Doing the Groundwork

The foundations for the sculptures have now been completed for three of the sites in the park. Due to the bad weather recently it became more sensible to pre – cast the reinforced pads off site and then drop them into position. Doing things this way created less disruption and mess in the park during a very busy half – term week. It was also great to meet and speak with visitors to the park last week to explain and discuss the work that’s taking place and the significance of the sculpture trail project.

The park is becoming very popular and is being used extensively by the people of Maidstone since the introduction of the new pathways. Having the pathways around the park has also made life a lot easier for the installation of the foundations. However, lifting 2 ton of concrete across muddy grass was always going to leave a trail. Tom, Alan and Mick have done a great job and things are certainly starting to progress. Now my mind is focusing on the big move and the transportation and installation of 4 ton of lovely Irish Blue limestone in a few weeks.