Etch and Pin

Celebrating #Coventry with children’s books, pin badges, playing cards, stickers and jigsaws! 📌🏙 🧩🃏📖Tweets by @aaronashmore8 #covmerch

[Etch and Pin @EtchandPin]

Hello! I’m Aaron, the #covmerch guy and owner of Etch & Pin!

What started with a #itsabatch pin badge has, in the nearly-four years since, grown to playing card games, children’s books, sticker books and art prints!

Take a look at our full range over at https://t.co/wQqeXGLYQJ

[Aaron Ashmore @aaronashmore8]

Along the way, we’ve donated 11,000 copies to schools so that Coventry children can learn about the place they call home.

What started as one book has now become a collection of 11 titles, designed to make local history fun, accessible and something children can be proud of.

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Over the last few years, we’ve published a growing series of children’s books covering everything from Lady Godiva and the Coventry Blitz to 2 Tone, James Starley, Coventry sporting heroes and the incredible people who have shaped our city.

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People often ask me why I keep creating books about Coventry.

The answer is simple. Every city has stories worth telling, and Coventry has some of the best.

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Badges ordered over the past couple of days are being posted today!

https://t.co/dWyxym92ak

Place your order in the next couple of hours to have your order sent out right away!

An absolutely mega response to this one!

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[Aaron Ashmore @aaronashmore8]

Mega response to the release of our new 1987 FA Cup bus badge today!

Amazing to team up with @Coventry_City and @CovTM to recreate a moment of Coventry history!

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[Aaron Ashmore @aaronashmore8]

A closer look at the details on my new 1987 FA Cup bus badge - probably the most detailed badge I’ve produced so far!

Honestly overwhelmed by the response since yesterday’s release. Thank you to everyone who has ordered, shared or commented - it genuinely means a lot.

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[Aaron Ashmore @aaronashmore8]

Really pleased to finally share this one!

A badge celebrating the iconic 1987 FA Cup-winning bus - created in collaboration with @Coventry_City and @CovTM.

Available now at:
https://t.co/dWyxym92ak

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[Aaron Ashmore @aaronashmore8]

Japan 🤝 Coventry!

The biggest pleasure to meet up with @ccfc1987 and his wife whilst we are in Osaka! 🇯🇵

The most fun evening hearing about how Kazu first became a @Coventry_City fan in the 90s after being a student at Henley College!

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Tonight sees a special DJ set by @PanjabiMC1 and a celebration of Coventry music at the @Coventry_City match against Preston!

Here’s a selection of some of the musical Cov Kids featured in my ‘Meet the Coventry Kids’ books! #PUSB

[Aaron Ashmore @aaronashmore8]

I had the chance to talk about becoming an author, building a creative career, and why being from Coventry has been such a big part of what I do.

We also heard from former @Coventry_City player Dave Busst, who spoke about his playing career and the importance of resilience!

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A great session this afternoon at the @CBSArena as part of @coventrycc’s Primary Aspirations Week.

Nearly 100 primary school pupils joined a special event hosted in partnership with @SBitC_CCFC.

[Aaron Ashmore @aaronashmore8]

I was honoured to be invited to Gosford Park Primary School to cut the ribbon on their new library today! An amazing new learning space which puts reading at the heart of the school!

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It’s World Book Day!

A great assembly at St Thomas More School this morning with a hall full of fun and creative outfits - from Wonka to Minions and Wimpy Kid to Dogman!

[Aaron Ashmore @aaronashmore8]

Another year of being judges of the @CoventryBS Young Writer of Year done!

My fifth, Oscar’s fourth! We read hundreds and hundreds of stories submitted by our city’s brightest young writers and the ceremony tonight saw the winners crowned!

Always a pleasure, never a chore!

[Aaron Ashmore @aaronashmore8]

A fun World Book Day talk at Spon Gate Primary School.

Was really cool to see how their temporary school has come together whilst the main school is being redeveloped! A pre-built classroom dropped in from the sky by a crane!!

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A fantastic way to start what has become the busiest week of the year for me; World Book Day week!

After Saturday’s game, I’ve almost totally lost my voice so I was thankful to have a microphone!!

Another eight school talks plus the Young Writer of the Year competition ahead!

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Super Frank #PUSB

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Jack wearing the I🩵Cov pin badge that Caleb gave him on Saturday! What a boy! #PUSB

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Still blushing at Milan pointing me out to Caleb! His smile and thumbs up 😍 #PUSB