We are delighted to support this new project from MORABE, for pregnant women and new mums experiencing anxiety, depression or isolation.

A calm, welcoming space is offered where participants can come together to sing, connect and breathe. Through simple shared repertoire and gentle vocal work, they can build confidence, develop vocal and musical skills and learn songs they can use at home with their babies and families. Song materials are shared so the experience can continue beyond the sessions, supporting confidence and musical engagement in everyday life.

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Pupils from Farlingaye School, led by professional artist Ed Cooper, took part in one of a series of sketching sessions at the Long Ship. After discussing overlap, perspective and shading, they experimented with pencils (using 7B which was new to them) as well as some fine line black pens and created some lovely work as shown in the pictures.
 

This is just one of the various projects we are able to support each year. 
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This is the artwork chosen by The Arts Society Woodbridge (TASW) for their award to a young artist, as part of the annual Anna Airy Awards on Saturday 22nd November. The entries were of a high standard and can be viewed until 30th November in the University Foyer, Waterfront Building, Ipswich IP4 1QJ.

The artist was a student at Farlingaye School. 

Our judge gave the following reasons for her choice:

• It was very engaging to explore visually (I resisted touching it!) - spent a long time looking closely and from afar
• it was imaginatively designed and intricately crafted, comprising a range of materials such as  wool, woven fabric, felt, stitches, net etc.
• it could be wearable but this is not a criteria for an art work; it is not a 'fashion' item
• entitled 'Decay', it did have a meaningful message as the fabric became more fragmented from the bottom up and the colours were from the natural world. 

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Developing our contact with Morabe Rural Music, based at Eyke Primary School, we were the main sponsors of their summer recital produced in July at the Seckford Theatre, Woodbridge. We were treated to an excellent standard of vocal and instrumental work produced by a range of age groups - from children as young as 5/6 years to the school’s adult community choir.

ARTS VOLUNTEERING 2024-25

The year has seen a rich programme of activities ranging from funding for specific projects to outreach initiatives which have enabled us to establish and maintain connections with the local arts community.

It was with great pleasure that we continued our regular support for the Anna Airy Awards for young student artists which we co-fund with The Arts Society, South East Suffolk. As before, an extremely high quality of work was exhibited at the University of Suffolk in November 2024. We also further supported the visual arts by sponsoring two local Primary schools, Melton and Kyson, in the national Art Bytes scheme which facilitates an on-line competition and subsequent exhibition for year 5 (children aged 10/11).

Developing our contact with Morabe Rural Music, based at Eyke Primary School, we were the main sponsors of their summer recital produced in July at the Seckford Theatre, Woodbridge. We were treated to an excellent standard of vocal and instrumental work produced by a range of age groups - from children as young as 5/6 years to the school’s adult community choir.

See image - a particularly exciting project for us was 'From Wax to Bronze', organised by Walnut Works who are based at Butley Studios. We supported four workshops for care home residents in Woodbridge and for the children from Orford Primary School. These activities, led by artists in residence at Butley, comprised the creation of small wax models which were cast into bronze by resident sculptor Kabir Hussain. After being exhibited at the Studios they were transferred to The Hold in Ipswich before being returned to their owners as a keepsake of a truly creative and educational experience.

Mindful of the up-coming anniversary of the birth of artist John Constable, we have been working with The Arts Societies from South East Suffolk and from Colchester, plus local practitioner-based artists’ organisations, on a commemorative event to be based at Flatford Mill. More news on this to follow.

Stalwart members of your Management Team, now established as the Smarty Arties, participated in two fund-raising quizzes on behalf of St. Elizabeth Hospice and the Friends of Woodbridge Library. As your main Arts Volunteering representative, I have also attended networking meetings organised by Culture in East Suffolk to meet local practitioners and funding bodies. It has been rewarding to see and to support the increasingly rich provision of local creative activity.

If working on projects such as the above are of interest to you, help will be needed at the end of year 2025-2026 so please contact me via www.theartssocietywoodbridge.org.uk. Thank you.

Alexandra Carter

Co-ordinator, Arts Volunteering (Community Projects)

It was with great pleasure that we continued our regular support for the Anna Airy Awards for young student artists which we co-fund with The Arts Society, South East Suffolk. As before, an extremely high quality of work was exhibited at the University of Suffolk in November 2024. 
Image : Ipswich Waterfront

We also further supported the visual arts by sponsoring two local Primary schools, Melton and Kyson, in the national Art Bytes scheme which facilitates an on-line competition and subsequent exhibition for year 5 (children aged 10/11).

