Tag: creative placemaking
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Have Your Say: Stranraer Marina Expansion Project
Have Your Say:Thursday 28th November 2024, 16:00 – 20:00, Millennium Centre, 75 George Street Stranraer, DG9 8DX At our Vision + Action meeting on Monday 11th November, Lauryn Steel, Economic Development Officer at Dumfries & Galloway Council, shared an important update on the Stranraer Marina Expansion Project. As part of the presentation, Lauryn extended an…
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One Waterfront: Your Waterfront
The story so far of how local people are helping to shape the future of Stranraer’s Waterfront. Stranraer is at a pivotal point in its history. Thirteen years ago, Stena Line moved its ferry terminal from Stranraer to Cairnryan. This resulted in a downturn, but it certainly hasn’t dented the town’s incredible pride and potential. …
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Maya Edwards: Harbourland Phase 2
Context Maya was recommissioned for Phase 2 of the Harbour project in July-November 2024 to continue their creative engagement process toward developing a community design concept for the new piece of dredged land within the Waterfront re-development. Alongside gathering local insight for the co-design process, Maya hosted a programme of events and engagement at Creative…
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Creative Placemaking in Stranraer
Recently, the What We Do Now Network released a case study of Creative Placemaking in Stranraer. WWDN is working to develop and publish a comprehensive collection of case studies on creative placemaking projects. These studies serve as a valuable resource for members, offering insights into the diverse approaches taken in communities towards long-term goals. In…
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Raise The Sails – Stranraer’s Waterfront
The Stove and Creative Stranraer have been commissioned by Dumfries and Galloway Council to use creative placemaking techniques to involve the local communities of Stranraer in the rethinking of the town’s waterfront spaces as part of a major regeneration effort following the ending of the ferry service to Belfast in 2011. In November 2023 we…
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Write-On with Penny McPherson
Write On! Do you have a love of the written word? Do you enjoy exploring self-expression through creative writing? Would you like to ‘have a go’ and discover new ways to perhaps free the mind, have fun, communicate about the world, your world? Come along for a relaxed and fun Creative Writing Workshop with like-minded…
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“Raise The Sails – An Interview with Stranraer’s Artist in Residence”
‘Raise the Sails’, was a community festival celebrating a new vision for Stranraer’s harbour area and marking the culmination of public art project, ‘Harbour’ by artist Maya Rose Edwards. Researcher and Reporter, Anne Waggot Knott spent time with Maya through their residency in Stranraer. Asking Maya to share some of their reflections on the project in…
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Raising the Sails and Raising the Game
Written by Anne Waggot Knott, Project Researcher and Reporter A spotlight on the work of community artist, Maya Rose Edwards, in Stranraer. Diving into Stranraer’s history paints an evocative picture. A proud port town and a vibrant, prosperous meeting place. Its connection to the sea meant connections right across the world. This rich history, full of…
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Spring Fling Rural Mural 2024
Celebrate Spring Fling 2024 with a trip to Stranraer’s latest public art pice, the Rural Mural (SFRM) The design of the mural has been heavily influenced by Stranraer residents through various public engagement sessions and meetings with town groups and we, at Creative Stranraer, are so happy to have been involved in this exiting and…