Blyth community spirit is a work of art
A Blyth shopping area has been transformed by an art installation to reflect the area's community spirit.
Blythscope Banners is a temporary community outreach project devised by North East-based artist and conceptual poet Ira Lightman and features a collection of creative poetry suspended from the roof of the Keel Row Shopping Centre.
The phrases and key words used were devised during nineteen community workshops, which attracted over 400 Blyth residents and got people thinking about the cultural heritage of the borough, including its dialect, history and sense of community spirit.
Mr Lightman, a 41-year-old father-of-two from Rowlands Gill, Gateshead, said: "The Blythscope Banners project has been a wonderful way for residents of Blyth to share their innermost thoughts about a region they feel so passionately about and see how they have effortlessly created poetry in the process."
The project was commissioned by Blyth Valley Borough Council and forms part of its Blyth Market Place regeneration programme.
Coun Grant Davey, who is responsible for regeneration in Blyth Valley, said: "It's great that so many people living and working in Blyth Valley have had the chance to contribute to this piece of work. The words and phrases featured on the Blythscope Banners reflect the community spirit in the area."
The Blythscope Banners will be on display until November 14. For further information about the project, visit www.iralightman.com.
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