{"id":2050787,"date":"2026-07-19T05:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T02:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2050787"},"modified":"2026-07-19T05:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T02:44:16","slug":"neglected-daventry-subway-transformed-into-colourful-art-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2050787","title":{"rendered":"Neglected Daventry subway transformed into colourful art space"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"WestWest Northamptonshire Council<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The Ashby Road underpass in Daventry has been given a vibrant new look, a council said<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A well-known anonymous street artist has joined forces with school children to transform a neglected subway. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Binty Bint worked with year 10 students from Parker E-ACT Academy, to create the colourful community art space in the Ashby Road underpass in Daventry, Northamptonshire. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Before the project began, offenders from the county’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner’s Immediate Justice programme cut back overgrown vegetation, cleared debris and prepared the walls with a lick of white paint. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The aim is to build community pride and to stop anti-social behaviour, West Northamptonshire Council said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"WestWest Northamptonshire Council<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Pupils from Parker E-ACT Academy worked hard on the project<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The project was a joint initiative between the authority and Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Danielle Stone. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The students, supported by their teacher Donna Thacker, created individual pieces on the theme of artworks displayed in a gallery. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Binty then contributed her own designs and shared professional guidance and artistic techniques throughout the project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The subway was first painted about 30 years ago and had “significantly deteriorated”, the council said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It was now a “bright, welcoming environment that showcases local creativity”, it added. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Year 10 students worked on the designs in Daventry’s Ashby Road underpass<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Reform UK councillor Nigel Stansfield, cabinet member for environment, recycling and waste, said: “This project is about much more than creating a mural. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“It’s about bringing partners together, engaging young people in a positive activity and creating a space that the whole community can be proud of.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“When young people help design and create public artwork, they develop a sense of ownership over that space. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“In turn, people are more likely to respect it and look after it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Labour’s Stone said: “Together as partners, a space that everyone can enjoy has been created that I hope will discourage further anti-social behaviour in the future.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"WestWest Northamptonshire Council<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The subway has been completely transformed<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Do you have a story suggestion for Northamptonshire? Contact us below.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Follow Northamptonshire news on <\/i>BBC Sounds<\/i>, <\/i>Facebook<\/i>, <\/i>Instagram<\/i> and <\/i>X<\/i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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