Messages strung on rope by the Peace Bell at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens in commemoration of the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2014-02-22-22February2014 DSC_1216.JPG Photo taken by Valerie Livingstone. From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Messages strung on rope by the Peace Bell at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens in commemoration of the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2014-02-22-22February2014 DSC_1218.JPG Photo taken by Valerie Livingstone. From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "People gathering for The Big Hug".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Big Hug in action".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Organising the crowd for The Big Hug".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Big Hug group gathers".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Big Hug in action".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "People entering the Botanical Gardens and being registered for The Big Hug".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Pipers at The Big Hug".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Drummers at The Big Hug".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The lone piper signalling the official beginning of The Big Hug".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The pipe band at The Big Hug".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The command centre for The Big Hug".
Under the trees in the Botanic Gardens was a 'Road Cone Art Competition', to see what sculptures the public could make out of a road cone.
Under the trees in the Botanic Gardens was a 'Road Cone Art Competition', to see what sculptures the public could make out of a road cone.
A photograph of children's paintings attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Manchester and Tuam Streets, botanical preservation site".
A photograph of children's paintings attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Manchester and Tuam Streets, botanical preservation site".
A photograph of children's paintings attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Manchester and Tuam Streets, botanical preservation site".
A photograph of a child's painting attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Manchester and Tuam Streets, botanical preservation site".
A photograph of a child's painting attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Manchester and Tuam Streets, botanical preservation site".
A photograph of a child's painting attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Manchester and Tuam Streets, botanical preservation site".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The piper plays as the large crowd hug each other".
Under the trees in the Botanic Gardens was a 'Road Cone Art Competition', to see what sculptures the public could make out of a road cone. This work was titled 'Conllicious'.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An exhibit from the Festival of Flowers which was moved from the Botanical Gardens to the Re:Start Mall on Cashel Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An exhibit from the Festival of Flowers which was moved from the Botanical Gardens to the Re:Start Mall on Cashel Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An exhibit from the Festival of Flowers in the Botanic Gardens which has been moved to the Re:Start Mall on Cashel Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An exhibit from the Festival of Flowers in the Botanic Gardens which has been moved to the Re:Start Mall on Cashel Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An exhibit from the Festival of Flowers in the Botanic Gardens which has been moved to the Re:Start Mall on Cashel Street".
Under the trees in the Botanic Gardens was a 'Road Cone Art Competition', to see what sculptures the public could make out of a road cone. This work was titled 'Flight of the Butterflies'.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "CBD with Christ's College in the foreground, Canterbury Museum and the Arts Centre".