See image - a particularly exciting project for us was 'From Wax to Bronze', organised by Walnut Works who are based at Butley Studios. We supported four workshops for care home residents in Woodbridge and for the children from Orford Primary School. These activities, led by artists in residence at Butley, comprised the creation of small wax models which were cast into bronze by resident sculptor Kabir Hussain. After being exhibited at the Studios they were transferred to The Hold in Ipswich before being returned to their owners as a keepsake of a truly creative and educational experience.

It is pleasing to report that the Arts Society, Woodbridge has been able to support a diversity of organisations and age-groups to enable them to engage with practice-based art and performance work. For further information on these awards please see the articles about the Morabe Summer Recital and the Mosaic at Grove Court.

In summary, we continued to co-fund the Anna Airy awards for young, local artists. One of the entrants by Sophia Skrinchuk of Northgate High School was submitted to the national Arts Society’s ‘A’ level Art Competition 2023/24. We are delighted to report that Sophia was the winner of the Competition for her wonderful portrait of Holocaust survivor Frank Bright. 

A small Community Grant award was given to Grove Court Residential Care Home. This enabled a local ceramist to work with residents to create a mosaic plaque to commemorate its 25th anniversary.

We sponsored the summer recital of Morabe Rural Music at the Britten Studios, Snape Maltings. Based out of Eyke Primary School, over fifty young students performed to a full house, withimpressive instrumental and vocal skills in a wide-ranging repertoire and shared newly acquired abilities in African drumming. 

Furthermore, we helped a young, local school student with music and drama tuition in preparation for her role of Cherubino in Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro”, presented by Opera for Woodbridge in October.

Please do contact us if you know of any groups or individuals who might benefit from our support in the creation and appreciation of the arts in our locality.

Alexandra Carter

Morabe Rural Music is based at Eyke Primary School in Suffolk. It offers the children a music education primarily in singing and string instrument-based classical music, over and above the demand of the curriculum. They also work with parents and the community and have recently been undertaking workshops in African drumming from Wooden Roots, a local manufacturer and educator in djembe. Morabe’s work culminated in a Summer Recital at The Britten Studio, Snape Maltings. For this event, over fifty children had the opportunity to enhance their expertise and understanding of music; experience performance in a prestigious venue; work alongside professional artists and expand their knowledge of cultural diversity in music.

The event was a great success with a hugely diverse programme which included violin and viola solos; African drumming; traditional folk music and extracts from the popular music repertoire. The School choir was joined by their associated Community choir and professional musicians provided support and role models for the young participants.

The Arts Society Woodbridge was delighted to be the sponsor of this event from their own funds supported by a small Community Grant from the main Arts Society. As such,  ‘The support of Arts Society Woodbridge made possible this apotheosis in an iconic space.  Its outcomes are clear not just in the immediate effects – the self-discipline and organisation of the children, and the quality and exuberance of their performance – but in the broader social and educational effects measurable throughout the School in significantly improved academic outcomes and behaviours.’
Extract from Feedback report submitted by Morabe Rural Music, July 2024

If you would like to know more about the work of Morabe do look at morabe.org.uk

Alexandra Carter
Arts Volunteering TASW

Creation of a mosaic to commemorate 25th anniversary of Grove Court Residential Care Home in Woodbridge 
This project was funded by The Arts Society, Woodbridge and was led at Grove Court by ceramic artist, Emma Jayne Robertson
The report below is from Emma Rose from Grove Court:
“In the first session, residents created ideas and sketched images for the finished design. They focused on the images that people had chosen to represent the Nursing Home/ this area.

In the second session, residents looked at the completed design (on paper) which had colour guidance. The board was prepared with the image. Coloured pottery had been prepared by Emma and a couple of volunteers were present to cut up any others needed. The residents sat around the mosaic: they chose the appropriate colours, then positioned them onto the image, after glueing the pieces.

It was lovely to a see residents helping each other, particularly those with dexterity issues. They respected each other's piece of work and praised each other. Those who were more 'arty' were able to express themselves and enjoy the design developing. There was a lot of laughter and encouragement given to each other. Conversation always flows easier when people are occupied and many stories were shared. They were amazed at its development and felt a great sense of achievement when it was completed. 

