Faversham: Street artist Graham Upton brightens up smelly subway

Image source, Jane Secker Catherine Evans BBC News, South East Published 2 hours ago A street artist has created a mural for a Faversham subway based on what the locals love about their town. Graham Upton worked with young people in the area, collecting their ideas on places to represent in the artwork, and collaborated with the Faversham Society on details of the town’s history. Trustee Jane Secker said the response to the mural had been “overwhelmingly positive”. The colourful transformation of the Mall underpass and other street art projects will be discussed by the artist at an event at the Guildhall on 21 January. Ms Secker said the subway was used regularly by locals and visitors, but was “smelly, damp, prone to flooding when it rains and litter”. Image source, Jane Secker “The first mural was produced by Graham after talking to the students at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School about what matters to them in the town,” she said. “The second came from a consultation with the Faversham Society – so it represents images and iconic buildings from the town. “For the young people it was the cinema, the swimming pool, Ozzie’s Fish and Chips as well as the...