Walkabout is a 3 year project bringing The Lowry into the different communities of Salford to create projects and activities made by and relevant to Salford people. The Lowry will work in partnership with Salford City Council and other key local agencies, local people and community groups to enhance community life and explore local priorities.

Walkabout is about meeting local people and groups and finding out about their interests passions, concerns and dreams. Walkabout artists employed by The Lowry will visit community groups and provide people with the tools to realise their ideas and to create projects and events with a difference. We hope that these projects and events will attract more participants and work towards addressing some of the key issues important to the lives of those involved.

14 months in Little Hulton completed in March 2008 and with a large scale bonfire sculpture and film event in Peel Park, Little Hulton. There were a variety of projects leading up to this event including a youth music project, children’s lantern making, local residents helping to build the bonfire structure and each estate building their own symbol to burn on the night.

Take a look at photographs from the event here.

Walkabout in Ordsall and Eccles
Walkabout started working in Ordsall and Langworthy during November 2007 and is working with residents in Langworthy to look at creative ways of addressing anti-social behaviour. Residents in Ordsall are exploring issues raised by generation, looking at Ordsall old and new and culminating in a series of exhibits and installations in and around the area in August.

The New Year saw us jump on the tram to Barton and Eccles to meet groups and individuals to start our 14 months in our third area. Watch this space for up and coming events.

The work of The Lowry on Walkabout in the Barton area of Eccles is supported by the Big Lottery’s Fair Share Trust programme for Barton, managed by The Community Foundation for Greater Manchester.

Call Graeme, the Walkabout Coordinator on 0161 876 2141/07899 701541 or email Graeme.urlwin@thelowry.com.

This project benefits from the following supporters. Please click on the images to find out more.










IF
• You are a Salford resident wondering if Walkabout is coming to you
• You are from a voluntary agency in Salford wanting to see how yourselves and Walkabout can work together
• You are from a council department interested in working in partnership
THEN we’d like to hear from you as we believe the success of Walkabout will only come from enthusiasm and support from everyone to make it happen – please give us a call on 0161 876 2141 or 07899 701541 or email walkabout@thelowry.com 

Walkabout is a project from The Lowry’s Community & Education Team.

The Lowry in partnership with Salford City Council.

The Lowry on Walkabout in Little Hulton has been funded by The Lowry, SSCF, the Booth Charities and the Seddon Group.