A tribute to Her Majesty
The Platinum Orb Platinum Jubilee celebrations Windsor 2022
" I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong."
– Princess Elizabeth, 1947
Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2022
Celebrating the Jubilee with community art on the Long Walk
Busy Buttons CORE charity are so proud to have been able to take part in celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubile.
We brought the Platinum Orb to the Long Walk in Windsor as part of the Windsor Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
THE INSPIRATION:
HER MAJESTY & THE COMMONWEALTH
The Platinum Orb was inspired by Her Majesty’s dedication and service to her people and the Commonwealth over her seven decades. Busy Buttons CORE Charity is honoured to have displayed ’The Platinum Orb’ a community art installation on The Long Walk as part of the Windsor Platinum Jubilee celebrations. This 11 ft tall spherical art installation created using 70 bicycle wheels represented Her Majesty's 70 year reign. The national flowers of the 54 Commonwealth member countries made with recycled materials adorned the wheels.
CREATIVE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
Her Majesty’s own concerns regarding the environment and climate change are reflected in our choice of recycled materials. We want to inspire people to think out of the box and appreciate the wonderful possibilities of creating without the use of virgin materials. The installation is made with recycled materials and 70 old bicycle wheels, collected by our volunteers and processed at our Design Studio to give them new life.
WHAT WE DO
Busy Buttons CORE Charity creatively and inclusively engages people from across our community, in particular making a difference to children, with a range of educational art based, experiential programmes to learn skills , boost morale, improve mental health, wellbeing and build community cohesion. Co-operation, inclusion, communication, imagination and creativity are key to the charity’s values.
COMMUNITY PLATINUM TRIBUTE
The Platinum Orb creation process engaged over 1000 participants which included local school children, young Duke of Edinburgh Award candidates, NHS adult and child referrals, visitors, adult and youth volunteers as well as members of the local community. Would you like to donate to the charity so it can continue to offer creative learning experiences to many young people and the community?
At Busy Buttons we are committed to helping every child use creativity and imagination to achieve their unique potential. Your generosity in supporting this project has helped local children and young people to do just that.
Thank you for helping to make a difference in your own special way,
Louella, Lautaro and the Busy Buttons children
A creative journey of sustainability and climate awareness in the community
Snapshot in time
AN URGENT GROWING NEED
At Busy Buttons we are committed to helping each child use creativity and imagination to achieve their unique potential. Demand for our services is increasing. We need your help to continue to provide these programmes for local children and young people for free or discounted for low-income families and children with special educational needs. Your generosity in supporting this project has helped local children and young people to do just that.
Thank you for helping to make a difference in your own special way,
Louella, Lautaro and the Busy Buttons children.
Supporting the project
