stadium of Light as part of efforts to complete the piece.

David Bygate-Pittiglio said he appreciated the "thought" behind the artwork

David Bygate-Pittiglio, from the SAFC Armed Forces and Veterans Supporters Association, said: "The thought behind it is really important - that's the thing that's really appreciated by everybody."

Mr Timby said it was "always satisfying" to see the reaction from people when they realise what the artwork is made from.

He said that, once the piece is finished, he hoped it would be put on display in a public building in or around Sunderland.