Banners to brighten up Victoria Park PETRA FINER- SOUTH TARANAKI STAR

Kaponga's Victoria Park will be awash with colour when community banners are installed on the sidelines later this year. A project initiated by the Kaponga Progressive Society and helped by South Taranaki District Council arts co-ordinator Michaela Stoneman will see several new banners flying in the area soon. It is the second attempt at the project, which started when banners were first installed in March 2009. In September 2009, the banners were damaged during a severe storm, she says. Funding was gained from South Taranaki Creative Communities to buy supplies to paint new banners. Mrs Stoneman says the new banners will be up as long as the weather permits and may be removed before next winter for protection. The six double-sided banners will feature 12 painted designs created by students from Kaponga Primary, Kaponga St Patrick's, Auroa and Eltham Primary Schools as well as Kaponga Playcentre. "Two more designs will be created in the school holidays at Kapona LibraryPlus and ETown, a youth and development service in Eltham," she says. "The designs represent the identity and spirit of the Kaponga community and the surrounding South Taranaki environment." Community members are invited to head down to the Kaponga LibraryPlus today from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. The public artworks are scheduled to be installed on poles at Victoria Park in August. Last updated 09:40 12/07/2012