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A giant ball of colourful yarn with the Bradford skyline around the edge of it against a blue sky.
Free

12 Jul 2025

A Good Yarn: BD10 Roll

Luke Jerram & Bloomin' Buds

Roll with it! Our giant ball of yarn rolls into BD10.

Event Details
Date 12 Jul 2025
Times 3-3:45pm
Location Ravenscliffe Avenue, BD10 0JJ
Ages All ages

Bradford’s textile heritage is the inspiration for A Good Yarn, an extraordinary new creation for Bradford 2025.

A Good Yarn is a huge ball of yarn – and we mean huge.

Fabric and clothing donations from across Bradford District have been plaited into a rope stretching more than a kilometre. With the help of community groups in BD10, we’ve wound the rope into a ginormous yarn ball, three metres high and wide.

A Good Yarn will be rolling down Ravenscliffe Avenue between Bowness Avenue and Falkland Road/Langdale Road on Saturday 12 July, accompanied by Katumba.

A Good Yarn is the brainchild of Luke Jerram, in partnership with Bradford’s Bloomin’ Buds – with a soundtrack from the Broken Orchestra and a helping hand from the people of Bradford.

Route

The BD10 roll of A God Yarn will take place on Ravescliffe Avenue (BD10 0JJ) and will start at the junction with Bowness Avenue at 3pm.

It will make its way down to the junction with Langdale Road and Falkland Road before turning back on itself and finishing half way between these points at around 3:45pm. See the map below for the route.

Please note

Due to the nature of this artwork public rolls are subject to dry conditions.

About the Artists

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Luke Jerram 

Luke Jerram

Luke Jerram is a UK artist who creates extraordinary sculptures, installations and live art projects around the world, often for public spaces. His previous works include Museum of the Moon, which has been presented in more than 40 countries around the world; First Breath, a light artwork celebrating new life; and Play Me, I’m Yours, street pianos installed in cities from Tokyo to New York.

Bloomin' Buds

Bloomin’ Buds are a Bradford-based theatre company that works to increase access to the arts for working-class communities in the district. Based at Albion Mills in BD10, Bloomin’ Buds are passionate advocates for bringing voice and empowerment to working-class people and communities through the arts.

The Broken Orchestra

The Broken Orchestra are known both for their genre-defying music and for their innovative work in producing work for public space and community arts. Their projects transform public spaces into sonic canvases, using field recordings, spoken word and original compositions to reflect the stories, voices, and textures of local communities.

Credits
Commissioned and produced by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture. Supported by Bradford District and Craven Mind and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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