A COVENTRY litter campaigner and an urban culture group have appealed for £2,000 to transform one of the city’s dullest and dirtiest walkways.
Emma Aspinall is an official Keep Britain Tidy litter ambassador for Coventry who has worked to clear up fly-tipping and rubbish in a walkway connecting Gosford Park Primary School and Humber Avenue near the city centre.
She wants to discourage anyone else from dropping litter or leaving waste by creating a public mural with the help of professional street artist Michael Bachelor – also known as Dynamick – and urban culture group, Reflection Coventry.
Dynamick is known for his bold, colourful and thought-provoking murals and he will create the mural with the help of Gosford Park Primary School children.
The walkway is flanked on each side by industrial units and grey concrete walls which will act as the blank canvas.
Emma said: “I walk the alleyway to take my children to school. It was like a rubbish tip. Plagued with litter and fly tipping. Along with anti-social behaviour.
“Last year I organised a community lead clean up involving the school, councillors, local police and the local community.
“This lead to people involved taking pride in the alleyway. Now it mainly stays much cleaner.
“I want to get a mural painted and hopefully give the alleyway a complete transformation for all the residents and school children.
“To complete the project I need to source £2,000 of funding.”
Reflection Coventry – also endorsing the project – is a group dedicated to showcasing youth culture.
They said Emma has been active in her local community for a few years organising clean ups of local areas.
Emma was invited to the House of Commons to celebrate her work in the city.
Reflection are helping to organise a two-day work shop at the school which will equip children with the ability to design their own street art and help Dynamick.
The project will gather the children’s ideas for the murals and give some practical classes.
Emma wants the project to be completed by the end of the next school year.
