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Please see the below excerpt from the main press release, which I have attached in the email with these images.

New national visitor attraction announces opportunity for people to permanently stitch their name in ScotlandÕs history, heritage and culture

Visitors and residents across Scotland in 2020 are being given a unique opportunity to become part of ScotlandÕs history, heritage and culture for generations to come through The Great Tapestry of Scotland: Welcome Panel Tour announced today (Friday 31 January 2020).

The programme of events will give people the chance to work with some of the countryÕs leading textile artists and add a stitch or two to the new welcome panels for the major new national visitor attraction housing the Great Tapestry of Scotland (one of the worldÕs most significant pieces of modern textile artistry). The tour will take place across Scotland throughout 2020 at a variety of iconic historic properties, leading cultural venues, care homes and other venues that promote social inclusion in Scotland. A range of venues for the tour have already been revealed in Aberdeen, Glasgow and the Scottish Borders (see notes to editors) and more will be confirmed later in the year.

When complete, the new Welcome to ScotlandÕs Story panels will be permanently displayed at the entrance to the Great Tapestry of ScotlandÕs £6.7 million purpose built interactive visitor centre, which opens in 2021 in the historic town of Galashiels (in the heart of ScotlandÕs premier textile region, the Scottish Borders). Those who contribute a stitch will also be given the chance to have their names recorded in history as a contributor to the TapestryÕs visitor centre.

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