Dorset Cerne Abbas chalk giant is given face mask by lockdown vandals in lockdown

At least HE’S got PPE! Ancient Cerne Abbas chalk giant is given face mask by lockdown vandals Kevin Knight, 43, spotted the unauthorised alteration on Saturday morning   The Dorset hillside carving was defaced on Friday night during the lockdown  ‘We don’t encourage the defacing of the Giant’ says the National Trust Here’s how to help … Read more

Family-of-four spend SIX hours colouring every brick of their terraced house in chalk

Family-of-four spend SIX hours colouring every brick of their terraced house in chalk to create a rainbow effect to ‘lift people’s spirits’ during the coronavirus lockdown Mother-of-two Fern Taylor, 26, from Wellington, Somerset, came up with idea  She said she was inspired by family on Facebook who had done a similar design  Her partner Marco, … Read more

Scientists try to find the age of Cerne Abbas chalk giant in Dorset

A Giant conundrum: Scientists try for the first time to work out the age of naked Cerne Abbas chalk man carved into the side of Dorset hill The carving has never been dated and its origins remain a mystery to historians The giant was restored for the first time  last year, but scientists now want to … Read more

School goes viral with its fun mural for kids made of tape and chalk 

Chalk that up as an excellent idea! School sees its DIY geometric mural – that uses electrical tape – go viral after parents-turned-teachers call it ‘genius’ Blanco Vista Elementary PE ,in Texas, came up with a fun mural for their pupils Easy-to-make DIY mural uses plastic electrical tape to make geometrical shapes Students then fill … Read more