THE final part of the Church Street ‘welcome’ entrance has been installed. following the regeneration plan to add vibrancy back into the street.

On Wednesday July 15 the continuation of the project on Church Street moved onto its next stage of installing four daffodil sculptures to both ends of the street.

An archway was recently installed in the street as part of the project which was commissioned by Monmouth Town Council, with design team Platform One successful in winning the tender to create the design and artwork. The archway was one of their longer projects as it was approved and supplied over 18 months ago but the process was delayed due to various technical issues and other works being carried out in the area.

Once the scaffolding had been removed from The Barton, the upright posts could be built and installed. Measurements were then taken to ensure the sign would fit correctly before any manufacturing could begin.

The sign was manufactured by local company NCS welding and fabrications whose creativity helped bring the design to life. This was a contributed effort by Platform One as David Evans created the different design concepts, illustrations and visualisations whilst Sherren McCabe-Finlayson translated the drawings into vector artwork which was then converted into CAD drawings for the fabricators.

The next part of the project was to install daffodil sculptures which incorporated further vibrancy to the street and to further add a personal input designer Clare McHugh (Miss Fire) from the Forest of Dean made the daffodils herself. Also in attendance at the instalment was Caitlin Williams the Town Clerk and Councillor Roger Hoggins.

The regeneration of Church Street and White Swan Court was a Monmouth Town Council Project funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

“We hope these beautiful installations adorn the arch and are enjoyed for many years to come,” said a spokesperson from Monmouth Town Council.

But due to the rich heritage Church Street holds the daffodils are temporary street art and because of their colour they cannot become permanent features.

Daffodils are one of the most cherished symbols in Wales because the flowers blooming season aligns with St David’s Day. It’s bright yellow colour immediately adds brightness whilst also holding historical connection to Welsh agricultural research.

Altogether there will be four daffodils with two being placed at either end of the street bringing a colourful and welcoming scene before people enter the street, in hope that with this new initiative it will contribute to bringing more footfall to Monmouth.