The 2012 Olympics are thundering down the track towards us and many British traditions and things we can be proud of are leaping onto the band wagon. One of those chasing the Olympic bus is the loveliness that is British Wool.
With the Campaign for Wool kicking off in January, launched by HRH The Prince of Wales in an attempt to revive the fortunes of wool, all the wool producing nations as well as major retailers such as John Lewis and M&S are being brought together and with the Olympics grabbing the attention of the world what better place to showcase our woolly talents?
So The Woolie Petition was born. It's an attempt to calling on the organisers of the London 2012 Games to provide a showcase for the fleecey stuff. The ideas go from the obvious such as carpets/upholstery etc in the new buildings being commissioned to getting a commemorative badge or brooch made from wool for every competitor in the Games.
Find out all about it here and sign The Woolie Petition to help reach the 5,000 signatures they're after. Be proud of your woolly heritage!
(Derek the Sheep image courtesy of Gary Northfield)
