Lawyers' artistic ability transforms church rooms and play area!
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09/12/2009
Twelve lawyers from Leicester law firm Spearing Waite picked up paint brushes recently and set to work painting Ratby Church Rooms as part of a community challenge for Leicestershire Cares.
The team of partners and solicitors spent several hours over three Saturdays redecorating the rooms, one of which serves as a children’s crèche.
Thanks to the volunteers’ efforts – and artistic ability – the church committee now has smarter surroundings in which to meet while the pre-school children’s room has been transformed from a drab green area to a bright, cheery space resembling an underwater oasis.
Commercial property solicitor Alison Harrod took the role of team leader and was able to source most of the paint for the project from the community paint recycling scheme.
Her colleague Yvonne Fisher, who is an artist as well as a litigation solicitor, was responsible for creating the ocean life murals. The sea creatures which grace the walls of the children’s area were very intricate with one of the octopuses taking her more than an hour to paint.
The project is one of two challenges the Friar Lane firm is undertaking during 2009 as part of its commitment to Leicestershire Cares – the membership organisation which enables key employers to undertake tasks voluntarily for the benefit of the local community.
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