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Go-Kart workshops with young people at 4Techmoto Blackpool August 2014

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We were really exited to be asked to work with this group of amazing young people while they built go karts with Phill and Graham  at    4Techmotohttp://www.4techmoto.co.uk/

With Phill and Grahams skill at Blackpool t4Techmoto two teams built 2 go-karts for racing after two days build and a final day ‘fettling’ and painting up the

Boz worked with the two teams while they built the machines ready for racing on day three. while Mr Dee helped design and paint the custom graffiti on the finished karts.

Phill working on Team Smiles classic go kart design

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Quick check to make sure everything is working

before taking off the wheels ready for graffiti custom job

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Team Smile with Mr Dee

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Practising the painting

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Team Oblivion with Graham

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A few test runs before the races later in the day

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Loading the karts in to the trailer

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Arriving at the Palatine race track

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Then up to the line for the first of three races

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Winnerrrr

Even Sally the dog got in on the act with Phill

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Fantastic day with the two teams and all the people involved

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Graffiti Battle at Palatine Road Car Park August 17th 2014

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‘Graffiti Battle’ Palatine Road Car Park on the 17th August 2014.
Despite the weather on Sunday members of The Revoe and Central Drive area community turned out for a graffiti event with a difference.
Mr Dee and Boz Phillips – Last legs Community Arts Organisation, received funding from Friends of Muir Housing and the Area Forum, earlier this year for a graffiti event they called ‘Graffiti Grannies’. Mr Dee worked with a group of older people last year to create a graffiti art wall in the grounds of Lytham Hall and the idea was a hit with the participants. This time the two artists decided to invite a younger group of people to do ‘battle’ against an older group and recruited graffiti artist TeaOne to work with the younger group.

On Sunday the ‘older’ (over 40’s) group of residents turned out in force to battle the younger (under 18s) group. On the day everyone battled with the weather.
‘A picture paints a thousand words’ and here are those words in paint.

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All photos courtesy L.Hodgkiss and Last Legs

The artists would like to thank – Howard for the use of the Palatine Road Car Park. Friends of Muir Housing and the area Forum for funding the event. New Revoe Residents Association. Christ Church with all Saints for providing refreshments and support. Club2Go. Our volunteers Dan, Lee Hodgkiss and David Jennings. The community who participated and supported the event.

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Balloon signs at Club2Go workshop Grange Park Blackpool

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We love working with Club2Go. Fantastic and dedicated people who offer activities to young people in areas where there is little or no access to arts and sports during the holidays.

The young participants love the Posca pens that were kindly donated to us by POSCA earlier this year

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Live Paint at Spare Part Festival Tram Sunday 20th July 2014

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On the 20th July we participated in the Spare Part Festival funded by Left Coast as part of Tram Sunday in Fleetwood.

Mr Dee worked on a live graffiti paint starting at 12.30

We would like to thank Sandra at Shabby2Chic for driving us and all our boards wood and cardboard to the Festival and picking us up at the end of the day. A big Thank You Sandra.

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Finished at 5pm

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Subway cars for graffiti at Spare Part Festival Tram Sunday 20th July 2014

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Subway cars  for people to add their own graffiti to

The build when we arrived with all the pieces

As  part of the live paint event Mr Dee with the help of our photographer Lee Hodgkiss and our new organisation member David Jennings we created and built 2 small subway cars on wheels that later joined the Tram Sunday parade.

Boz Phillips set up a workshop for  or should I say ‘put out paint all day’ for enthusiastic children , parents and members of the public to paint the subway cars with their graffiti.

The subway cars were a big hit thanks to Mr Dees’ ideas and Dave and Lees help.

Everyone loved the opportunity to decorate the cars from 12 noon until 3.30  when the parade commenced.

See for yourself the participants work below.

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Decorated inside and out

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Then we joined the parade

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UDP dance members took the photo opportunity after some of their members added name to the trains

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Live paint at Breakin’ Convention Blackpool Grand Theater

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Mr Dee created a graffiti art piece for  Breakin Convention in Blackpool.

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The end of a perfect painting day – about 10.30 pm

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Shabby2chic upcycle workshop

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We work with Shabby2Chic because they support people in our community to achieve their aims of finding skills and employment. Through Sandra’s dedication to recycling and supporting the people most in need in the community to make Blackpool a better place to live and work.

We recently worked with Sandra on workshops with young people who produced the following ‘Shabby chic’ items. We could not post until now as one item was made for a wedding present.

Finished pieces

Before during  and after images

 

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