2006 Awards

We felt that the stated aims and objectives appear to have been achieved very well. The link to the Museum is made at the first panel encountered when approaching from the town.

The mosaics are decorative and entirely appropriate, they are informative and well made and good use of redundant space has been made to house them although the first two look a bit lost in the large public shelter.

The project was not led by an interpretive plan as such; it would definitely have benefited from a wider consideration of the interpretation of the castle as a whole. It could and should still become part of a bigger interpretive plan for the castle. We felt that, for example, a graphic panel at each end actually placed on the promenade could draw public attention to both the castle, the mosaics and the museum which is quite discreetly situated between shops in the town.

Design, planning, content and execution of the mosaics is excellent. Closer inspection is possible but the pavement on the panels’ side of the road is very narrow which raises Health and Safety issues, particularly for people with disabilities.

Special Award
Participating groups are also the audience. Real efforts have been made successfully in involving a wide range of groups.

The museum has plans to carry the project on in other forms. There are plans for a children's book about the Castle that will include images from the mosaics / woodcuts and colouring opportunities for children and a 'make your own mosaic' element.

As half term there will be a workshop in the Museum to help children build a model of the castle and do other things.