Your vote will count!

Mural artist, Jake Attewell, is asking local residents to help him decide which of three possible designs he should paint on the wall in Short Blue Place, Barking this spring.

He has three stunning suggestions and wants residents’ help to decide which celebrates Barking’s heritage best.

“I’ve spent a lot of time researching Barking’s fascinating history,” says Jake, “and I would love it if local people would take a look at my designs and decide which they think captures that history most effectively."

“I will paint the option that people prefer,” he adds, “so every vote will count”.

Jake was commissioned by Be First, the Council’s regeneration organisation, to paint the mural, after he won a competition to design artwork for the heritage wall above McDonalds on the corner of Short Blue Place and East Street, Barking. The commission forms part of The National Lottery Heritage Fund's programme of activities which also includes a heritage trail of mosaic installations by artist Tamara Fround.

This vote closed on Tuesday 23rd March but you can sign up to find out more about the Barking heritage programme on the guest book page.