Moville
Benches
The artist has produced a total
of 15 stone benches for Moville Green all sited on the sea front. A
number of the benches have local input as these were carved by the
local community who took part in a number of workshops and local
historical and cultural research group sessions. The theme for the
benches is mainly inspired by the local flora and fauna of the area
and the history and culture of the town of Moville.
Two very distinct types of benches are provided. The workshop
benches are Limestone cubes which are topped with granite. The
larger benches are constructed of grit stone and topped with
granite. The provision of benches at Moville Green will provide
people with the opportunity to sit and admire the beautiful views
of the harbour and surrounding areas.
The HEART Programme
It has been described as ‘unique’ – and
the cross-border HEART programme is living up to that
description!As the programme gathers momentum and is gaining
increasing public and media attention, it’s time to highlight
some of the outstanding outcomes of this creative and innovative
project.
It is an equal partnership between Donegal County Council and
Strabane District Council, with funding from Measure 1.4 of EU
INTERREG IIIA Programme, Border Action, Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development, the International Fund for Ireland, Donegal
County Council and Strabane District Council. Twelve towns and
villages across the two council areas were selected for the HEART
programme, which entails environmental improvements, a shop front
scheme and a specially commissioned piece of public art for each
town or village.
These improvements and enhancements are
sensitive and complementary to each locality, involve community
participation and consultation – and ultimately combine to
create and deliver a rural tourism and public art trail across both
council areas, linked by themes based on their history and
heritage.
The participating towns and villages in Donegal
County Council are:
* Ardara * Ballybofey Stranorlar * Ballyshannon * Lifford *
Moville * Ramelton * Raphoe
These complement the selected towns and villages in
the Strabane District Council area, including:
* Castlederg * Donemana * Newtownstewart * Plumbridge * Sion
Mills
One of the most imaginative and central parts of the HEART
programme is the public art aspect. Internationally acclaimed and
multi-award winning artists were selected to research local history
and heritage, and create suitable and sensitive public art, as a
long term tribute to each locality.
THE CACHE:
The cache is a small container wrapped in black tape. Take usual
steps when retrieving and replacing as the area can get extremely
busy.
The final cache location is a bit bit away from the actual
benches which i walked past before realising what they
were.
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the Geocaching Ireland discussion forum HERE