#communitywork

As part of my work on Holy Trinity's Centenary, I was tasked with producing a book which would celebrate the community of the church and what people's faith meant to them. I compiled stories, poetry, artwork, photography, and Bible verses in an attractive book format which went through a rigorous editing process.

Spring & Co. aims to be a cafe with a difference and hopes to actively engage the residents of Walker in Newcastle’s East End. Not only will the cafe sell coffee and cake, it will be a safe place for locals to socialise, discuss pastoral issues and hold their own events. I was approached to design branding and publicity for the community cafe opening soon in Walker. Initially, I was asked to produce a flyer advertising community consultation which helped facilitate. I then went on to design flyers, posters and a banner for their pop-up trail.

During our holiday in Bologna, Italy we entered an architectural competition to design a community bandstand. We tested our idea (and Italian!) on members of the public.

In this article of the Eclipse Newspaper (a free newspaper for and by the people) I wrote about the difficulties locals in Shieldfield had overcome during the "studentification" of the area. This involved interviewing local residents and researching planning policies.

As part of the site-making team, I designed and constructed several functional and sculptural structures for the children’s area of the festival.