Ebbsfleet Touch Stone Markers

The Ebbsfleet Markers Inspired by the North Kent Community Church

Enabled by: Future Creative, Land securities and Countryside Properties

The Ebbsfleet Touch Stone Markers Each post visually depicts one of these ten NKCC values

A visual was created early on to promote the project

The Bible Wholeheartedness Fun Informality Flexibility Friendship and Family Participation Challenge Generosity Leadership and Respect

Two artists from Future Creative worked collaboratively on the delivery of this project

Andy Evans

Rob Turner

Each artist interpreted a set of ten markers with ideas generated by local groups

Design Workshops these were carried out in local schools and with local community groups

These examples drawn by students at Ifield Road special needs school.

Design Workshops these were carried out in local schools and with local community groups

These examples drawn by students at Sheers Green Junior School.

Maquette Installations made within the school grounds

Each student placed their paper marker in the school grounds, creating temporary installations

The ‘Rout Off’ saw the designs carved into the posts on site

A popular event where residents and stakeholders could take part in the project and could see what was being made

The Rout off: Three high profile days with demonstrations of cutting the posts designs on site

residents proudly showing their work to the camera or playing with their favourite posts

The Installation the finished markers were placed all around the park

they were designed as an extension to the planting scheme already established in the playground.

Each marker is made from 4x4 pressure treated tanalised timber and has a hat to keep the weather out.

The finished display gallery indicating the values depicted by the motifs

fun

wholeheartedness

the bible

The finished display gallery indicating the values depicted by the motifs

friendship and family

flexibility

participation

The motifs have been received well by the residents, Some even asking for extra posts for their own gardens

Young children were confused saying, ‘what will you do with them now, sell them?’

‘No, we made them for you. We will put them in the park for you and your friends and family to enjoy’.

‘What there for display?......cool’ ‘Can I have a picture of me holding my one?’

Interest has already been shown in developing a longer legacy for these motifs by incorporating them within the fabric of the new NKCC building. They are transferable into other materials, including profile cutting for metal railings, etched onto glass, sand blasted into stone and used in vinyl cut out processes.

They could also be scaled up and painted onto the existing green hoardings, while building is still being carried out.