AFTER months of hard work behind the locked-down doors of Dunster, more than two miles of bunting is fluttering in the breeze up and down the village and Marsh.

The brainchild of the team at the Dunster Tourism Forum (DTF), it brought together 15 volunteers whose cutting, sewing and binding ensured there was enough bunting to stretch all the way from the Visitor Centre by the A39 out to the Dunster Surgery.

“We had an incredible response to the idea for the Bunting Bonanza,” said Susan Ashton, who masterminded the project and is responsible for many metres of bunting herself.

“That’s why, during lockdown, if you walked around the deserted streets of Dunster, you might have heard the gentle hum of a sewing machine.

“We want to thank everyone who contributed to this amazing community effort – the crafters who made the bunting, those who contributed funds and fabrics, the team who erected the display.

“And through the power of social media and TV, we had bunting sent to us from ladies in Cornwall and donations from as far afield as the USA.

“When we see the buzz the bunting has created and hear the positive comments from visitors to our beautiful village we all have a huge sense of pride. It’s amazing what you can achieve when you come together.”

The aim is to maintain the bunting until October half-term, then remove, wash and repair it – ready for re-hanging at Easter 2021.