Alderney Tapestry to be exhibited in Battle
THE chairman of the Battle Museum, the spot where the Battle of Hastings was fought, helped roll up the Alderney Tapestry this week ahead of taking it to be exhibited in Sussex.
Robert Emeleus, a former mayor of Battle, will exhibit the 10ft tapestry to mark the 950th anniversary of the year that England was conquered by the Normans.
It will go on show at the museum for two months in Battle, now a market town, and join other commemorative events such a replica battle with more than 950 combatants and a celebration of the Bayeux Tapestry.
The museum will also feature a collection of plants and flowers used to make the tapestry's special dyes and the 6,000 or so inhabitants of the town will create a tapestry of their own.
Mr Emeleus found out about the Alderney Tapestry via his wife Margaret and the mother of Martin Batt, Alderney's former Living Islands manager.
Alderney's final panels, stitched by more than 400 people, have already met with recognition worldwide. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall added their stitches during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations and in 2014 it was exhibited in the Bayeux Tapestry Museum in France.
Kate Russell, who started the project and who was recently awarded a British Empire Medal for her contribution to heritage and culture, said its exhibition in Sussex was another valuable endorsement for the work.
