Past Projects
What’s Been Happening?
Here are some of the past projects we have loved creating with communities across Peterborough.
Pretty Pattern Photography
Gallery: Pretty, unusual, and interesting pattern photos taken by people who came along to a photography walk in Westwood.
Everyday Creatives: a mini series
Watch: a short series of films and vlogs on TikTok profiling ‘everyday creatives’ in Peterborough, sharing their creativity.
A Millfield Map
Watch: a 3 minute poem by Faith Falayi. Faith spent time at the Millfield Festival finding out about the neighbourhood, and wrote this gorgeous poem!
‘It’s Millfield’, a song
Listen: A warm, cheesy, feel-good song about Millfield! Original poem by Judita Grubliene set to music by James Harrison and Egle Marcinkeviciene.
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.
Blink of an Eye
Blink of an Eye was one of our small commissions in Eye. Peterborough Presents wanted to use this short project to connect, develop and work with a local creative.
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
Westwood Walkway mural is a new community mural at Hampton Court Shops, Westwood. Work by Katie Scott. Completed Spring/Summer 2022.
Link Road Mural Restoration Documentary
Watch: a 20 minute documentary about the Link Road mural restoration in Millfield, which took place in summer 2021.
Link Road Mural Restoration
The Link Road mural restoration took place in the summer of 2021 as part of the Millfield Link project.
Peterborough Royalty
One giant field of thanks to the people of the city at the Peterborough Celebrates Festival, Ferry Meadows.
The Millfield Link
Millfield Link was an arts and heritage project in 2021 which celebrated stories and memories of everyday life in Millfield, Peterborough over the last fifty years or so.