The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Mural a memorial to Robyn
Mum Danielle Falconer holds a favourite toy of her daughter Robyn, 3, who died in a tragic road accident in Townhill earlier this year. A mural by artist Donna Forrester has been unveiled in the village to remember Robyn. Picture by Kim Cessford.
The family of a three year-old Fife youngster tragically killed in a road accident in August, have welcomed the unveiling of a huge mural in her memory.
The striking 30ft high artwork depicts happy-golucky Robyn Cox, and has been painted on the side of a building in Townhill, Dunfermline, close to where she died.
The stunning mural was created by renowned Fife artist Donna Forrester at the request of the family as a way of remembering a little girl loved and now missed by so many.
Parents Danielle Falconer and Barry Knox want the mural to be a lasting tribute to their daughter who was hit by a vehicle in Main Street, Townhill, on August 3. She died a short time later in hospital.
Family members, including Danielle and Robyn’ s aunt, Arlene Falconer, gathered for the official unveiling, declaring the mural even better than they could have hoped for.
Speaking on behalf of the family, Arlene said the aim of the mural, which captures the youngster’s smile, was to create something nice for the people of Townhill following the tragic events.
“There is so much sadness surrounding everything that has happened and we just wanted to have something to remind people of what a special little girl Robyn was,” said Arlene.
“The image has been created from several different photos, so we took her beautiful smile from one and her eyes from another and, of course, Robyn’s favourite cuddly toy is included too.
“The first time I saw the finished mural it took my breath away.
“It’s everything and so much more than Danielle and the family could have wished it to be.
“It’s captured Robyn perfectly and we hope it will help people to smile once again.”
Artist Donna recently worked on similar large public murals of the Fife boxer Connor Law and Paul Lowe, the Black Watch soldier killed in Iraq in 2004.
She said: “I was humbled when Robyn’s family asked if I could create the mural and it has been a privilege to get to know her character a bit whilst working on this.
“Usually the community would struggle to say much about someone Robyn’s age but she was such a sociable wee girl, lots of people had comments and happy memories of her.
“Including all the prep work, the mural took 15 days to paint.
“Having vertigo is always an issue working on scaffolding but the fear of heights is dissipating a bit each time I have to work at height.
“Robyn’s family are doing an amazing job supporting each other and now fundraising to help others.
“I’m glad they have a nice vision to see at Townhill, and hopefully it brings the community some comfort.”