I live in Rye Harbour and want to spread the word about the bus stop in Rye Harbour. Last Tuesday morning people in the village found that an art installation, a local ‘Banksy’ had appeared overnight, much to their delight. The old bus stop was drab and dreary and not at all welcoming.
Everyone in the harbour stops to look and people love the way it is now a talking point. Ian, one of the local residents, was walking past the other day when he saw a great crowd for the bus or so he thought but the bus came and went and they didn’t leave. They were there because of the new art installation. They were all saying how much they liked it and wondered who had created it. The artists, I believe three in all, are wanting to remain anonymous, so we can only thank them here publicly and ask – what’s next?
Haiden my son who is in a wheelchair said: “When it rains it’s a great place to sit and chat to friends. The old bus stop was so ugly. We love it now .”
Permission had been sought from Icklesham Parish Council (IPC) for this to take place: “Icklesham Parish Council would like to thank our fantastic artists at Rye Harbour for producing this great piece of artwork to brighten up what was our rather drab bus shelter in the harbour. They have created a real focal point making the bus shelter much more inviting! This work was done completely free of charge and we are very grateful for their time, effort and brilliant artistic flair! IPC would also like to thank Parkers Building Supplies in Rye Harbour for the wood panel and Marc Bourne of Heritage Decorating for painting the inside of the bus shelter, also free of charge.”
Local trades were generous with equipment and their time. Parkers on the Harbour Road donated the ply board; Marc Bourne from Heritage Decorating not only painted the walls and roof of the bus stop with his apprentice but also put the completed painting up on the battens that Ian Leroy-Lewis had screwed into the walls. The whole thing was a collaboration and a great result for the residents of Rye Harbour.
Image Credits: Kt bruce , Kt bruceKt bruce , Marc Bourn .