'The Queen of Gloucester Road' pays her own woolly jubilee tribute
AS the Queen's Diamond Jubilee draws closer an elaborate new tribute has appeared in Gloucester Road – made entirely of wool.
The window display at Rainbow Wool in Horfield depicts a street party and has been hand-knitted by the friend of the shop's owner, Patricia Wright.
Mrs Wright, 69, known as Trish or the "Queen of Gloucester Road" to her small cult following, normally helps craft the regularly changing window displays.
She said: "I do it for the area and I do it most of all for the children. I want them to have good memories of walking down Gloucester Road.
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She added: "There's nothing magical any more about window displays, it's all just the same."
Mrs Wright has lived in Gloucester Road above her shop for 37 years and her displays – which are often created with the help of her friend Sandra Cox – have earned her a Rainbow Wools Window Display Appreciation Society (RWWDAS) Facebook page.
She said: "The Queen could have given me a medal and I wouldn't have been as chuffed as I was when I saw the Facebook page."
She added: "I'm known for my windows and I have always tried to liven up the area with something different. I love this area and I love the work I do."
Mrs Wright is keen to give her friend Ms Cox credit for the latest display.
She said: "She does it so quickly, I was meant to be helping but she ended up doing it all. We both love it. It's our life, it's what keeps us going and it makes people so happy. A smile is worth more than a pound."
Bristol has seen one of the highest number of applications in the country for street parties for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
More than 150 parties have been organised so far between Friday, June 1 and Tuesday, June 5 in Bristol and the surrounding areas.
And with five weeks to go before the Diamond Jubilee weekend, the number of street parties registered in Bristol has already passed the number that took place for last year's royal wedding.
So far around 70 community street parties have registered with Bristol City Council for a street closure, in addition to other major organised events.
Applications for the parties have come from across the city, from Hartcliffe to Horfield.
Comments
by jamespe40
Wednesday, May 02 2012, 11:53AM
“Hey Trish
Even though i'm not into knitting i know how much work you have put into that shop and how welcoming you always are to your customers.
Ive seen so many shops open and close on the gloucester road but yours has always been there which speaks volumes.
Well done”
by Mandyvek
Monday, April 30 2012, 7:41PM
“Well done Trish!!!
You work very hard and put in so much effort with your window displays and it really is appreciated. Anyone that walks into the Rainbow Wool Shop is always made to feel very welcome. You get that personal touch which only a small independant shop can provide.
I will definately be popping in next time I visit Bristol. Well done again to you and your team!”
by Mandyvek
Monday, April 30 2012, 7:32PM
“Well done Trish!!!!
You work very hard and put in a lot of effort with your window display and it really is appreciated. You provide an excellent service and are always helpful and welcoming to everyone that walks into the Rainbow Wool Shop. It is so nice to have that personal touch and expertise that a small independant shop provides.
I will definately be visiting your shop when I next come to Bristol. Well done again to you and your team.”
by MegKai
Sunday, April 29 2012, 12:06PM
“Fantastic, Grandma!
Such a wonderful shop, full of colour and happiness.
We always look forward to coming home to Gloucester Road from abroad and seeing what's in the window. Love you!”
by Kiwii5667
Saturday, April 28 2012, 4:34PM
“Well done to the 'Queen of Gloucester Road' Trish.... if you haven't been to this little gem of a shop before then take a visit, it's has old fashioned values and the owner Trish is helpful and always there to serve you with a smile.
I remember when I was a young child we used to visit a large department store in Broadmead which always had fantastic window displays and I can remember going there to visit, these type of memories are hopefully what the young generation in the area will remember about Gloucester Road and about Rainbow Wool Shop.
The children often stand outside this shop and look for hidden treasures that Trish has hidden, and they love seeing their favourite TV characters in the window.
Well done MUM, and a big thank you to all your friends and helpers, who keep this tradition going.......”