Fantastic artwork created by local children now lines the clinic corridors of Redgrave Gardens Children’s Centre following the official unveiling by the Mayor of Luton Naseem Ayub recently.

Over the summer of 2018 local schools and children were invited to submit artwork to a competition, and more than 130 entries were received.  Five winners were invited to attend the unveiling event to receive their certificates and prizes from the Mayor. 

Charmaine Perry, Office Manager/Team Leader for the Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust (CCS) Community Paediatrics team based at Redgrave Gardens Children’s Centre has been the driving force behind this art project.  She came up with the idea of running a competition with local children from Luton schools, and  worked with local company ‘TheBigArtProject’ and also tied it in with the NHS 70^th anniversary.  The plan is to add interest and colour to the corridor leading to the clinic rooms, which is plain and grey and not very appealing to children.  

Mayor of Luton Naseem Ayub said: “Well done to everyone who was involved in creating this fantastic display and making the environment more welcoming for all to enjoy.  The centre’s staff carry out an important and supportive role and everyone involved does a fantastic job to make it work.”

Dr Catherine Kearney, Consultant Paediatrician for CCS at the centre was due to attend the unveiling, but unfortunately was not able to make it on the day, however, following the event, Catherine said:  “I was so disappointed that I couldn't meet all the young people and their families that came to the unveiling to thank them personally for their beautiful works of art which have transformed our clinic space for all our current and future families. The Community Paediatric team looks forward to working with children and families in the future to make our centre more family friendly. Thank you all.”

Currently there are around 40 artworks on display, and over the coming months there are plans to develop this even further with the remainder of the competition artwork that was submitted.

Check on the link for more photo's from the unveiling event: click here.