AN AWARD-wining charity has created a hand-crafted butterfly installation to raise awareness for dementia.

Reminiscence Learning, based in Wellington, has been working in partnership with Go Create artists across eight hubs in Wellington, Taunton, Bridgwater, Burnham on Sea, Yeovil, Chard, Glastonbury, and Minehead.

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Visitor Michael Johnson and Helena Power from Wellington Methodist Church

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Indie, Jodie, Naomi and Willow Rossiter-White

The installation, which featured 9,413 handcrafted butterflies, was set up on Saturday, April 2, and will be displayed until Monday, April 4 at the Alan Rogers Centre, Wellington School.

The initiative is part of the Chrysalis Butterfly Events.

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Lisa and George Corrick

For more information about dementia, please visit www.reminiscencelearning.co.uk or email office@reminiscencelearning.co.uk or (01823) 668676.

The charity is also on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Below are more photos from the event.

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Vicky and Dominic Hayward

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Laura, Averie, Ottilie, and Alex Keyworth

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Angela Rippon CBE and Fiona Mahoney [Reminiscence Learning] in front of Wellington Majorettes

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Angela Rippon CBE

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Fiona Mahoney (Reminiscence Learning), Angela Rippon CBE and Mark Lithgow (Mayor of Wellington)

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Wellington Majorettes

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Angela Rippon CBE