GETTING INTO HOT WATER
A POND OVER TIME
Taking the time to notice, attend to and benefit from a small body of still water
A Pond Over Time is a six month project in partnership with Riverside House that brings people together to creatively explore and appreciate a newly created pond in an urban environment
Water - Curiosity - Wonder - Wellbeing
The Riverside pond, November 2023
PONDERING...
In a series of pondering workshops during June, July and August 2024, local people including those who are neurodivergent joined artists Helen Garbett and Bill Laybourne to spend time away from the everyday, slow down, pay attention to and notice the natural world amongst our busy urban landscape.
Creative activities included focused conversation, deep listening, guided visualisation, drawing, collage, photography and underwater filming. We showed our collective work at Riverside House at the end of the project in October 2024.
People told us the benefits of attending the workshops included an increased appreciation of water and ponds within the natural world locally, shared learning about biodiversity, developed artistic skills, engagement with natural heritage and an improved sense of wellbeing.
Riverside House people exploring and benefiting from our pondering activities...
Jane and Clare enjoying our taster pondering session on July 10th.
"...this was just beautiful, listening to waves of wind in the trees and the strange clicks of underwater life..."
PONDS, PLANTS and POLLINATORS:
A mini project with pupils from Bishop Milner School
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A Pond Over Time is supported and funded by:
