Hunter Davies and Elsie Martlew with the Cracker Packers’ statue – photo Stuart Walker

Hunter Davies and Elsie Martlew with the Cracker Packers’ statue : Image ©Licensed to i-Images Picture Agency. 08/03/2018. Carlisle, United Kingdom. Statue unveiled for International Women’s Day. Marking International Women’s Day in Carlisle, Cumbria. A statue of two bronze figures by sculptor Hazel Reeves depicting female factory workers from the McVitie’s Biscuit factory has been unveiled. The statue called Cracker Packers celebrates the role of women in the workplace. Author Hunter Davies (left) who helped to fund the project to Elsie Martlew who came up with the idea. Picture by Stuart Walker / i-Images