Sculptured bike rack installed at the Goods
Shed
Local artists Will Glanfield and Julian Coode are
responsible for creating an impressive sculptural bike rack near the start
of the Crab & Winkle Way at the Goods Shed in Canterbury.
The piece is made from oak and railway line that once
sat next to the Goods Shed. Both artists come from Whitstable. Will
Glanfield works in wood whilst Julian Coode works with metal.
Commissioned by the Kentish Stour Countryside Project it
is the 9th piece of art that the Project has installed along
the Crab and Winkle Way since launching the route in 1999. Funding came
mainly from the Brett Environment Trust but Sustrans, through a private
donor, and Canterbury City Council also made significant
contributions.
Jon Shelton, Manager of the Kentish Stour Countryside
Project says ' I think we have got a bit more sculpture than bike rack,
but it certainly looks very impressive. I am particularly pleased that use
has been made of local materials and people and that it looks so
sympathetic with the surrounding environment. The artists have done a
great job'.
The Goods Shed, established in 2003, has a farmers
market and restaurant selling local produce and some organic products.
The Crab & Winkle Way is a seven-mile cycle and walking route
between Canterbury and Whitstable following part of the old railway line.
It is part of route one of the National Cycle Network.
The award winning route was developed and established by a working
partnership between Canterbury City Council, Kent County Council, Kentish
Stour Countryside Project, Spokes and Sustrans along with the help and
permission of a number of local organisations and landowners.
