Update 11 October 2006

Subsequent to the meeting of October 3rd with the steering committee there was a slight concern as to how I would reach U. I went away and thought about that and happened to be looking at the Serpentine's latest Diary Publication. I liked their first one and had held onto this one. It details all the events, exhibitions, talks, screenings in their ever expanding programme. I had a lightbulb moment. This is how I will do it: turn the whole project around on its head. I will begin with a similar Diary Publication, scheduling in all the events, walks, tours and mass events. And I can add in suggested outdoor activities and also do some designated days. For instance, instead of National Walk To School Day, let's have Northlands Park Estate Walk To School Day etc. And there will be space for U to add in your own drawings and writings about stuff U see out there and your thoughts about stuff. The project now seems much more more focused and a three phase thing: 1 Diary 2 Events (Jan-Mar 07) 3 A Goody Bag. Documentation of the events will provide the source material for the goody bag which will contain for instance a pull out photographic guide of events and a newly named map on the back, a wildlife wallchart - made out of the guided walk/draw event in Nevendon Woods, a badge, a postcard, a CD of the Poetry Corner Street Slam event, a frisbee?? etc etc and some other fun stuff. Artist Julia Devonshire's Burberry Cap perhaps? I will print and distribute 2000 copies of the Diary. With your collaboration these become a joint limited edition artwork. All diary participants will then recieve their goody bag. There will also be a competition for the best book, a final film screening event for the documentary which your own film crew will make. And I will schedule in some fun days. I just came across a great picture of a dressed up dog. Battersea Dogs Home held a dog dress up competition. That would be a great event for the meadow field site. See pic.