This Mural clebrates Bourne's Wonderful green spaces and waterways and was created by local artist Emily Bowers inrresponse to conversations and workshops with the local community. IT's full of their memories, history and the nature that residents love to see.

Throughout the project, it became clear the waterways have vital to Bourne becoming to town it is today, with many exports made possible by water.

The green spaces today are abundant and provide spaces to connect and fins a moment of peace in a busy world.

To create it on a large scale, the artwork was made digitally and collaged together.

Features from the workshops included in the mural:

Two residents from Cedars Car Home gew up together and have memories pea picking. They also remember 'helping themsleves to peas that were left over at the allotments and taking them home to their mums.

Madarin Duck - many people mentioned enjoying looking at him when out on a walk.

Blackberries and Apple scrumping were very fond memories shared across the community. 

Cress Farming was also mentioned and was a large export from Bourne thanks to it's waterways. Watercress farming happened around Bourne thanks to the fresh running water from the Eau.

Nightingale's Songs were hoping to be heard soon should they choose to return to Bourne Woods.

Wood Anemones and Dogs Mercury are both found in the ancient Bourne Woods.

The celebration of the final peice featured a history talk from 'The Bourne History Guy', tea and cake at 'Don't Loose Hope Cafe' with the workshops participants joining in for the celebration. There was entertainment, and limited edition printes for participants to take away as a keep sake and memory of their input into this peiece of art.