The mosaic has just been grouted by Emma and it will go on display either in the Activity Room or Reception area at the Home so it will be seen by residents and visitors.”

Alexandra Carter
Arts Volunteering TASW
July 2024

Small grants
As you may know, under our Arts Volunteering scheme we are able to offer funding to local charitable and voluntary organisations to help them deliver arts-based projects that they might not otherwise be able to present.

1. We are pleased to say that we are again supporting the Anna Airy Awards for young student artists which we co-fund with The Arts Society, South East Suffolk. The students’ work will be presented at the University of Suffolk from 16 November; further details to follow.

2. We are also sponsoring the Summer Recital in the Britten Studio at Snape Maltings of Morabe Rural Music who are based at Eyke Primary School. They offer extra-curricula music tuition, workshops etc. to the students and the local community. This year, they have also been exploring the skills of African drumming.

3. A further award has been given to Grove Court Residential Care Home, Woodbridge, to enable a local ceramic artist to work with the residents in order to create a commemorative mosaic for the Home’s 25th anniversary.

Please contact Alexandra Carter if you know of any volunteer projects that may be of interest to us.

Painted by Eve Williamson of The One 6th Form College, Ipswich, one of four winners of this year's Anna Airy awards, supported by funds from The Arts Society Woodbridge. 

The Anna Airy Awards 2023
Anna Airy (1882 - 1964) was recognised as a leading painter of her day. She settled in Suffolk and for many years was President of the Ipswich Art Club (later Society). Following on from her tradition of encouraging young artists, a display of work created by local 6th Form and college students is now held annually. The exhibition and associated awards are facilitated by the generous support of The Arts Society South East Suffolk and The Arts Society Woodbridge (TASW).

The judge from the TASW recommended the painting shown here for an award. It comprises a flat portrait overlaid with black wire which traces the lines of the body. The picture displays skilled draughtspersonship and a brave use of colour in skin tones. In subject matter it is interesting, evoking admiration for its construction but also, as a human figure seemingly trapped in wire, it is disturbing. As such, the painting is open to a range of interpretations as to its meaning(s).

THE WOODBRIDGE ARTS SOCIETY
ARTS VOLUNTEERING ANNUAL REPORT 2022 - 2023
We are pleased to advise that the Arts Volunteering role is now undertaken by Committee member Alexandra Carter. Since the Autumn, a range of local projects have been supported with funding and by volunteer initiatives.

Anna Airy Awards
We have continued our contribution to the prize money for the Anna Airy awards. This painting and mixed media competition is open to 6th form school and college students. A selection of their submissions were on display in an impressive exhibition at The Hold in Ipswich. Work by the winners and runners-up can be seen on https://ipswich-art-society.org.uk/anna-airy-award-2022
We were successful in obtaining a small Community Grant from the national Arts Society which enabled us to support Just42, a local charity who work with children and young people in rural Suffolk. This funding facilitated the delivery of a design and skills-based creative project for three of their youth groups in different peninsula localities and also for a summer workshop.

We were also able to sponsor an exciting new collaboration between a local dance artist, a primary school and a residential care home. Both of these projects were successfully completed in the summer term of 2023.

The Arts Society Woodbridge also sponsored the professional soprano soloist in Woodbridge Choral Society’s ‘Brahms Requiem’ concert at St. Mary’s Church in April this year. They performed the work in the original German to a full house.

Support was given to Woodbridge library who plan to re-design their children’s book section. A team drawn from the Committee participated in a fund-raising Quiz Night in November 2022 where they competed in a most enjoyable - and educational - evening. Links with Woodbridge library were also enhanced by the facilitation of a donation of books for young people to the Dora Brown organisation. These are a team of volunteers who, in liaison with social services, transform homes for families living in crisis.

Our representative Alexandra would be pleased to hear from any organisation or individual who envisage a local arts-based project which might benefit from advice, help or funding.

