TOWNSPEOPLE have joined artists to design a new high profile mural for the Aspen House hoarding on Regent Street.

Artsite and Swindon Climate Action Network in partnership with inSwindon BID hosted their first community workshop in The Parade on Saturday, inviting local people to meet Swindon-born artists Martin Travers and Peter Cowdy, share ideas and be part of the new mural project.

Ben Bell from Scan said: “As plastic usage is ubiquitous, the solutions to it mean engaging all people including organisations, businesses and representatives. Together we can make a difference. And that is what this project about for us.

“It is about communicating positive messages around hope, community and sustainability through positive action, through creativity, through working together.”

Martin explained why he wanted to get involved in the piece: “I believe strongly in representing the town I was born in and will be drawing inspiration from the diversity that makes the town unique.”