We are pleased to let you know that the Parish Council have agreed to the adoption of five of the remaining Tony Hillier sculptures, and we are in the process of arranging to install them around the villages. This will allow us to retain these much loved sculptures in Histon and Impington, with access for everyone to continue to experience and enjoy them.
Joan Hillier decided some time ago to find homes for these sculptures, and so some of the sculptures have already gone to schools and charitable organisations in Cambridgeshire. The Parish Council recognised the affection of the community for these art works and the desire to retain some of the pieces in the villages where they were made, and so we can now confirm that the Parish Council have agreed, with support from Joan, a plan to install the following pieces around the villages:
Camel (Dromedary)
- Verge of the B1049 and Cambridge Road, Impington
- https://what3words.com/best.switch.warm
Man and Dog:
- Homefield Park
- https://w3w.co/unique.raft.donor
Grandfather, Grandson and Dog:
- Clay Close Lane, Pocket Park
- https://w3w.co/events.kicks.tulip
Spider:
- The Green, in one of the trees
- https://w3w.co/handicaps.firmer.grub
Sewing (Andy Cap):
- https://what3words.com/helpless.awakes.stated
- We have an offer from Highways to locate this at the Junction of Parlour Close and Cottenham Road. However, we are open to suggestions of other locations? Any location must be accessible to the public. If you have a suggestion please contact us at: committee.clerk@hisimp.net
We hope everyone will enjoy seeing the pieces in their various new locations, and we look forward to your suggestions for the final location of the “Sewing” piece.
Why not another one on the green they are great very clever and make you smile at this time
Spreading them out allows people to enjoy them in a different way, and will also eventually lead to an art trail through the village
Perhaps the one suggested for Parlour Close / Cottenham Road would be better suited at the new school grounds. Alternatively at the new School Hill development when finished.
The newly formatted junction with Cottenham Road leaves a huge verge area. Hopefully this will be grassed and a sculpture would look great there.
I’m not sure a distraction at that newly configured junction would be a good idea. At the very least it might obstruct the view of someone waiting to turn right towards Cottenham.
RIGHT! towards Cottenham?
Doh, left… Oops
Don’t want to go on about it too much but there is lots of space on that new verge area.
For ‘Sewing (Andy Capp)’ suggestion, the red locator dot on the map is incorrect for the suggested location. The ‘what three words’ reference seems to be correct.
Please ! Not in Homefield Park ! It is a GREEN area , beautiful natural trees and bushes … Leave it as such .