Bristol children make paper cranes in memory of Hiroshima
Posted: 9th August 2023
The tribute marks 78 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
By Clara Bullock & Chloe Harcombe
BBC News
Children have made origami cranes to mark the 78th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
Over the past two years, Bristol children in playgroups have made 1,000 origami cranes.
They have been hung in John Wesley’s New Room, to honour Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who died at the age of 12 from after-effects of the bomb.
“It resembles peace and they look so beautiful. I love making them,” said Alice, one of the young crane-makers.