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PACT Corsham Potley & Portland Rise Art Community Project led by artists Caroline Rudge & Rachel Heard & CTC

The Grand Opening! Huge thanks to all who came along this morning for the official opening of the PACT sculpture!This pr...
08/08/2026

The Grand Opening!

Huge thanks to all who came along this morning for the official opening of the PACT sculpture!
This project was about bringing the old and new communities together and we hope that all who have taken part or followed along, can be proud of what has been made together.

Huge thanks go to all the residents who took part, especially those who came to multiple workshops; your ideas and creativity provided the perfect inspiration for the final artwork.

Thanks must also go to Wiltshire Council and Corsham Town Council for making this possible, to the councillors on the public art committee and especially Sarah Leigh who has been a massive support throughout the process.

Thank you to all individuals and clubs who have supported the project, including: Corsham Youth Zone, the Brunel Shed, Artway, The Pound Arts Centre, Baz Hurlow - who did the amazing mural on the shipping container, Tom White, Zoe Appleby, Sarah Gilmartin, our manufacturers Beechwood Trinkets/The Rustic Garden, Corsham Print and many other family, friends and peers who have helped along the way.

It really did take whole community of people to make this happen, and it's been wonderfull to get to know you all.

There will be ongoing considered managment of the site to maintain the natutal habitat, whilst keeping the sculpture accessible. There will also be an information plaque added to the site later this year.
Corsham Town Council

Well, that was fun! We got to chat with Jonathan Fido for BBC Wiltshire radio about the PACT project and our Opening Cer...
05/08/2026

Well, that was fun! We got to chat with Jonathan Fido for BBC Wiltshire radio about the PACT project and our Opening Ceremony on Saturday - listen to us tomorrow (Thursday 6th) between 6-10am!

PACT residents will have received a flyer through the door for our official opening of the ‘PACT Portal’ on 8th August a...
28/07/2026

PACT residents will have received a flyer through the door for our official opening of the ‘PACT Portal’ on 8th August at 10am…
There will be a coffee van on site, so come and celebrate with us and see how amazing the sculpture looks in its new home!
The event is open to all the public, so please come along and bring a friend if you’d like to celebrate with us!
First 50 guests grab a free drink from the van! Nice!

We thought you’d like to know a bit more about the new sculpture at the corner of Pockeridge Drive! PACT is the culminat...
06/07/2026

We thought you’d like to know a bit more about the new sculpture at the corner of Pockeridge Drive!

PACT is the culmination of a community project made possible with section 106 funding - which sought to bring together the communities in Potley Lane, Pockeridge Road, Portland Rise, Brewer Mews and Aldhelm Rise - to create a public artwork.

Local artists Caroline Rudge and Rachel Heard led a series of workshops for residents in both estates, which included nature walks, art and poetry workshops, activity booklets and community picnics.

The final sculpture is the culmination of these sessions and public consultation. Made of Corten steel to compliment the colours in nature, with a shape reflecting the tunnel nearby as a gateway to nature, it represents the residents’ shared connection to wildlife and the natural environment in the area.

We will be having our official opening ceremony in August - (we’ll let PACT residents know more about that soon) when we will be installing an information plaque to go alongside the new sculpture.

Any more questions? Write to [email protected]

It's here! The culmination of the PACT project has been installed today! Great to see the result of all the hard work fr...
26/06/2026

It's here! The culmination of the PACT project has been installed today! Great to see the result of all the hard work from community workshops come together in this stunning sculpture, which acts as a gateway to the beautiful nature walk down Pockeredge Drive, a place which so many residents felt a connection to.
We're thrilled with the result and look forward to inviting you all to the grand opening in due course.
Many thanks to all the members of our community that have helped to make this happen.

As promised…here is the result of the voting…a whopping 77% of our PACT voters loved the ‘Nature’ design with the inner ...
17/08/2025

As promised…here is the result of the voting…a whopping 77% of our PACT voters loved the ‘Nature’ design with the inner band reading “Roots of ancient oaks below…Branches of our community above”
If you pass by the site, you will see that the groundwork has begun - we will keep you updated on progress in the coming weeks!

Hello PACT participants! Today (Thursday 7th August) is the last day to vote on your fave design for the sculpture - you...
07/08/2025

Hello PACT participants! Today (Thursday 7th August) is the last day to vote on your fave design for the sculpture - you’ll have all the info for how to do this on the leaflet we posted through your door!
Votes have been rolling in…we’ll be counting them up and we will announce the favourite design next week!
Here are mock-ups of the cardboard models we took door-to-door to show the residents and we’ve photoshopped them in situ!

We have been meeting residents today to show them our designs for the public art sculpture on Pockeridge Drive and let t...
22/07/2025

We have been meeting residents today to show them our designs for the public art sculpture on Pockeridge Drive and let them cast their vote! We’ve been dropping in flyers talking about the project to residents…we’ll be meeting more of you tomorrow, so watch out for the flyer if we miss you on the doorstep!
You can vote online via the QR code on the leaflet…or post it in the metal box on the side of the painted shipping container next to Brunel Shed (see last slide).

Calling all PACT residents!  (CTC) are consulting residents on designs for the play area on Pockeridge Road…go along to ...
15/02/2024

Calling all PACT residents! (CTC) are consulting residents on designs for the play area on Pockeridge Road…go along to the Brunel Shed between 3-5pm on Fri 16th Feb to have YOUR SAY! We can’t wait to see what’s going to happen there! 🛝

Seasons Greetings to all our PACT community! We may have been a bit quiet recently, but rest assured lots have been happ...
15/12/2023

Seasons Greetings to all our PACT community!
We may have been a bit quiet recently, but rest assured lots have been happening behind the scenes, and we very much look forward to sharing the developments next year…watch this space!

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