Stunning and poignant Severn Hospice sculpture will help families remember loved ones
Severn Hospice has created a new garden area and ‘living sculpture’ for relatives and friends to remember their loved ones.
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The charity commissioned Maesbury Metals in Oswestry to create the sculpture that would hold ‘Hospice Hearts’ – tributes engraved with personal messages from families and friends.
Taking inspiration from the heart flower Lamprocapnos spectabilis, a symbol of love and loss, the sculpture will become adorned over time with heart-shaped petals, each bearing an inscription.
The hand-crafted sculpture is the centrepiece of the hospice’s new 'Garden of Memories', formally opened in Bicton Heath by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire Anna Turner JP.
The first person to place a Hospice Heart on the sculpture was Copthorne resident Patricia Bevan, in memory of her husband Ron, who received care at the Bicton Heath hospice.
