'Appleby Crafty Women': Free art trail along the town's riverside

ITV Border's Ryan Dollard when to meet some of the Crafty Women out on the trail

A group of residents have been creating a art trail around Appleby for children to enjoy over the Summer holidays.

The trail has been crated by a group of residents called the Appleby Crafty Women.

The group comes together twice a week at the local library to create and craft.

Carole Pringle said: "We formed about two years ago using a room in the library, just as a knit and natter group.

"Then it evolved into doing something for Appleby.

"We did the Chirstmas decorations, we did a big Christmas tree which was crochet and knit and then it evolved from there.

"We wanted to make people smile and bring them into Appleby and follow a trail around with the children and just enjoy the plant pots and scarecrow people we've made."

Sue McGuinness from Appleby Crafty Women said: "We were trying to think about something different, that families might like to come together, follow a trail around the town, go into local businesses, promote tourism and really boost the local economy.

Shireley Simpson added: "It's like a mental health thing, we all come together, we can natter, we put the world to rights, have a coffee and a ginger nut and then we start creating crafts."

"Everybody passes on their skills to one and other, so it's just a way of mental health and wellbeing.

Trial will run until september, after that they will be working on a piece in centre of town for Remeberance Day, before their focus turns to Christmas Decorations."