Send message to loved one into space

LOROS hospice, organiser of the Rocket Round Leicester art trail, is developing the space theme – by launching messages into space.

Charlotte Graham, fund-raising co-ordinator at Loros, said: “After the success of the Butterflies and Robins Always Remembered collection, we wanted to offer people a really different way to honour their loved ones.

“It’s been a very difficult year for people, none more so than for those who have lost a loved one and couldn’t come together with friends and family to grieve as they normally would.

“Launching a message up into space to your granddad, telling them how much you miss them, together with a favourite photo, and watching it up among the stars, is a truly beautiful way to honour their memory.”

Working with expert Sent into Space, Loros will float messages and pictures into near space, where they will be released among the stars.

Sue Steel, whose dad died at Loros, said: “When you look up to the stars and know that special someone is looking down at you and you can still feel their love.

“Although my dad is gone, he’s still with me, shining brightly and keeping me safe.”

The launch will be captured on video so families can watch as their messages’ journey from lift off to release into the stratosphere.

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Photographer Michelle Louise was on hand to catch some of the participants in Loros’ Twilight Walk last month and also the performers from Arabesque Dance School, Syston, who were cheering on and performing for the walkers and raising money for the charity. Right, one of the Rocket Round Leicester artworks that can be seen at 40 locations around the city until later this month, after which they will be auctioned to raise money for the Groby Road hospice