The Coat of Hopes is on display at Bradford Cathedral

A community-created coat made from more than 600 separate colored patches has gone on display at Bradford Cathedral.

The Coat of Hopes is a project led by artist Barbara Keal, who said the aim is to focus people’s minds on the “climate and ecological emergency”.

Her patches contained people’s pain, memories, prayers and hopes for the place they lived in, she said.

The mosaic coat, which was taken on a tour of the UK, will be on display in Bradford until June 29.

Ms Keal said the coat’s “ongoing pilgrimage” offered people “an invitation to stop and, by wearing it, focus on the climate and environmental emergency and our connection to everyone else who faces it “.

She added: “Coat of Hopes also carries in its fabric the stories of the people and places encountered along the way.

“It will be so good to meet, walk, sing and sew with the people of West Yorkshire and take them with us as we continue on our way – towards the end of this emergency.”

The coat would be taken to schools and community groups while it was in Bradford, Ms Keal said.

rev. Canon Ned Lunn, of Bradford Cathedral, said his arrival was a “taste” of the events and exhibitions to be held in 2025 as part of Bradford’s year as UK City of Culture.

The Coat of Hopes will be on display in the West End tower space of the cathedral between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Saturday.

Visitors were asked to check with Bradford Cathedral before coming to see the display.

A community-created coat made from more than 600 separate colored patches has gone on display at Bradford Cathedral.

The Coat of Hopes is a project led by artist Barbara Keal, who said the aim is to focus people’s minds on the “climate and ecological emergency”.

Her patches contained people’s pain, memories, prayers and hopes for the place they lived in, she said.

The mosaic coat, which was taken on a tour of the UK, will be on display in Bradford until June 29.