Make your mark on the park

Residents from across the area are being invited to "make their mark on the park" at the launch of the restoration of Hotham Park next week.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Oct 2007, 16:20 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 17:42 BST

The creative event to help launch Hotham Park restoration will take place between 10.30am and 4pm next Sunday, October 14.

Coinciding with the national Big Draw campaign, which encourages people across the country to use drawing and creativity to engage with the past, present and future, the day will mark the start of Hotham Park's 2.2m restoration.

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People will be encouraged to leave their own artistic '˜tracks' on the site '“ before the diggers and trucks move in '“ in a variety of ways, among them creating giant leaf trails around the trees, and working with guest artist, Rebecca Foster, to produce tyre print pictures using different objects, such as bicycles, toys and pushchairs.

Arun cabinet member for the environment, Paul Wotherspoon said: 'It is a great opportunity for local residents to visit the park and take part in something a bit different before this wonderful heritage site is restored.'

The company contracted to carry out the restoration work on Hotham Park, UPM Tilhill, will also be present at the event.

Work on the restoration project, which has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund as well as organisations including Arun District Council and Bognor Regis Town Council, is expected to begin at the end of October and could last up to a year.

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Claire Drew who is the lead officer for the Environmental Community Heritage Outreach, ECHO project, and is also funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund to act on behalf of three local charities: Hotham Park Heritage Trust, South Downs Planetarium and the Friends of Pagham Harbour, said: 'The people of Bognor Regis and Arun are so lucky to have a place like Hotham Park, and I would encourage everyone to come along to celebrate the new life that will be breathed into it.

'Hotham Park is a fine example of a heritage site and we hope people will come down on Sunday to give their support to the park and the '˜Big Draw' event.'

The Big Draw event takes place throughout the whole of October, with over 1,000 venues over the UK holding special activities exploring different ways of drawing and being creative.

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