RICK ROXBURGH

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RICK ROXBURGH

THE FIRST EVENTS

Mayoral opening




Street dance workshops

THANK-YOUS

A huge thank you to everybody that helped us this week and in the lead up to the build. In particular, thank you to...

The people of Cluny for allowing us into their community and being open-minded to new ideas.

Chris and Kevin from the Integrated Youth Support Service at Connexions for organising all of the events for the coming month and for amazing enthusiasm and support for the project.

St. Luke’s Youth Community Challenge (SLYCC), particularly Charlotte Olden and Becky Ramsey, for helping out and making it such a fun week!

The building volunteers – Mike Horswill (the crane), Juliet Sakyi-Ansah, David Rozwadowski, Carma Masson, Amy Brown, Lukas Barry, Stuart McKenzie, Tom Olden and our on-site professional Leo from Cluny Square.

Gary Fenton from Jewson’s amazingly generous contribution in a crisis.

Chris Davies from Buro Happold engineering for structural advice.

Ian Brown and Paul Jenkinson from the Park’s department of Southend Council.

Local organisation St. Luke’s Healthy Living Centre, Cluny and Peartree Resident’s Associations and South Essex Homes.

And finally the project funders – the Big Lottery, RIBA ICE, UnLtd and the University of Sheffield.

THE BUILD: DAY 05

Finished just in time for the Mayoral opening.

THE BUILD: DAY 04

A stressful day but we're still going!

THE BUILD: DAY 03

The Build from day 03.  Over half way and still lots to do!

SUPEREXCITED

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SUPEREXCITED

THE BUILD: DAYS 01-02

Some pictures from our first two days:

CLUNY SUMMER PAVILION

This summer on the 12th of August, Cluny Summer Pavilion will form the centre of a suburban community in Southend-on-Sea, signalling the conclusion of our two-year process of engagement by this initiative. Transforming the central green space of Cluny estate, the pavilion will host a month-long series of summer events; conceived, organised and hosted by the local community.

Like a flat-pack structure, the pavilion is designed to be assembled on site by non-skilled volunteers, allowing young people to shape their community, from conception to construction. The pavilion will be stored away at the end of the summer, ready to be re-erected annually as a platform for future communal activities.

It will act as a blank canvas – a public structure allowing the local community to shape its character with a programme of activities entirely of their own making. Each year, as the pavilion is erected anew, it will adapt to the needs of the local community

This year’s events reflect the community desire to provide meaningful activities to occupy young people over the summer weeks – ranging from street dance workshops to bringing Southend beach to the estate, complete with donkey rides. All events have been conceived and organised in collaboration with Connexions and SLYCC, local youth organisations.

Cluny Summer Pavilion:

Model of the flat pack structure:

CLUNY SUMMER PAVILION EVENTS

As you can see a mini festival has been put together for the month of August surrounding the pavilion.  Thanks to Connexions and SLYCC, the whole community will be able to get involved!