Thetford Riverside Sculpture and Arts Trail

Tell us your views on the proposed new route

The National Lottery Heritage Fund have awarded £3.5m to a 5-year scheme celebrating and conserving the landscape and heritage of the Brecks' Fen Edge & Rivers. As a part of delivering this scheme, Thetford Town Council will be installing a new arts and heritage sculpture trail which will:
· provide an arts trail linking the Town Centre with our beautiful rivers
· encourage visitors to come into the town centre and use the facilities
· promote the town's heritage and natural history

This circular trail will take walkers past the three river beaches, our existing statues, the historic Lido, and a new activity point where canoeing will be available.

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Proposed Trail Route

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* 1. What do you think of the route chosen? Would you like to suggest any changes to it?

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* 2. Where do you think would be good locations for new sculptures? Choose up to three locations

The rivers edge near Nun's Bridges

Maine Street beside the play area

On the permissive path through Barnham Cross Common

The river paddling spots

The lido area

The town centre

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What sort of sculptures would enhance the Town? Choose any that apply.

Metal sculptures using recycled materials

Temporary willow sculptures included in floral displays

Chainsaw sculpture

Carved stone

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Where do you think would be good locations for new murals ? Tick all that apply

The lido area.

Riverside Walk.

Under the bridge that crosses the river.

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What theme(s) would you like to see reflected in the new artworks and sculptures? Choose any that apply.

Great Thetford people

Animals and plants

Industrial heritage

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Thetford has been home to some of the most amazing people in history. If you chose ‘people’ above, which of the following should be included? Please tick up to 5 answers:

Sophia Duleep Singh (Suffragette)

Dr Allan Glaisyer Minns (Britain’s First Black Mayor)

Queen Boudicca (Celtic Freedom Fighter)

Frederick Duleep Singh (Soldier and Town Benefactor)

Charles Burrell (Steam Engine Pioneer)

Florrie Clarke (First World War Town Crier)

Thomas Martin (Historian)

Sir Joseph Williamson (Charles II’s Spymaster, town MP and town benefactor)

Thomas Howard (Duke of Norfolk at the time of Henry VIII)

Stephen of Savoy (13th Century Prior murdered in his own church)

Earl Roger Bigod (Norman Founder of the Cluniac Priory)

Sweyn Forkbeard (Viking Raider who became King of England)

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Thetford’s rivers and their surroundings are home to some of the most important wildlife habitats in the country. If you chose ‘animals and plants’, in answer to question 2, which type(s) of wildlife would you like to see in the artworks? Please tick up to 5 answers:

Otters (They have been seen right in the centre of town)

Rabbits (The Brecks was a centre for keeping them in Warrens)

Water Buffalo (They now graze Ford Meadow each summer)

Sheep (Wool brought huge wealth in medieval times)

Fish (in 1715 a sturgeon well over 7 feet long was caught in Thetford)

Wildflowers (Tower Mustard is found at only 20 sites in Britain)

Birds (Thetford is home to the British Trust for Ornithology)

Butterflies, Dragonflies or other insects

Bats (Known to roost nearby)

Fungi (Barnham Cross Common is rich in mushrooms)

Trees (Thetford’s riverside has a wealth of mature trees)

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Thetford’s riverside has been the centre for many successful industries through the centuries. Which of these workplaces and products should be reflected in the artworks? Please tick up to 5 answers:

□ Charles Burell’s (Traction Engines)

□ Paper Pulp Mill (From Decorated Bowls to Tank Crew’s Helmets)

□ Lido (Outdoor Swimming Pool)

□ Coffee Mill

□ Bidwells (Brewery)

□ Fisons (Chemical Works)

□ St Barnabas Workhouse

□ Tanner St (Tanning)

□ Spring House (Spa Pump Room)

□ Anglo-Saxon Textile Working

□ Viking Era Coin Minting

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What sort of signage would you prefer for the trail? Please tick any that would be acceptable:

Black-painted metal heritage signs, as used in the town centre

Wooden signs, as often used for footpaths

Brass / zinc panels

Thetford Riverside Sculpture and Arts Trail

Tell us your views on the proposed new route

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Proposed Trail Route

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* 1. What do you think of the route chosen? Would you like to suggest any changes to it?

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* 2. Where do you think would be good locations for new sculptures? Choose up to three locations

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* 3. What sort of sculptures would enhance the Town? Choose any that apply.

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* 4. Where do you think would be good locations for new murals ? Tick all that apply

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* 5. What theme(s) would you like to see reflected in the new artworks and sculptures? Choose any that apply.

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* 6. Thetford has been home to some of the most amazing people in history. If you chose ‘people’ above, which of the following should be included? Please tick up to 5 answers:

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* 7. Thetford’s rivers and their surroundings are home to some of the most important wildlife habitats in the country. If you chose ‘animals and plants’, in answer to question 2, which type(s) of wildlife would you like to see in the artworks? Please tick up to 5 answers:

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* 8. Thetford’s riverside has been the centre for many successful industries through the centuries. Which of these workplaces and products should be reflected in the artworks? Please tick up to 5 answers:

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* 9. What sort of signage would you prefer for the trail? Please tick any that would be acceptable:

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* 10. Please leave any other comments or suggestions that you may have on the proposed project in the box below.