Work in beginning this week to makeover a Sudbury subway blighted by daily attacks of illegal graffiti.
Babergh Community Safety Partnership, along with artist Scott Irving from Brave Arts, has been working with local residents in a bid to clean up the underpass by helping to design and paint a mural in the underpass that links Tesco with a nearby housing estate.
The project started last month with a series of workshops in three Sudbury schools, which looked at the history of graffiti and highlighted the consequences of illegal graffiti.
A community workshop was also held which allowed people to work with a professional artist and to put together designs for the mural. The theme, as suggested by residents of Sudbury, is scenes from Sudbury – old and new.
Around 70 students have been selected to paint the mural alongside Scott and his team during the summer holidays. It will be coated with anti-graffiti paint so that if there are any future attacks they can be wiped off with minimal disruption to the surface.
Ann Scott, Babergh’s District Council’s Community Safety Officer, said: “Research shows that community murals can reduce or even eradicate incidents of illegal graffiti.
“We hope this project will bring young and old together to brighten up their subway and ensure it gets used once again. If you want to take part let us know!” ENDS
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