Angela Loveridge hopes to make 1,000 peace cranes using the ancient Japanese art form, before donating them to a local school or retirement home.

The concept comes from the Global Rainbow Peace Crane Wave, which sees people send cranes to locations around the globe.

"In origami folklore if you fold 1000 peace cranes a wish comes true," said Angela.

"A little girl in Hiroshima was folding a thousand peace cranes to basically stay alive, but she sadly died at around 760. Ever since then people have been sending them to places like Hiroshima or for other causes.

"I folded 1000 peace cranes with a local primary school recently in response to problems they were having in Thailand. People fold for lots of different reasons."

Origami enthusiasts from all over Wales have pledged to send Angela peace cranes directly to her in Glastonbury.

However she has also appealed to Chronicle readers to help her hit the 1,000 mark; she added: "At Glastonbury it may be possible to fold loads, but on the other hand people may be too into the festival to fold.

"Readers could help by folding and sending birds to Nic and Marie Piper, Greencrafts Field, Glastonbury Festival, Wortyh Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4BY - I'm seeing it as a challenge to get people interested and it's quick to learn - a 20 minute activity - so it should be good fun."

And once the 1,000 crane challenge is completed, Angela will focus on playing a part in the Global Rainbow Peace Crane Wave, where people send cranes to locations around the globe.

To find out more about peace cranes, visit www.worldpeace@sadako.org, or www. globalmobileorigami.co.uk.