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SUBMARINES, a classic song and a whole lot of wool has helped bind the Holbrook community together. Generations young and old have come together to make a splash with an ambitious project undertaken by Murray Arts that has seen thousands of knitted squares sent to Holbrook. The assignment has prompted a resurgence of knitting throughout the community as well as reminding people that The Beatles songs still survive 50 years after they visited our shores. Yesterday, event organisers, including Jo Bartels and Karen Gardner, completed the yarn-bombing process. Standing on top of the submarine admiring her handiwork, Ms Gardner said thousands of squares had been knitted together to create the large blanket-like structure. "There are too many to count but it would be in the thousands," Ms Gardner said. Residents have spent the past three weeks knitting smaller squares together to create big pieces. To make the application process easier, a large wire structure was put on the submarine, so the knitted patches could be easily hung. The plan is to leave the submarine yellow for 30 days. Schools also got in on the project, creating woollen pom poms that were stuck to the bottom of the submarine to look like crustaceans. Holbrook Public School made a fantastic contribution, donating more than 100 pom poms. Ms Gardner said the project had encouraged grandparents to embark on craft activites with their grandchildren, teaching them how to knit. "In the older generation knitting is certainly not lost, they have the opportunity to re-discover it and pass it on," Ms Gardner said. "It really is a work of art." As members of the Holbrook community gathered to celebrate a bright future for Murray Arts, it was clear that such a project had done more than add a splash of vibrancy. "It's really brought the community together it's given us pride and also that sense that so many people can do something in their little town."

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