Now, just a few months ago the Manchester Bees were a tourist attraction.
They were visited, photographed and written about and during the summer I regularly featured them on the blog, and then they were gone.*
But not quite, because here are three I missed, courtesy of the archivist of the Together Trust who alerted me to the final resting place of three bees.
These are Lady Buzzington, Let there bee love and Robot battle bee, which are now in the offices of the Together Trust in Cheadle.**
The design and names of the bees were created and voted for by students from Inscape House School which is a non-maintained day special school in Cheadle, Cheshire, meeting the needs of children and young people aged five to 19 years with autism spectrum conditions and related social communication difficulties. ***
At which point I shall just quote what the school has said about each bee.
"Lady Buzzington was painted at Inscape's 25-year anniversary party this May, with each hexagon on the bee decorated by past and present students and staff.
The multicoloured design of the bee reflects the diverse nature of autism and its glorious variety of outcomes.
Let there bee love was inspired by a song with the same name from Manchester band Oasis.
Many of the young people at Inscape are nature lovers, so they designed their bee covered with flowers.
Its design also represents peace, love and unity and the colourful and diverse nature of the many children who painted it.
Robot battle bee's unique design is partly realistic and partly robotic, with a steampunk edge.
Its design reflects Manchester's industrial and worker-bee heritage, with cogs, wheels and Victorian machinery hidden amongst its design"..
And that is it.
Location; Together Trust, Cheadle
Pictures; three bees courtesy of the Together Trust
*Manchester Bees, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2018/08/in-company-of-manchester-bees-no21.html
**Together Trust, https://www.togethertrust.org.uk/
***Inscape House School, https://www.togethertrust.org.uk/special-education/inscape-house-school
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| Lady Buzzington |
But not quite, because here are three I missed, courtesy of the archivist of the Together Trust who alerted me to the final resting place of three bees.
These are Lady Buzzington, Let there bee love and Robot battle bee, which are now in the offices of the Together Trust in Cheadle.**
The design and names of the bees were created and voted for by students from Inscape House School which is a non-maintained day special school in Cheadle, Cheshire, meeting the needs of children and young people aged five to 19 years with autism spectrum conditions and related social communication difficulties. ***
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| Let there bee love |
"Lady Buzzington was painted at Inscape's 25-year anniversary party this May, with each hexagon on the bee decorated by past and present students and staff.
The multicoloured design of the bee reflects the diverse nature of autism and its glorious variety of outcomes.
Let there bee love was inspired by a song with the same name from Manchester band Oasis.
Many of the young people at Inscape are nature lovers, so they designed their bee covered with flowers.
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| Robot battle bee |
Robot battle bee's unique design is partly realistic and partly robotic, with a steampunk edge.
Its design reflects Manchester's industrial and worker-bee heritage, with cogs, wheels and Victorian machinery hidden amongst its design"..
And that is it.
Location; Together Trust, Cheadle
Pictures; three bees courtesy of the Together Trust
*Manchester Bees, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2018/08/in-company-of-manchester-bees-no21.html
**Together Trust, https://www.togethertrust.org.uk/
***Inscape House School, https://www.togethertrust.org.uk/special-education/inscape-house-school
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