Subway Painting Project Starts In Cirencester

The Cotswolds

Contact Us
[email protected]

Website design and hosting by Commatic

Cotswold Blog

The Cotswold Blog is a collection of diary entries, news, gossip and other Cotswold related information.

Subway Painting Project Starts In Cirencester

A project to paint part of Cirencester has got going this month as budding young graffiti artists decorated a well-used underpass in the town.

The Chesterton underpass, which links Chesterton Lane with Deer Park School and Cirencester College, now has a new lease of life after an on-going project to paint it in a �street-art� style started on Saturday January 24th.

The project - which now features a wide range of colourful images and art - was first launched in 2006 when students at nearby Deer Park School painted the subway during their Enrichment Week, but following an act of vandalism in 2008 � which wrecked parts of the artwork � it has been painted white.

Cotswold District Council is one of several partners on the project, which also includes Deer Park School, Cirencester College, the Chesterton Project, local businesses and Gloucestershire Police.

The funding for the project has come from several sources, including the Council, and it is hoped the underpass can be decorated on a regular basis.

Cllr Clive Bennett, Cotswold District Council�s Portfolio holder for Safe and Strong Communities, said:

�This is an excellent opportunity for young artists to display their skills. The council is pleased to support this project which will add interest to the underpass.

�The main users of the underpass would appear to be youngsters going to and from school and college so this is art by youngsters for youngsters. Hopefully it will not become a target for vandals."

It is hoped that painting the subway can become a rolling project to keep young people interested and proud in the environment in which they live.

The underpass is owned by Gloucestershire County Council, who is responsible for its structure and upkeep.

Posted : 02/02/2009 10:58:36

PLEASE NOTE: This story has been archived and the information contained within it may no longer be correct.


Other recent Cotswolds news items

Chipping Norton Leisure Centre set for expansion

Chipping Norton Leisure Centre is set for a major upgrade after councillors gave funding the green light. The Centre, based at Chipping Norton School, will be given an artificial turf pitch which...

Record numbers for Cheltenham Science Festival

Record numbers flocked to Cheltenham Science Festival last week (5-10 June) to explore the wonders of science. There were over 45,000 visits from people of all ages taking part in six free interactive...

Scout Group set to benefit from council grant

Plans for the interior fit out of a Scout Group hut in Chipping Norton have been given an £18,000 funding boost from West Oxfordshire District Council. The new fit out is for a brand new hut...

To view the full Cotswold Blog, click here