Ethos Public Relations Manchester

Young people in Oldham get creative

by Ethos public relations

A project which recently took place at St Mary’s in Oldham has seen a group of young people work together to create some impressive works of art for their area.

With the support of Contour Homes, Bramall Construction and Groundwork the youngsters wanted to capture the changes taking place on the St Mary’s estate and created a wide range of art boards that show the past, present and future of St Mary’s as they see it.

Contour Homes funded a professional artist to work alongside the group and Bramall Construction provided the materials to create the boards. The young people were also guided by staff at Groundwork Oldham & Rochdale who helped them develop ideas on what they could paint.

Shanine Meadowcroft, Community Investment Officer at Contour Homes, said: “This was a great opportunity for the community to get together and do something creative, we were really impressed with the group’s enthusiasm and the end result is really something to be proud of - it’s certainly going to brighten up the area!

“St Mary’s residents are looking forward to seeing them displayed around the estate over the next few months.”

The artwork will go on display around the St Mary’s area over the next few months and will be moved around to that as many people as possible have an opportunity to see them.

This is one of numerous community projects to be organised by Contour Homes and its partner who are now based at a Community Hub on site at St Mary’s.

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Posted at 21^st November 2011