After a quick inspection of the drains that have been causing flooding problems in Acton this morning, I went down to Tesco’s to have a quick look at how the community mural project is progressing. The project is aiming to decorate the subway that leads from the Tesco filling station under the by-pass.
In the words of Babergh officer Ann Scott (pictured below):
‘The project started several months ago with workshops at Sudbury Upper School, All Saints and Uplands Middle School, along with a workshop in the community. The sessions covered the history of graffiti and the consequence of doing it illegally. Students and members of the public were then encouraged to draw up some designs for a community mural. Up to 70 people have had their designs chosen to be put on the subway walls and they are all helping to apply it this week and next.
The subway which has been chosen has been hit with graffiti and criminal damage for several years now, but it has increased in its frequency and severity over the last few months. It is hoped that by involving some of those who have caused this criminal damage and the local community that it will reduce or even eradicate the illegal graffiti. ‘.
As you can see from the pictures the results so far are very exciting.
