Thursday 30 August 2012

Go Jo Go

I attempted to take a photo of the window display in Castle Street, but got too much reflection for it to be seen properly.
There's a portrait of Josie Pearson in the centre, with two papier mache Jack Russells looking up at it, with flowers - because Josie Pearson is in the GB Paralympic team, and she lives in Cusop (and the shop is her mum's!). She'll be competing twice, with the clubs and throwing the discus, on September 1st and 7th. There are newspaper cuttings and a biography under her picture, too.
Before her accident (when she was seventeen) she was a keen horse rider, and she's been involved in wheelchair rugby and racing before she concentrated on the discus. She has also been back on a horse, but can't take it to a competitive level - and I get the impression from the quotations in the article in the window that she is very competitive!
So here's wishing her the best of luck!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

And Sarah Putt deserves a mention as the creator of the window - she made the os! Fabulous!

Emanation said...

The display was created by Sarah Putt, who works in Booth Books : )

Emanation said...

.. and that title is just a secret indulgence in posting a little 'Judoon' isn't it?