Shropshire town taken over by knitted Harry Potter characters as 'yarn bombers' return
A town in Shropshire has been given a magical transformation after knitted and crocheted characters from the Harry Potter series were used to decorate trees, benches and postboxes.
The Ellesmere Yarn Bombers have been decorating Ellesmere with their crafted creations since 2018, with Harry Potter chosen as the theme for this year's summer yarnbomb, a concept which sees colourful knitted and crocheted yarn adorn streets.
Alison Utting, who is one of the organisers of the group, told the PA news agency that the idea behind the theme came from a member who wanted holidaymakers coming to the town during the summer holidays, or those living there, to find "joy" from them.
"After the suggestion, ideas started flying," Ms Utting, 56, said.
"We've got some really talented crafters in the group and many were getting really involved saying, 'we can do Dobby, we can do Harry Potter'.
"Others where like 'who is that?' But everyone has really got on board."
A 15-strong team - a mix of different genders and ages - made knitted and crocheted versions of Hagrid, Harry Potter and Dobby, a platform nine and three quarters sign for a bench and a mini-Slytherin outfit to grace a tree.