Anna Airy Awards 2022

On the 19th November our President, Jane Lynam, attended a special viewing of the annual exhibition of work by students from local 6th form schools and colleges at The Hold in Ipswich. Recently The Arts Society Woodbridge has joined The Arts Society South East Suffolk, a long time supporter and sponsor of the competition, in sponsoring the awards to the winners, through our Arts Volunteering Fund. As well as the standard being extremely high, the content was very thought provoking. Prizes were presented and Jane very much enjoyed talking to students, parents and teachers and sharing in such a celebration of talent.

This year our efforts to support local community arts projects have been mainly reactive, when opportunities have arisen, partly due to the constraints of the pandemic, but also as we have no one taking responsibility for this area. Nevertheless we can be proud of the contributions that the Society has made.

Here you can see one of the amazing tapestries on display in the gallery at The Longshed, depicting the Longship on its journey from the River Deben up to Sutton Hoo. 

The Society sponsored the framing of some of these tapestries and a number of committee members and volunteers were pleased to attend a private viewing hosted by The Riverside Trust where we received their thanks on behalf of the Society.

The Society was also involved in judging The Tide Mill’s photographic competition. The winner of the Young Person’s Prize, sponsored by the Society, turned out to be the grandson of one our members! The winning entries are featured in The Tide Mill’s 2022 calendar.

This year, we are delighted to continue our collaboration with the Arts Society South East Suffolk on the Anna Airy awards and there will be a ‘live’ exhibition at The Hold in Ipswich. We have again committed to giving a contribution towards the prize fund which, as last year, will be split between the participating schools. Next year, it is hoped there will be a return to a larger exhibition with prize categories. Sadly, during the pandemic we have not been able to support arts projects in schools as we did previously, but we hope that this may be revived.

We are looking for a member, or members, to take on responsibility for the very interesting and rewarding area of Arts Volunteering. This role could be undertaken outside the committee and tailored to fit individual circumstances, or it could be split and shared with another volunteer.

The role broadly requires the ability to identify local arts projects which the Society could support, to liaise with organising bodies and bring their bids to the committee for approval. Re-establishing contact with local schools to provide support for their arts projects is an integral part of the role, but could possibly be carried out by a second volunteer.

If you are interested in helping with any aspect of Arts Volunteering, please contact Jane Lynam or Jill Bradshaw.

'Young Arts’ now comes under the wider umbrella of ‘Arts Volunteering’, which enables us to support a wider range of local, community arts projects, although our main focus will remain with young people. Our thanks go to Karen Bowe for her very valuable contribution to Young Arts over a number of years, also to Sandy Greenard, who took over for a short time this year before stepping down from the committee. It has been another frustrating year, as liaison with local  schools has proved virtually impossible. Nevertheless we have given financial support to the following local community  projects: sponsoring six frames for the Longshed’s tapestry project; supporting Jetty Lane in the production of materials to launch their Friends’ scheme; sponsoring materials for making memory boxes at a local care home; financing materials for a children’s craft event at the Tide Mill and sponsoring the Young Person’s prize intheir photographic competition. We have also been awarded a grant from the Arts Society nationally to assist Woodbridge Museum in mounting an art exhibition.

Last year’s report mentioned the Anna Airy awards and our liaison with The Arts Society South East Suffolk. An exhibition was held online last Autumn and that is to be repeated this year, with our society contributing to the prize fund this time. The fund will be split between the participating schools who will make awards to their own best students. It is hoped that next year’s exhibition will be live with a return to category awards, in which case we will sponsor a textiles prize, to be judged by Karen Bowe, and possibly a photography prize. We continue to seek opportunities to nurture young local artistic talent and support other arts projects in the community.

We are looking for a member to take responsibility for this very rewarding area so, if you are interested, please contact either of the Co-chairmen.

Sandy Greenard – newly appointed Arts Volunteer for the Arts Society, Woodbridge
Arts Volunteering. Arts Volunteering is our new inclusive name covering Societies’ work in the community, young and old, giving access to the Arts for everyone.

From a national report in 2019, it was agreed that ‘Young Arts’ no longer worked as a
term to cover much of the work being carried out by societies. Societies are now funding
and supporting a wider range of arts projects in their local communities working with
schools and colleges as well as inter-generational groups, those in prison, refuges’, the
homeless, hospices, care homes etc.

As you can imagine, 2020 has been a difficult year for our Arts programme. Several
exciting projects that were in the planning process have now been postponed.
In spite of it being a difficult year because of the pandemic, in my new role as Arts
Volunteer, I am hoping to continue to build on the good relationships my predecessor,
Karen Bowe, has forged with schools and organisations in the community for 2021.
 

