Little White Box is one of the new additions to Woodbridge s Thoroughfare
- Credit: CHARLOTTE BOND
The past year has seen many changes in Suffolk towns - and nowhere is that more true than in Woodbridge.
The riverside town is well-known for its independent businesses and, between lockdowns, new ventures have sprung up in the town.
Teresa Potts of Theatre Street Antiques
- Credit: Ella Wilkinson
Teresa Potts runs Theatre Street Antiques, which opened for the first time in April. She said it has been a fantastic start for her business. Things have been incredible and very overwhelming, she said.
Published:
7:30 AM May 4, 2021
Organisers of The Container Projects, May Cornet, Alice Andrea Ewing, Emily Richardson. Picture: Sarah Lucy Brown
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
Three Suffolk-based artists are the brains behind two new projects aimed at reviving community arts and supporting parents’ wellbeing – using a refurbished container as their muse.
May Cornet, Alice Andrea Ewing and Emily Richardson are launching Container Projects, a new creative resource for Woodbridge and surrounding areas, which provides free or low-cost workshops and events.
The space is located in one of the refurbished containers opposite Kingston playing field.
Devised by the trio in response to issues of social isolation faced by many during the Covid crisis, Ms Ewing said of the project: “The intention was to provide safe opportunities for both the making, viewing and promotion of culture in our community at a time where access and travel to other cultural centres were restricted.
Published:
7:30 AM May 4, 2021
Organisers of The Container Projects, May Cornet, Alice Andrea Ewing, Emily Richardson. Picture: Sarah Lucy Brown
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
Three Suffolk-based artists are the brains behind two new projects aimed at reviving community arts and supporting parents’ wellbeing – using a refurbished container as their muse.
May Cornet, Alice Andrea Ewing and Emily Richardson are launching Container Projects, a new creative resource for Woodbridge and surrounding areas, which provides free or low-cost workshops and events.
The space is located in one of the refurbished containers opposite Kingston playing field.
Devised by the trio in response to issues of social isolation faced by many during the Covid crisis, Ms Ewing said of the project: “The intention was to provide safe opportunities for both the making, viewing and promotion of culture in our community at a time where access and travel to other cultural centres were restricted.