Meet the schoolgirl who has created artistic adventure trails for families as they visit parks across the city

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Imogen Glanville has placed a number of drawings around Roker Park and invited people to leave their own message at its bandstand, as well as along its seafront, while she and her siblings have also painted blocks to place around Princess Anne Park neat their Washington home.

They have helped celebrate the NHS, as well as urge people to stay safe during the coronavirus crisis.

The project has helped keep the family busy as they stick to the rules about only leaving home for exercise, essential journeys and to shop as school days and work has been halted by the outbreak.

Six-year-old Imogen Glanville has created an art trail around Roker Park, where she's set up a place for people to leave messages, and Princess Anne Park in Washington.

Imogen, six, who attends John F Kennedy Primary School, has been helped by brothers Thomas, 10, Nathan, 13, and sister Orla, two, and parents Kayleigh, 34, a beauty therapist, and dad Rob, 35, a Nissan worker, as she put together the artwork.

The idea has proved a hit with visitors to the parks, who have shared their own photos as they discovered the notes around Roker, left as the family made a trip down to the coast to watch the sunrise, when it was extra quiet.

People have been tagging their own posts with #imogensmessage so they can share their experiences.

Families have been leaving notes for each other at the bandstand in Roker Park after spotting Imogen Glanville's trial.

Kayleigh said: “We went to the wood near to where we live and people had been painting blocks of wood and putting them around so people can spot them.

“We thought that was a good idea, so when we came back, we did some too.

“We made lots of little messages to leave around.

Imogen Glanville created a host of artworks for her project.

“Down at Roker, we left around 10 at the park and down by the beach as well.

“We left ots of paper at the bandstand so people could leave their own note and we just hope they stay put.

“I’ve had lots of messages through from people saying they have loved finding them and it’s been exciting to get messages and share them with Imogen.

“It’s been so positive and nice to make people happy.”

The Glanville family visited Roker to tie the pictures to spots around the park and seafront.

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Imogen Glanville and her family have been delighted to receive messages from others after they followed her trails.