Artist Martin Heron is working with Central Bedfordshire Council & Leighton Linslade Town Council to make a Children’s Trail of artwork and activities for Leighton Linslade. Artist collective Orange Dot are running story writing projects with local schools, documenting the trail & creating a guide to the completed art works. This blog will keep you in touch with the latest news and developments. If you would like to receive regular bulletins and keep up with all the latest opportunities to get involved in this family-friendly project, please subscribe to our email list, below. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */ * indicates required Email Address * Main arts mailing list Please also add me to the Council’s arts mailing list. Email Format html text mobile Tumblr (3.0; @childrenstrail)http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/“We loved it :) A great piece of work. I particularly loved the way it got me to look at...http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/30931092576http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/30931092576Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:01:06 +0100lucybanwell<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99k1xEvnG1r9jk1vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/30102623010http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/30102623010Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:25:08 +0100lucybanwell<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99jevJhDZ1r9jk1vo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99jevJhDZ1r9jk1vo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Children’s Trail artist Martin Heron has just sent us these pics of the last two pieces being installed … all ready for the opening, tomorrow 25th August, at 11.30am.   Celebrations -  including workshops and films - will be going on all day at Leighton-Linslade Library & Theatre.</p>http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/30102105997http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/30102105997Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:11:19 +0100lucybanwell<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9687rHwz61r9jk1vo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9687rHwz61r9jk1vo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9687rHwz61r9jk1vo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9687rHwz61r9jk1vo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9687rHwz61r9jk1vo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>… and another collection of installation shots from Children’s Trail artist Martin Heron.</p>http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/29979486361http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/29979486361Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:16:39 +0100lucybanwell<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m92h1lMzLT1r9jk1vo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m92h1lMzLT1r9jk1vo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m92h1lMzLT1r9jk1vo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>some more installation shots from Children’s Trail artist Martin Heron</p>http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/29840051827http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/29840051827Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:36:57 +0100lucybanwell<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8y7c9YaEf1r9jk1vo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8y7c9YaEf1r9jk1vo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8y7c9YaEf1r9jk1vo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8y7c9YaEf1r9jk1vo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8y7c9YaEf1r9jk1vo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8y7c9YaEf1r9jk1vo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8y7c9YaEf1r9jk1vo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Children’s Trail artist Mart Heron has sent us some snapshots of the installations going on in Leighton-Linslade at the moment.   We can’t wait to see how the final artworks turn out!</p>http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/29684995196http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/29684995196Sat, 18 Aug 2012 12:16:57 +0100lucybanwell“Some works will be quite obvious, some will be a little more hidden and harder to spot. ...http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/28548097447http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/28548097447Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:24:15 +0100lucybanwell<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7xhd7wtJl1r9jk1vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><!--?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?--> “There are going to be several stacks of books, outside the library, along with painted shadows.   People can literally sit on the stories, the stories are part of their lives, part of the fabric of the place.  The shadows on the ground give hints at what may be contained within the books they’re sitting on.”   (Martin Heron)</p>http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/28266726443http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/28266726443Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:22:19 +0100lucybanwell“If you’re out and about in the town during the middle of August, then you might spot us...http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/28266751632http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/28266751632Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:22:00 +0100lucybanwellIt&#8217;s been quite a while since we had any news of what&#8217;s happening with The Leighton...http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/28266673721http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/28266673721Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:21:00 +0100lucybanwell“This stage is a bit limbo-ish. I get inspired and excited about the work at the design...http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/28266512336http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/28266512336Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:17:02 +0100lucybanwellYou can read the previous episode of this story here Nathan puts Snow down on the ground and reaches...http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/20476540327http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/20476540327Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:37:00 +0100lucybanwell<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/childrenstrail/20471108425/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_20471108425" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="298" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The trailer for the Cedars Upper Odyssey, final episode</p>http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/20471108425http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/20471108425Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:26:00 +0100lucybanwellYou can read the previous episode here Timothy is frightened.   “Who … what are you?”   He’s...http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/20304669395http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/20304669395Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:11:00 +0100lucybanwell<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/childrenstrail/20303719915/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_20303719915" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="267" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Leighton Middle Odyssey, trailer for the final episode.</p>http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/20303719915http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/20303719915Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:56:16 +0100lucybanwellYou can read the previous episode of this story here. The Creeper tilts his head to one side and...http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/20177299184http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/20177299184Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:55:00 +0100lucybanwell<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/childrenstrail/20176857661/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_20176857661" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="298" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Trailer for Cedars Upper Odyssey, episode four</p>http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/20176857661http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/20176857661Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:44:00 +0100lucybanwellYou can read the previous episode of this story here. Suzy doesn’t know if she can make it in time....http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/19886501655http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/19886501655Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:12:00 +0100lucybanwell<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/childrenstrail/19886236677/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_19886236677" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="267" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The trailer for Leighton Middle Odyssey Episode 4</p>http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/19886236677http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/19886236677Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:57:00 +0100lucybanwellYou can read the previous episode of this story here. When Snow finds the mirror it is face up under...http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/19798561100http://childrenstrail.tumblr.com/post/19798561100Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:46:00 +0000lucybanwell