Current Projects
Projects happening now
Here are a few of the projects that we are delivering in neighbourhoods across Peterborough now.
Westwoof Community Dog Walk
December 11, 2022
Wrap up warm and join us for a community dog walk/meet up at Westwood green space outside High Lees. See the doggie superstars of the Westwoof artwork display. Free treats for all who come!
International Day of People With Disabilities
December 2022
Check out all the local Peterborough events in December. Here is a list of local, accessible events taking place on/near International Day of People with Disabilities on Sat 3rd December.
Build Your Story – Inclusive Storytelling Workshop
Dec 3, 2022
A free, inclusive storytelling group workshop to “build our stories”. Chat, play games, move about the space, and have loads of fun!
Mixed Media Messy Play Day!
Sat 3 December 2022
A mixed media messy play day to celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities! Make your own mixed media collage artwork with Lore Green.
Westwood Youth Creative Group
Fri 2 December 2022
A fun opportunity for 14-19 year olds in Westwood/Ravensthorpe.
Millfield Festival
Millfield Festival is a yearly celebration of creativity, culture, and community in Millfield, Peterborough.
Deljit Singh’s Magical History Tours
Anytime
Local legend Deljit Singh’s tours of Millfield and Peterborough city centre, exploring the history of places and people past, personal anecdotes, hidden gems, and days gone by.
Blink of an Eye
Blink of an Eye is one of our small commissions in Eye. Peterborough Presents wanted to use this short project to connect, develop and work with a local creative.
Past Projects
Light up Eye – Lantern Parade
Sat 12, November 2022
Eye village is going to be the backdrop of a spectacular Lantern Parade in early November of this year. A creative community project that will support wellbeing at one of the darkest times of the year.
Westwoof!
Nov 4, 2022
Send us pictures of your pooch for their chance to be turned into fantastic works of art as part of an outdoor display!
Light Up Eye Volunteering
We’re looking for volunteers to help us deliver Light Up Eye, a lantern parade in Eye village. You can join us as an Events Assistant, Parade Assistant or Artists Assistant. Come join the team…
Millfield Festival 2022
Millfield Festival 2022 was a family friendly celebration of arts, community, and culture in August 2022. featuring a community carnival headline spectacle.
Top tips and favourite bits: Peterborough Murals
Watch: a short film where 4 Peterborough street artists and the PP team tell you about their favourite murals. We also share some top tips to those interesting in working with artists on future murals
Bretton Royalty
Bretton Royalty (summer 2021) was inspired by a Bretton resident’s experiences of feeling like royalty during the 1995 Bretton Festival, when she was ‘Bretton Festival princess’ for the day. We extended this feeling of being made to feel special by your community, and celebrated Bretton residents.
Millfield Festival 2021
Millfield Festival 2021 was a family friendly celebration of arts, community, and culture in August 2021. Millfield Festival 2021 took place in venues around Millfield.
Orton Art Club and Herlington Mural
Orton commissioning panel and Peterborough Presents commissioned artist Kaitlin Ferguson to create pieces of art work to brighten up the Herlington centre
Mint
Mint used art and creativity to reconnect with life and positive mental health as we emerged from the pandemic in Spring 2021. Artists Sam Roddan, Sue Shields and Emily Bowers to produced a series of workshops and projects that took the herb Mint as it’s inspiration.
Westwood Walkway
Anytime
Westwood Walkway mural is a new community mural at Hampton Court Shops, Westwood. Work by Katie Scott. Completed Spring/Summer 2022.
Lullaby For Peterborough
‘Lullaby for Peterborough’, was a project created in partnership with Murmuration Arts and new /soon-to-be mothers from across Peterborough. In summer 2021 they created a specially written lullaby for their babies.
The Link Road Mural Restoration
The Link Road mural restoration took place in the summer of 2021 as part of the Millfield Link project.