As you might imagine, this has been a frustrating year for our Young Arts programme.Several exciting projects that were in the planning process have now been postponed until 2021. Firstly, we were hoping to join our South East Suffolk colleagues and participate in the Anna Airy Exhibition. Anna Airy (1882-1964) was a distinguished painter and an inspirational teacher. For 19 years she was the president of Ipswich Art Club. An award fund was set up in 1965 in her memory, and, acknowledging her commitment to young artists, the Anna Airy Award exhibition is now held annually for young people aged 16-20 years. In 2019 this was held at the University of Suffolk and was sponsored by The Arts Society South East Suffolk and organised by Ipswich Art Society in association with the University.

Our own Woodbridge Arts Society has been liaising with the South East Suffolk group with the aim of introducing and sponsoring a new prize at the exhibition in the category of textiles. We have built a thriving relationship with Farlingaye School who have an exciting and innovative textiles department and we were looking forward to their involvement with the exhibition, in addition to other local schools. If this new award proved successful, we were hoping to extend our involvement in the future; perhaps introducing a prize for photography. Unfortunately, even if the exhibition does take place in some form this year, we do not feel that this is the right moment to pursue our involvement. But watch this space!

Secondly, we had been in discussions with the management at the Riverside, who are keen to increase the involvement of local young people in their presentations. The Arts Society had provisionally agreed to give financial support for a number of local students to attend special art and music screenings at the cinema. We had been hoping to organise a trial run this year, but once again have been defeated by Covid 19. We very much hope we will able to revive and implement this next year. Support for Young Artists remains a key mission of the Arts Society and funds will be carried over into next year so that we can nurture local talent as much as possible in the future.

We continue to support Young Arts locally, and this year we maintained our relationships with Melton Primary School and Farlingaye High School, and we also contributed to the Woodbridge Riverside Trust’s work with young people. We made a donation towards the provision of an outdoor musical instrument at Melton School, as part of an initiative organised by the Friends of the school.

At Farlingaye School we have worked with both the art and music departments this year. We paid for a well-regarded textile artist, Cas Holmes, to do a day’s workshop with the textile students, who benefited enormously from the experience of working with a professional artist. Her ideas and inspiration influenced their own final exam pieces.

We also donated to the music department, and these funds are being used to improve the percussion section of their bigger ensembles such as the concert and brass bands. We made this specific contribution in memory of Diana Madden, but hope to continue our support of all Farlingaye’s creative arts departments in the future.

Finally, we have supported the Woodbridge Riverside Trust, which organised two activities for children during the summer months. Three professional storytellers led family workshops in the Longshed, themed around rivers, seas and voyages. There were half-day dance workshops for children, considering the influence of tides and exploring flow through movement. These were led by an experienced choreographer. Pupils at all 12 primary schools that feed into Farlingaye High School had the opportunity to participate in these, and it is hoped to share some photos of these events with you in the future.

We continue to support Young Arts locally, and this year we maintained our relationships with Melton Primary School and Farlingaye High School, and we also contributed to the Woodbridge Riverside Trust’s work with young people. We made a donation towards the provision of an outdoor musical instrument at Melton School, as part of an initiative organised by the Friends of the school.

At Farlingaye School we have worked with both the art and music departments this year. We paid for a well-regarded textile artist, Cas Holmes, to do a day’s workshop with the textile students, who benefited enormously from the experience of working with a professional artist. Her ideas and inspiration influenced their own final exam pieces.

We also donated to the music department, and these funds are being used to improve the percussion section of their bigger ensembles such as the concert and brass bands. We made this specific contribution in memory of Diana Madden, but hope to continue our support of all Farlingaye’s creative arts departments in the future.

Finally, we have supported the Woodbridge Riverside Trust, which organised two activities for children during the summer months. Three professional storytellers led family workshops in the Longshed, themed around rivers, seas and voyages. There were half-day dance workshops for children, considering the influence of tides and exploring flow through movement. These were led by an experienced choreographer.

Pupils at all 12 primary schools that feed into Farlingaye High School had the opportunity to participate in these, and it is hoped to share some photos of these events with you in the future.

Young Arts

This year the Arts Society Woodbridge has been pleased to sponsor two initiatives in local schools.

