About The Event
We’ve been running an exciting competition for Year 6 students across the Beeches Primary School and Gladstone Primary Academy to create some new public artworks for Searjeant Street! Working in partnership with Community First (Peterborough) and local professional artist Fasiha Ashiq, we are creating four brand new planters to brighten up the local community!
This Painting Weekend is a chance for everyone involved in the competition, plus their friends and family, to help paint the winning designs onto the wooden boxes.
Saturday 11 May & Sunday 12 May
Gladstone Connect, Allama Iqbal Centre, 157 Cromwell Road, Peterborough, PE1 2EL
Drop in between 10:30am – 3:30pm
(you don’t have to stay all day unless you want to!)
Please book a painting slot in advance if you / your child would like to do some painting – only limited slots available on the day
What To Expect
Expect a buzzing environment of people and paint! Drop in any time to help bring the winning designs to life. This project is for the local community, by the local community, and we’d love your help in painting these new artworks! You will be provided with all materials and the designs will have already been chosen – this is a chance for you to experience life as a real community artist, do something nice for the local neighbourhood, and have a bit of fun doing something different.
You can book a 2 hour painting slot for you and your children if you want to do some of the actual painting.
Or if you don’t want to get painting, you can still pop by to see how the designs are progressing, have a cup of tea, and tell us what you think about them. You can also find out more about Community First (Peterborough)’s other brilliant community work in the neighbourhood.
Painting slots available:
Saturday 11 May: 10:30am – 12:30pm, 12:30pm – 2:30pm, 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Sunday 12 May: 10:30am – 12:30pm, 12:30pm – 2:30pm, 2:30pm – 3:30pm
****Safety information:
- Children must be accompanied by an adult and supervised during the painting.
- Not suitable for children under 7.
- Please wear scruffy clothes – we will provide aprons for young children and bin bags for older children, but you may get paint on them! We are using outdoor paint which is harder to clean off, so please don’t wear your best clothes to this event!
- Please book in advance to guarantee your child gets a chance to do some painting, only limited slots will be available on the day. You can book a morning or afternoon slot.
Access Information
Gladstone Connect is wheelchair accessible.
There will be some painting happening at floor-height, and some happening at table-height. Chairs will be available to use – please note these are plastic foldable chairs. The floors and tables will be covered with dust matting / sheeting and the front door will remain open.
Expect some noise and commotion – we will have a set of ear defenders and focus toys available for those with sensory requirements, and please bring your own if you prefer.
Activity will happen indoors in the main hall of Gladstone Connect community centre.
Parking is extremely limited, we recommend walking or public transport where possible.
