The morning event gave us a chance to have a look at some of the other imagery that had been produced through the other projects involved with Beyond Bricks. But soon we were too busy decorating plant pots, planting seeds and scanning in hands to notice that 3 and ½ hours had gone by!
After packing up the workshop we set off on our second tour of Lozells and East Handsworth with the Suggestion Box. The sun shone down on us as we walked, pushed and pulled our way to CMAT. People we passed along the way were interested in what we had in the box and slowed down to look at the images and comments we had gathered.
Finally we arrived at CMAT for the second part of the Showcase event where all the work that had been created through Beyond Bricks was on display. It was really great to see how our work fitted in with all the work that had been created and to see the variety of projects that had taken place.
Now that the project has come to a close we are able to reflect on all the things we have learnt about Lozells and East Handsworth. The comments and imagery we have gathered have been collated into a leaflet (available on request).
The leaflet and this blog serve to record Give Me Your Hand. Through them you can see the diversity of Lozells and East Handsworth; we have gathered hands and comments from across the community and discovered the hopes and dreams of the people living in the area. From wild dreams of mansions and ponies to more achievable goals such as dustbins and less crime we can see how people feel about the area that they live in, the things that they want to change and the things that they want to stay the same. The intention is now to share this information with the City Council and developers with a hope to help them better understand the community of Lozells and East Handsworth and to show them the issues that are at the forefront of their minds.
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