When Glossop professional artist Jean Hobson offered to design posters for Glossopdale Foodbank, little did she think that it would end up involving members of her family across three generations.
But such was the family’s enthusiasm to help the food bank that the work was spread among four people.
Jean provided the general design and the artwork for one of the posters, her daughter, Ginny Parkes, did the digital layout and granddaughter Louisa Parkes and her friend, Thea Best, both nine, carried out the artwork for two more of them.
In addition, MU Prints of Manchester, who make prints of Jean’s paintings, wanted to help and generously provided the printing.
“Over the past two years demand for the food bank’s service has continued to rise and since the start of the pandemic demand has exploded,” said Jean, who is vice chair of the food bank.
“March saw the largest number of referrals to the food bank since it began its work 10 years ago.
“The food bank management committee believes that there are still many people out in the Glossopdale community who really need our service but either don’t know how to contact us or feel that a foodbank is just not for them.”
She added: “The idea of the poster campaign is to make sure that if you are having to choose between heating your home or putting food on your table or have lost your job and don’t know where to turn, then you can turn to Glossopdale Foodbank if you wish, whatever your age and whether you have a family or live on your own. As the strapline on our posters says, our service is Friendly, FREE and Confidential.”
Posters are not usually what Jean works on.
She is a fine artist whose paintings, often of the Manchester urban scene, are normally exhibited across the country but especially in the Manchester area.
However, like all the arts world, exhibitions of her work have been put on hold by the pandemic.
Exhibitions planned last year for the Pankhurst Centre in Manchester, and Manchester Central Library, are still waiting for those buildings to fully open.
However, her work can be seen at the gallery Contemporary Six, on Princess Street in Manchester.
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