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Catch up on what’s happening with the Enlighten project.
The Bell Tower ‘Purple4Polio’
On Saturday 24 October 2020 Evesham Bell Tower was lit purple to mark World Polio Day. The campaign in the UK is known as 'Purple4Polio' because purple is the colour used on children's fingers to show they have been vaccinated. This has been supported by the Rotary...
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Commissioning a new projection for the Almonry Museum
We are now looking to commission a digital artist to design and install a new projection at the Almonry Museum. Please download the Creative Brief and submit your Application Form to caroline.tredwell@wychavon.gov.uk by 5pm on 12 November...
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Evesham Bell Tower goes green to celebrate National Recycling Week!
Evesham's Bell Tower has been lit green to celebrate National Recycling Week. This was organised to say thank you to everyone for continuing to recycle during these challenging times. Well done everyone for being green! Thank you to everyone involved in making this...
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The Bell Tower turns blue to thank our NHS and #ClapForOurCarers
The Beautiful Evesham Bell Tower will be lit blue on Thursday evenings for the next few months to show support and gratitude for NHS staff, carers and all key workers working hard to protect us at this challenging time. Wonderful to see the iconic Bell Tower lighting...
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Enlighten film
A short film has been made of the Enlighten story so far covering the progress of The Bell Tower and the War Memorial. We hope you enjoy it! Click here
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Evesham Library Exhibition
We held an exhibition at Evesham library over the month of November 2018. The content was the results of the community engagement work that has been happening in Evesham with young and old. From painting, to knitting, to collage and creative writing local people have...
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War memorial lights
Lights Up! We had an amazing event on Sunday 11th November 2018 for Armistice Day remembering the end of WW1 100 years ago. At 6pm we had a service by Reverend Andrew Spurr who was accompanied by a reading by Alan Booth. The music was sung by children...
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The Almonry Projection Launch!
Planning permission has finally been approved to go ahead with installing the projector and housing and also projecting the slideshow of historical images on to the Almonry Museum. The projection will be a series of historical photographs and images based on Evesham's...
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Animation about Evesham!
Tom Cross has been working with young people from The De Montfort School in the summer to create a short animation about Evesham and the Enlighten project. Tom found out what the young people thought of Evesham and its history and they drew many drawings about it....
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We are asking the public to upload any good quality photos you have of Evesham and its history or photos of objects you have significant to Evesham’s past.
‘It Began with Light’ projection launch
The launch of the new projection at the Almonry Museum was attended by a small number of Wychavon and Evesham Town Councillors, Illuminos the video projection artists who designed the work and representatives who have supported the development of the project. Sue...
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Evesham Library Exhibition
We held an exhibition at Evesham library over the month of November 2018. The content was the results of the community engagement work that has been happening in Evesham with young and old. From painting, to knitting, to collage and creative writing local people have...
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Animation workshops
Children's animation project. Tom Cross ran 2 x 1.5hr sessions in Evesham at Garage Arts, which was a brief and a fun introduction to how to make an animation. The children drew what they loved about Evesham and were shown how you can make their drawings come alive....
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The Hut of Silence
Lots of people immersed themselves in the 'Hut of Silence' a contemporary sound and film installation based on the untold stories of WW1 and other wars at All Saints Church, Evesham from 18th October to 15th December 2018. The installation was designed by Creative...
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The Launch Events
On Saturday 15 December we launched the new permanent lights to the Bell Tower from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. After some speeches from Chairman Tony Rowley and Reverend Andrew Spurr people saw all the colours that we can have on the Bell Tower now- green, red, blue, white,...
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Drop in arts and crafts workshops
We ran drop in arts and crafts workshops at The Battle of Evesham in the summer using ideas from the Evesham coat of Arms and those of the leading families involved in The Battle of Evesham. People made their own family coat of arms. We were also at The Valley and The...
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