'Our talking wall', Saltcoats

Pupils from St Anthony's Primary School, Saltcoats and St Matthew's, Ardrossan have been recording their aspirations for their towns. Some of their comments will be included as inscriptions on the new sea defences.

During summer 2008 we held a very successful event in Saltcoats town centre when we encouraged local people to share their thoughts and aspirations for the future of the town by leaving us a 'message in a bottle'. This project replicated the idea in the classroom.

We designed a workshop for pupils. The workshops encouraged the pupils to think about the future they want for their towns – how they want to feel, what they want to see and what they might hear in the towns. These ideas were then written down on postcards and collected at the end of the workshops. The thoughts on the postcards will be added to those already collected. A project called 'Our talking wall' will use a number of the quotes that have been gathered and will inscribe them on to granite plaques that will be attached to the sea wall along the promenade at Saltcoats.