Working in conjunction with the local People’s Project charity and local artist Jo McSkimming, the club have today launched their unique memorial wall within Palmerston Park.
The venture gives the families of supporters who have sadly passed away the chance to have a painting done of their loved ones and then have it added to the wall in surroundings that meant so much to them.
The first two paintings were added earlier today. They’re of local teenager Jade Moore and life long fan Alex Harvey. Jo of Southerness who has already transformed the walls outside the ground on Terregles Street with her murals and added a feature to the Arena with her artwork of past and present players hopes to add several more.
Speaking passionately about the project Jo said “We started the wall so that people who spent so much of their time supporting the club could still be looking out at the matches, we hope to have a whole wall, that would be really unusual”.
“It’s very different and incredibly personal. It’s really moving, I’ve been touched when doing them, touched by the people. They are people who were greatly loved and it’s giving them a platform. It’s all to do with the club, that’s why they were here, it’s almost like their sole, the spirit has come back to live at Queens, which is brilliant”.
The club’s commercial manager, Victoria Thomson added “The club are pleased to be part of such a personal and meaningful project. We’re so lucky to have someone of Jo’s talent – her work is outstanding and captures the image and character of people. It has really helped change the look of Palmerston”.
There is a £100 charge per painting – the cost is for Jo’s time and materials and also includes a donation to the People’s Project charity. Anyone interested should contact Jo via the club office on 01387 254853.
