A woman who crafted 'heart tree' decorations during lockdown inspired people to get creative with jubilee decorations.
Carol Cross, who lives in Forest Edge, Buckhurst Hill, has been decorating a tree outside her house with handmade hanging hearts since the start of lockdown.
Before the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, Carol made decorations that the community could use free of charge to celebrate.
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The community took to hanging up her decorations to try and spread happiness and creativity during the bleak months of lockdowns.
Carol is now often asked by residents if she will make more hearts for them to use as decorations for their events.
The jubilee is not the first occasion Carol has made hearts for - she also pitched in to raise money for Ukraine.
Carol's decorations raised more than £2,000 as people travelled to collect a heart from what is now known in the community as The Heart Tree.
Decorations are left on The Heart Tree for anyone to take and people travel in to take something from the tree in Forest Edge.
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee was celebrated across Epping Forest with street parties, beacon lightings, and more, so there has been plenty of opportunity to make use of the decorations.
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