Illuminating housing scheme

4:58pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

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SPECIALLY commissioned artwork will be illuminating a revamped housing estate in east Cleveland.

Following a decision to redevelop the bungalows in East Meadows, Marske, Coast and Country Housing worked with children from Errington Primary School, Marske Library Reading Group and Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council to create a written and photographic record of the community.

As part of the project, the children worked with members of the Saltburn Artists Project to create a collage depicting scenes from their photographs and also showing a timeline of memorable events from 1947.

Artists Mags Hayden and Kathryn Wren were commissioned to design a piece of artwork featuring the children’s ideas situated around the entrance to the newly built Meadowfields Close.

The artwork is built into a wrought iron fence and includes ‘light boxes’ which are sculpted to display the designs drawn by the children. The boxes contain solar lights that give a soft glow effect to the pillar.

To celebrate the completion of the artwork, Coast & Country organised an arts event at Bydales School on Wednesday.

Iain Sim, chief executive of Coast & Country Housing, said: "This is a strikingly individual piece of work which I am sure that all partners involved and the tenants at Meadowfields Close will be very proud of.

"The event was a way to say thank you to those involved in the art project, celebrate their fantastic work and promote cultural heritage in the borough."