In November 2005, the Trust worked with the Forest of Avon, the Avon Gorge & Downs Wildlife Project and the Avon Wildlife Trust to celebrate the natural heritage and history of the Avon Gorge.
Working with over 70 local primary school children over three weeks, two enormous banners were produced, inspired by the history, wildlife and leisure activities linked to the River Avon Gorge. The children spent a number of sessions on site and in the classroom learning about this important site.
The images they chose to include made up the waves on the banners, which then covered up one of Bristol’s most well-known eyesores for a month – the graffiti on the Donkey Slide in the Avon Gorge.
The Donkey Slide facelift was just a part of a partnership interpretation project designed to illustrate the importance of the Avon Valley to the Bristol area.
The River Avon Trail Interpretation Project, which work began on in 2003, received enthusiastic support from local organisations and the public, and gained funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. It involved community groups all along the River Avon from Pill in North Somerset all the way to Bath, including Parish Councils, history societies, schools, artists and local museums.
More case studies from the Bristol Community Involvement project:
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