Painting

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[Chris from Nailsea]

Hmmm.  Yes, John, I accept your point - and that's why I wondered who actually painted them?  If it was indeed a class of primary school children, under supervision, I think they've made a much better job of it than the 'station painters'. 

[G.Uard]

To whoever mentioned repainting at Redland station, this is being carried out by Community Service Offenders.

And there was I thinking that the clanking chain noises came from underneath my 143

[Chris from Nailsea]

Keith Walton (of the Severnside Community Rail Partnership, who are sponsoring this artwork) confirmed to me on the platform this morning that these silhouettes are being painted by year 7 pupils from Backwell School.  They have yet to be finished, and they will then be given a covering of anti-vandal varnish (the pictures, not the pupils).

I believe the idea is to involve students in their community facilities now, so as to try to instil them with some pride and hopefully reluctance to turn to vandalism or graffiti in their teenage years?

[Phil]

(the pictures, not the pupils)

 

[John R]

Keith Walton (of the Severnside Community Rail Partnership, who are sponsoring this artwork) confirmed to me on the platform this morning that these silhouettes are being painted by year 7 pupils from Backwell School.  They have yet to be finished, and they will then be given a covering of anti-vandal varnish (the pictures, not the pupils).

I believe the idea is to involve students in their community facilities now, so as to try to instil them with some pride and hopefully reluctance to turn to vandalism or graffiti in their teenage years?

Beat me to it, Chris. I was on a tour of the school yeserday morning and the Head proudly told me of the work. I didn't have the heart to mention the paint runs or the grafitti scratched into the paint already. They were silhouettes of reception children at an infants school, so in that sense were paintings of four year olds.

[Chris from Nailsea]

Offenders could be forced to wear high-visibility clothes while carrying out punishments in the community under a new pilot scheme to be trialled in Bristol.

The city is one of 60 areas across the country to sign up as a neighbourhood crime and justice "pioneer area" under plans to bring the justice system closer to communities.

The plan to make criminals sentenced to non-custodial punishments wear fluorescent jackets or bibs while repaying their debt to society was put forward by Louise Casey, the Government's neighbourhood crime and justice adviser.

They could be made to clean up areas or do other jobs nominated by residents, with coverage in newspapers and signs erected after as a reminder that the work was carried out by offenders.

For full details, see http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/High-visibility-jackets-offenders-community-service/article-459440-detail/article.html