Chesterfield post box yarn-bombed for Easter

Letter-writers in Chesterfield are enjoying an added Easter treat, after yarn-bombers gave a post box a festive make-over.
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The post box on Moorland View Road, Walton, was given a festive woolen covering, complete with bunnies and easter eggs

The same Walton postbox, which is located near to Walton Evangelical Church, was also yarn-bombed and decorated for Christmas last year, as well as Remembrance Day and Halloween.

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Yarn bombing is a type or street art that employs colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk.

The Easter-themed post box in ChesterfieldThe Easter-themed post box in Chesterfield
The Easter-themed post box in Chesterfield

The practice is believed to have originated in the U.S. with Texas knitters trying to find a creative way to use their leftover and unfinished knitting projects, but it has since spread worldwide.

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