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Imagining an alternative: Blaydoon
The year is 1828 and Blaydon is on the brink of incredible change… a turnpike is planned but will the railway arrive before it? Starting from this moment – and pooling the collective imaginations of visiting families dropping-in to Blaydon … Continue reading
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Tagged Archaeological, Artwork, Blaydon, Creativity, Drop-in, Families, Gateshead, History, Imagination, Library, Making, Maps, Photos, Place, Railway, Re-imagining, Recycling, Sessions, Streets, Turnpike, Tyne
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Dog Walk – Cowgate
January is a risky month to launch a new outdoor activity. That anyone turned up – with hindsight – is quite astounding. But numbers were low – even with the offer of free soup for afters. My input on Cowgate … Continue reading
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Tagged Cowgate, Dog, Dog Walking, Initiative, Medallion, Newcastle, outdoor activity, Residents, Sessions, Streets, Walking
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Union Workhouse and Honeysuckle Hotel – Gateshead
What a strange and depressing view, waking in the mornings to throw open the curtains of Honeysuckle Hotel and gaze across to the Workhouse. I can’t imagine any but the hard-hearted wishing to stay there. If I’ve read the map … Continue reading
Wave-ology – Cowgate
From vigorous side to side from the wrist, through whole arm swing to just a wiggling of the fingers, (depending on what ached most) our ‘wave’ styles evolved over the week. Waving is infectious it seems, as we received a … Continue reading
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Tagged Artwork, Commuters, Cowgate, Dog Walkers, Housing Estate, Local Folk, Pop-up, Rat-run, Residents, Streets, Talking, Walking, Waving
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Slow Roads – Fast Art on Cowgate Estate
On a cold and snowy Monday morning, we cheered up early commuters with the first outing of our pop-up art installation. Twice a day for the next 5 days, will find us somewhere on Cowgate with life-size road sign including … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Intervention, Artwork, Children, Commuters, Cowgate, Dog, Flowers, Housing Estate, Medallion, Pop-up, Streets
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Halloween – Cowgate
Highmoor Court is re-wired and redecorated, but the bat detectors were disengaged last Friday leading to a massive infestation. We had bat masks being created, a ‘wall of bats’ and a ‘pin-the-bat-on-the-road-accident’ map which was strangely popular – though priced … Continue reading
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Tagged Bats, Community Group, Cowgate, Games, Halloween, Housing Estate, Maps, Residents, Road Accidents, Streets
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