Sculpture for Community Garden

Local sculptor Jason Parr  has been commissioned to create a sculpture outside the library on Tolhouse Street as part of the community garden project. He has carved a 4.5 metre totem pole decorated with rows of bloaters at the top, a wave and a sun design and  below  initials and names carved by residents under Jason’s supervision.  The sculpture makes a very pleasing visual transition from the severe architectural columns of the library building to the  trees growing along Yarmouth Way.

The community garden has been designed with plants and trees, places to sit, a vegetable patch and apple tree orchard. The project, called ‘Growing Together’, is funded by £50,000 from the Working Neighbourhood Fund and aims to give local people the chance to come together to create a community space and at the same time have the chance to learn about gardening, construction skills and healthy eating among others. The garden will be officially opened on the 30th October, 2010, with a day of gardening-themed activities.

Local film-maker Matthew Harrison has also been involved,  assisting a group of young people in filming the work being done in the garden as part of a project run by the library and Great Yarmouth Museums with support from BBC Voices. Around a dozen young people aged between 16 and 25 and who aren’t currently in education, employment or training were offered a day’s training at the BBC in Norwich and were then taught film-making techniques as they filmed the creation of the garden.

Here is the link on Youtube  to the Growing Together Film. Feel free to add comments or just say ‘like’ if you like it and forward round your networks. Enjoy ! It’s 14 brilliant minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNwkpuoEq-8

Jason helping Shirley to carve her mother’s name Rose