COMMUNITY projects on Portland have been launched to celebrate the easing of social restrictions.

Island Community Action (ICA) has launched its latest projects - the Community Crafters initiative and Decorate Your Doorstep - which are encouraging residents to get creative for their community.

Project manager Katy Pascoe said: "We want to showcase our island’s fantastic community spirit by covering Portland in colour in the lead up to the end of social contact restrictions.

"It's a time for celebration and gratitude, so we're looking for people to decorate their doorstep with bunting, garlands and wreaths.

"We're also hoping that some residents will donate their creations to ICA, so we can offer them to local businesses and communal spaces to display during the period.

"We feel wreaths will be a wonderful way of showing our respect for those we’ve lost."

One of the key aims of the Community Crafters project is to reduce levels of local isolation and loneliness by bringing the community together to use their crafting skills to lift people’s spirits and create a sense of pride.

ICA will be providing a range of patterns and ideas for garlands bunting and wreaths.

Prizes will be awarded for the best decorated doorsteps, as voted for by the community from June 1 until June 21.

For more, visit the ICA’s Community Crafters Facebook page or search: www.islandcommunityaction.org/community-crafters, or call 01305 823789.