Education and community art
Ridgeway Farm Community Orchard
HOW TO BE INVOLVED This is a voluntary community group of residents from Ridgeway Farm helping to create and maintain an orchard on the public open space to the east of River View next to the railway line. Started as a part of the Ridgeway Farm Art Project this initiative is for the benefit of…
Read MoreRidgeway Farm Art Project – Community Orchard
September 2023 sees progress towards creating the Ridgeway Farm Community Orchard at Ridgeway Farm. I have been working on this Public Art project since 2013 and am reaching the final stages. The project has had different phases; nature trail map, children’s photography and drawing workshop, bat boxes, a new entrance sign and a community orchard.…
Read MoreParadise Street Public Art Project
Paradise Street Public Art Project Oxford, 2022-23 For A2Dominion A2Dominion are a residential property group operating across London and Southern England providing a range of homes and services for customers including, Social and Affordable rented homes, homes for sale, Supported Housing, Student Accommodation and Key Worker accommodation. I was approached by the A2 Dominion…
Read MoreRidgeway Farm Art Project Newsletter No.8 August 2020
Ridgeway Farm Nature Trail Map – hand delivered to your home! Phase 2 of the Ridgeway Farm Art Project is now complete and nearly all the residents should have a copy of the hand-illustrated nature map of the development. If you are unfamiliar with the project, here is a brief catch-up: The map…
Read MoreCROPS Entrance Sign Design Voted As Favourite For Ridgeway Farm Development July 2020
Thanks to everyone that voted for their favourite design for the new entrance sign at Ridgeway Farm – I was really pleased with the feedback and comments and am delighted that the most popular design is CROPS. This sketch design will be worked up now for planning consent and into working drawings ready hopefully for…
Read MoreRidgeway Farm Art Project – Designs for a new Entrance Sign – Vote Now!
This blog post is to share the designs for a new sign proposed for the entrance to Ridgeway Farm development from Purton. If you have read the other newsletters and blogs you will be up to date with progress of the project and the reasons for this location but just in case you missed it, the best space for a…
Read MoreRidgeway Farm Art Project – Colour at Home Nature Trail Map – page 9 of 9!
Ridgeway Farm Art Project – Colour at Home Nature Trail Map Page 9 – the last one! Here is the last print-at-home section of the nature map for you to colour at home. This is the south western corner of the development as you drive in from the Swindon town – West Swindon Peatmoor area.…
Read MoreRidgeway Farm Art Project – Colour at Home Nature Trail Map Part 8 of 9
Ridgeway Farm Art Project – Colour at Home Nature Trail Map Page 8 of 9 We are getting to the last two sections of the map for you to colour at home, this is the Western part of the development and features the lovely hedging and drainage ditch behind Cob Hill and Dew Pond Close. The brambles,…
Read MoreRidgeway Farm Art Project Colour-at-home Map part 7 of 9
Ridgeway Farm Art Project – Colour at Home Nature Trail Map Page 7 of 9 As lockdown continues in some way for most of us I hope you are able to explore your creative side at home. If you haven’t had chance to watch Grayson’s Art Club on Monday evenings Channel 4 I highly recommend…
Read MoreRidgeway Farm Art Project – Colour-at-home MAP part 6 of 9
Ridgeway Farm Art Project – Colour at Home Nature Trail Map Page 6 of 9 Here is the large open space heading to the railway line and the footpath to the old can and river Ray. This large open field is a haven for insects, butterflies, dragonflies and wild flowers and grasses. Over time it will become…
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