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Northumberlandia – From Landform to Landscapes

Jul 12, 2022 | Art & Music Outdoors, Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Social Subjects Outdoors

Imagine an artwork that you can not only look at, but walk over, cycle round, stand on top of, admire from above, below and all sides. I’m standing on The Lady’s forehead, looking down her nose… One that can be trodden down, gets muddy, smells,...

Traversing Walls in Schools – 7 Tips for their Development, Design & Use

Jul 21, 2016 | Art & Music Outdoors, Community Involvement, Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Health & Wellbeing

In the Welsh seaside town of Barry, a place made world famous by the Gavin and Stacey sitcom, lies a typographic traversing wall. It was designed by Gordon Young in association with Part Two – a London-based design consultancy and opened in 2014. Whilst this...

Wishing Rods and Speed Brakers

Mar 19, 2013 | Art & Music Outdoors, Early Years Outdoors, RME Outdoors

“Be careful what you wish for because it may come true” (Proverb) Celtic folklore exists about the use of wishing rods which are found tied to beech trees. The beech tree is also known as the tree of wishes. Fallen beech branches are said to be invitations...

After the Storm – A Transient Art Project

Oct 26, 2012 | Art & Music Outdoors, Community Involvement, Nature Play & Learning

Twenty-five years ago this month, storms ripped through the south of England causing massive disruption, damage and the deaths of a number of people. The town of Sevenoaks was left with one oak still standing. The BBC weather service was heavily criticised for not...

The Stone Jetty Ramblings

Sep 1, 2012 | Art & Music Outdoors, Personal & Holidays

I feel like I should be apologising madly for being a disorganised blogger. I know a lot of people pop by this site around this time of the year as the school year begins. In a perfect world, I’d be giving you my “Top 10 tips for starting outside with your...