flags-good news

The flags are going up today!

Splashes of culture along london road

Flags are being put up on London road this week to celebrate our community, our local shops, organizations and such, that are placed along this road. It should 'brighten up the place' also as they have been designed by local people and youth they should and hopefully will be more appreciated. With Jazzy logo's, font and pictures they will add a certain something and make our already well rounded area seem more whole and cultural. Also it is a good chance to show the artistic side of the locals and a welcoming site to visitors. It also expresses the more secluded art that seem to be hidden on London road, showing that there are many people and hidden talents beneath the well-rounded community.

good news !

The planning application for flags on London Road has been granted by Development, Environment and Leisure services. The flags will be at 154, 160, 186, 232-234, 280, 173-175, 187-189, 195, 207, 239 and 253 London Road, Sheffield. The permission will last for 5 years from 27/2/2009- 22/4/2014.

The flags will be put up around the the time of the Sharrow Festival in July. So look out for them!

Flags Planning Application

The Planning Application for the flags project was submitted in February and is pending consideration. You can access it at http://planningdocs.sheffield.gov.uk/WAM/findCaseFile.do?action=show&appName=planning&appNumber=09/00294/ADV

The associated documents describe the details of the flag designs, sizes, and locations. Please feel free to view them.

Flag workshops Jan- March 09

Creative Action Network have been going to local community groups and clubs to encourage the partciapants to put into pictures and words what they think makes a good community. We have been from the children's libraray to Abbeydale Grange, Highfields Adventure Playground to Sure Start and had a really lovely time meeting new people and getting an undertsanding of what people think of Sharrow.

There are lots of pictures of the park, the mosque and the library, but what was most interesting were the symbols people used to express their views. Hands, jigsaw puzzles and back to back houses expressed the unity and diversity that people feel gives Sharrow a great sense of community.

Rave Against Racism: From P.A.

Hi,

Jamie 'Headcharge' contacted me asking if the Rave Against Racism logo could be incorporated into designs for the London Rd flags project - I said Id see what people thought and get back to him.

Attached is the logo I think we could incorporate the logo, but am wary of what this might open up - ie. Do we then promote other community/asctivist groups, organisations? Appreciate your responses - and I will reply to Jamie.

Thanks,

Patrick

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Flags Update: London Road

Lantern making workshops

Flags- mock up idea for design..

In spring next year, flags, designed in workshops run by CAN, (who run the Lantern Festival Workshops http://www.creativeaction.net/), will be hoisted on buisnesses at the top of London Road.

The workshops will run early next year in venues around Sharrow. If you would like to be involved in the making workshops, or you have a business on London Road and would be intertested in hoisting a flag, please contact either Julia Udall at Sharow Community Forum: julia@sharrowcf.org.uk or Lu Golob at CAN sharrowlanterncarnival@hotmail.co.uk.