At Farlingaye High School we have paid for three visiting artists to each spend a day with students and share their expertise.  Marjoke Henrichs spent a day working with A level photography students encouraging them to transform their photographs using experimental paint techniques.  Maggie Davis worked with sixth form textiles students to explore a range of methods for printing and embellishing on fabric.  Andrea Newman supported the A level art and design students to explore drawing techniques and to use the medium of gouache paint.  

The art department at Farlingaye already runs an A level photography course and is now planning to extend this and include photography at GCSE level.  The Arts Society has agreed to finance some specialised photography equipment which will enhance the quality of this new course, and we will be continuing to work with the school into the next academic year.

Our second initiative this year has been with Melton Primary School.  The Arts Society helped to fund a special day in June which encompassed music, dance and art and which involved the whole school in a range of activities.   Samba drumming, dance tuition and art workshops took place throughout the day, all of which were led by visiting experts.  At the end of the day a celebratory event was held, to which parents were invited.  The Arts Society contributed to the costs involved in the organisation of the day and I was lucky enough to spend the afternoon in school helping with batik work and fabric painting and watching a drumming workshop.

This year the Arts Society Woodbridge was thrilled to support a unique musical event in the town. The King’s River was commissioned to celebrate the regeneration of Whisstocks boatyard, and the resulting community event was a collaboration between professional and amateur performers of all ages. The project was ambitious and challenging in its telling of the Sutton Hoo story, but the result was quite magical and every performance was sold out. Several local schools were involved and the children’s contribution enhanced the production, with some children taking on solo singing roles. The financial contribution that The Arts Society Woodbridge made to The King’s River was specifically under the umbrella of Young Arts, and most of its donation supported the creation of costumes for the children involved. The production’s talented designer Claire Lyth and her team of sewers and knitters made costumes that were attractive and fun for the children to wear, while at the same time being appropriate and mirroring the adult costumes. The sewers were usually present at rehearsals and many of the children helped to embellish their costumes, as can be seen in the photographs.From their involvement in this cross generational project and their experiences with professional directors and performers, the children will have gained a better understanding and appreciation of theatre. They will also have lasting memories to treasure and possibly some new friendships. An important aim of The Arts Society is to support a wide range of projects for young people, with the firm belief that creativity can bring lasting benefits. Hopefully their involvement in The King’s River will inspire these children to become involved in further artistic ventures in the future

The King’s River

This year the Arts Society Woodbridge was thrilled to support The King’s River, a unique musical event in the town.  It was commissioned to celebrate the regeneration of Whisstocks boatyard, and the resulting community event was a wonderful collaboration between professional and amateur performers of all ages.  Several local schools were involved and the children’s contribution enhanced the production, with some children taking on solo singing roles. 

The Arts Society Woodbridge made a financial contribution to The King’s River under the umbrella of Young Arts, and most of its donation supported the creation of costumes for the children involved.  These were attractive and fun to wear, and many of the children helped to embellish their own costumes.

We are pleased to have been involved with this highly successful project, especially as an important aim of The Arts Society is to support a wide range of creative projects for young people. Hopefully these local children will be inspired to participate in further artistic ventures in the future. 

This community-based project of art, drama and music events included our society funded art workshops at Farlingaye High School, where people young and old joined together and were led by inspirational textile artists to work with textiles and printed books to deconstruct Shakespeare images and quotations to create 3D pieces of art. The group were very enthusiastic about this unusual opportunity, with the children saying that this was exactly the sort of creative activity that they most enjoyed, and that it complemented their art course at school. The children also designed and painted all of the promotional posters for the events. Some of the work completed was on display during the months of June and July in Woodbridge Library.

The Tide Mill is a 221 year old building full of fascinating visual aspects of engineering, history and river environment. For hundreds of years it has been a popular landmark and setting to paint and draw. For this DDFAS-sponsored Young Arts project children from three local Primary schools—Melton, St Mary’s and Kyson were encouraged to explore the interior aesthetics of the mill for creative projects. They were particularly excited by this and their art groups, consisting of mixed aged pupils, came to draw, photograph, take rubbings and then transform these preliminary collections into glazed and fired clay tiles and screen prints. There was an exhibition in the mill for families to celebrate the children’s achievements and everyone agreed that it had been very successful.