2015-02-03 00:28:04 +0000
To: East Herts. County Council
Bring Hertford Subways to Life
We, the people of Hertford and friends of Hertford, would like the members of the County Council to agree to the proposal to paint the ceilings of the pedestrian subways serving Hertford town centre. We would like to envisage a space that is pleasurable for all who use it - especially those travelling alone or at night - but really all people who live, work, enjoy school or visit Hertford. We want to make people proud of Hertfordshire's County town.
Why is this important?
By allowing the painting of the subway ceilings, people of all ages can come together to discuss the project and eventually work with professional Street Artists who can share their time and talents to help transform Hertford's excellent system of town centre subways. With permission, a crowd-funding project can get under way to pay for the Artists and materials. Once completed, a beautiful project like this will be unique in the county, possibly the rest of the country.
Approx. 5 pedestrian subways serve the people of Hertford, providing easy access to and from the town centre. These subways are clean and well lit and in constant use. Schoolchildren, in fact all ages, make use of the pedestrian accesses. I use them every day. I often see elderly people and women with babies, likewise people with disabilities and travellers to and from work in the centre of Hertford.
I have overheard young people say to their friends that they find using the subways a frightening or unpleasant experience. Why? I believe that subways can be a scary place. I would like the Council to agree to a project to allow the local youth groups and schools to work with professional Artists, to bring the ceilings of the subways to life, in an ambitious project that could put Hertford in the national spotlight. We want to make the walk to or from town a pleasurable experience, with Art inspired and created by Hertford - the place, the people - itself.
