Treasure Hunt at the Winter Market- This weekend

Questions about Lowfield Myplace

To find out more about the Lowfield Project please look at the blog at www.lowfieldmyplace.blogspot.com ... today we are asking... Please answer the following questions by clicking on the commetns section at the bottom of this post... or alternatively pick up a question book at Highfield Library w/c 16th November and post in the box at the library or in to your friendly Sharrow Community Forum at the Old Junior School, South View Road, Sheffield, S7 1DB

Lowfield My Place Consultation

Please visit the Lowfield Blog to find out about the proposals for the development of the open space and new youth facilities.

http://lowfieldmyplace.blogspot.com/

inspring ideas cards

I am starting to put together some cards with inspring ideas on them- hopefully to get people thinking about future projects in the area and really to update/ build on the toolkit information. I intend to also put some blanks cards up so people can add to these ideas... I have kept text to an absolute minimum, but this does include a link so that people can find out more.

streets in sharrrow?...

ideas for greening streets... stolen from sheffield univeristy architecture students...

Action Group HQ- previous years flyer

Excitingly Adam has also volunteered to have a think about the flyer for this years housewarming event... Watch this space! + Previous years flyer for information...

Existing Distinctive Sharrow Logo...

Do we need a restyle?

" CAN I HAVE A WORD?! "

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.

word on the street

Portland Works, Photos by Helen Munro

Helen Munro of Forge Press has taken some evocative photos of Portland Works, which are now posted on to the blog... to see them and find out more about portland works please visit http://portlandworks.blogspot.com

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.

Meeting Place on Lloyds Corner

Space for Art on Lloyds Corner

1. Art Gallery, New York, Steven Holl

2. Paintings in Paris

3. Pumpkins in Birmingham

Planting/ Greening Lloyds Corner

1. Sunflowers, Schiphol Airport

2. Green wall, London

3. Paley park, NYC

4. Green wall, Paris

One of the ideas to make a tree covered space is to make tree hats out of willow... any other ideas?

Place for games and interaction on Lloyds Corner

One of the ideas for the space that has been popular with people we have spoken to so far has been a placce for games or interaction. The images above are (from top to bottom)

1. Andy Wahol, 'The Lindy Tuckk and Turn Man'

2. Hop scotch that lights up as you jump on it

3. Boule on Bastille Day in NYC

4. Scissors, paper, stone- grafitti showing point for games play

5. No Mind Ganmes sign, Shoreditch

6. Chess board (pieces could be stored in Lloyds Chemsists or other local shop)

7. Pop up lampposts that become a cinema screen

In order to try some of these games out we could do with some chalk, some ideas of how to make chess pices, boule balls or some images that we could pin uup on the wall to chow it is a place for games... Does anyone have any other ideas for games that could be played here?

Surface treatment of Lloyds Corner

One of the key ideas for the development of lloyds corner was to apply a treatment to the paving- this could be colour, texture or even something responsive such as musical paving that makes a sound when people walk on it...

The images above (from top to bottom) are 1. Objects set into resin set in paving (sorry its so unclear, but use your imagination!)2. Musical paving in Bedofrdshire, 3. Dublin Docks, and 4. & 5. the Blue Carpet in Newcastle.

In order to try these ideas out it would be useful to have:

Large piece of fabric/ carpet/ precussion instruments/ ?..