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CORE has combined the work of two well known Cumbrian artists in the form of a poignant colour poster which is now offered for sale. The poster incorporates the reproduction of the oil painting "Towards the Sea, Scafell" by Julian Cooper, member of the famous Heaton Cooper family of painters from Grasmere. Depicting the rugged beauty of the Lakeland fells with the stark threat of Sellafield just discernable in the coastal background, the scene cites the poem "Windscale" by the late Lakeland poet Norman Nicholson of Millom.

TOWARDS THE SEA, SCAFELL

TOWARDS THE SEA, SCAFELL
Julian Cooper

The toadstool towers infest the shore:
Stink-horns that propagate and spore
         Wherever the wind blows.
Scafell looks down from the bracken band,
And sees hell in a grain of sand,
         And feels the canker itch between his toes.

This is a land where dirt is clean,
And poison pasture, quick and green,
         And Storm sky, bright and bare;
Where sewers flow with milk, and meat
Is carved up for the fire to eat,
         And children suffocate in God's fresh air.

Norman Nicholson, Lakeland poet, 1914 - 87.
Measuring 17.5 inches by 22.25 inches (44.0 x 64.0 cm), the posters are printed on 250gsm recycled paper and are available at £6.50 each (UK) and £8 (Overseas) . A number of ‘Limited Edition’ posters, individually signed and numbered by Julian Cooper are available at £26.50 each (UK) and £28 (Overseas). Please state preference when ordering. Prices are inclusive of postage and posters will be dispatched (rolled singly) in protective cardboard tubes on receipt of payment by cash or cheque (sorry, no cards)

With all poster production services provided free of charge by local businesses supportive of CORE’s campaign, proceeds from poster sales go directly to CORE’s campaign funds.

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