Queen comes to Roman Ridge, Wincobank

The Star-crossed Queen artwork has now been installed on Roman Ridge, in Wincobank, off Jenkin Road.  She looks beautiful up there on the hill, so go and visit her to learn about the Polar Constellations that can be seen from this location on a clear night.

Posh Pillar and Her Daughters arrive at Wincobank Hill

The Posh Pillars are now standing elegantly at the Jenkin Road entrance to Wincobank Hill. The main pillar shows a poem by local girl, Bryn Wainwright, aged 9 years old, and sculpture by Brian Fell. Two others show text by poet Ebenezer Elliott 'The Ranter' and a memorial to Mary Ann Rawson, Wincobank Hall resident and anti-slavery campaigner, with sculpture by Owen Cunningham.

The final Enchanted Chair completes the set

On the same weekend as we installed the boxing gloves, we also managed to put in the final enchanted chair which was carved in brick by Ian Cooper, creator of the winged chair.

Brendan's Glove Garden gets its seats

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On a drizzly sunday morning in Wincobank the awe-inspiring boxing gloves carved by Saffron Waghorn were finally installed, along with a bespoke paving slab bearing a pearl of wisdom from the great Ingle himself...

The landscaping scheme that will accompany the artworks is being managed by Bridget, Brendan Ingle's daughter, who can be contacted by email on: bridget (at) bridgetingle.co.uk for more information. She is signing people up to sponsor trees and help with planting so please do get in touch with her!

Lost Gateway carvings

At the weekend a group of intrepid artists (Ana Ospina, Gordon Young, Saffron Waghorn, Ian Cooper, Tony Slater and Russell Coleman) ventured into Woolley Wood to put the finishing touches to the Lost Gateway. We carved images from the legend of Fenrir, inspired by workshops done with the local cub scouts and ancient Viking runes to add an extra layer of enchantment to the stones. Next time you're walking in the woods, look out for it, who knows where you might end up..?

Installation date set for boxing glove seats

The installation of the boxing glove seats will take place from 9am onwards at the site on the corner of Newman Road and Barrow Road...be there early and get ringside seats!

The Enchanted Chairs appear!

It was an exciting day for Y SO? when we came to install the Enchanted Chairs on a beautiful sunny day in August. Lots of community members came out to see what was happening, even the Mayor turned up!

Six of the chairs are now in place on Centenary Green and there's still one more to come...

We had loads of fun trying them all out. Which is your favourite?