As part of The Long Loch, Kate Davis and Faith Wilding created banners to be hung from the windows of CCA onto the street.

The banners had barely been hung before they prompted a ‘reply’ from flats on the other side of the street. One of the original questions from Kate and Faith was ‘people of all countries who washes your socks?’. The reply – ‘your mother washes my socks’.

Faith Wilding and Kate Davis finished preparations for their Gi exhibition The Long Loch last night, so everything’s ready for the onslaught of openings that will start over the next few days (CCA’s is on Friday night).

All that Japanese Hogweed? Gone. The hundreds of cider bottles? Gone. Now we have a beautiful, cleared space at Westthorn Allotments, thanks to BTCV volunteers. Over several days the volunteers, under the supervision of Jo Ridley, cleared everything, revealing the full potential of the land there – all 1000 sq metres of it.

The next task is to lay down a protective membrane to keep the hogweed under control. We have raised beds on order, with some tools and plants. Once the membrane is down we can get the beds underway and start planning our workshops…