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Sanctuary – an intricate wooden structure by artist David Best – will offer an extraordinary spiritual space for communities to come together to mark the losses of the last two years by donating words, objects or mementos left to adorn the walls of this monument to the resilience of the human spirit.

Phil Upton speaks to Director of Artichoke Helen Marriage about the project. Ushma Mistry also has a report from an apprentice carpenter, who transferred making cabinets in college to making this sculpture at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre's workshop.

The structure will rise from the centre of the Miners’ Welfare Park in Bedworth, known as ‘the town that never forgets’, for its huge annual Armistice Day Parade. Opening on Saturday 21 May, the artwork will offer a place of sanctuary to remember the devastating personal losses caused by the corona virus pandemic. In a powerful symbol of catharsis and rebirth for the whole community, it will be set alight on the evening of Saturday 28 May.