TODAY’S SKETCH IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY NALU BEADS, THE COLOURFUL HAND-MADE BEACH BRACELETS THAT I HAVE GROWN TO LOVE AND COLLECT BEADS FOR.

My latest addition from Monday’s visit to Woolacombe, is the red Surf Life Saving bead, of which, 20% of its sale goes to the charity.

Get knotted. Leather thongs by @nalubeads

From loosely attaching both bracelets to each other, I got this bi-lingual knot: the dark chocolate and creamy white – a reminder of mixed identities in today’s society in Gloucester and UK-wide.