As the project draws to the end of this current phase, Karen Scott from Confluence partner PLANED, talked to seven stakeholders who have engaged with the partnership in different ways and at different levels, to find out what they think the most significant changes have been. Catrin Bradley Catrin first got involved with the Confluence [...]
Arthur Brooker, Artist “I first heard about Confluence through my friend Hal, who’s Pip and Guy’s son. They were putting on a series of arts programmes and events and I did the Riverside empty shop windows project with them, a few years ago. Me and my girlfriend at the time did an installation where we [...]
Dr Steven Jones, Director of Development, Pembrokeshire County Council “From an early stage we supplied a letter of support for the Confluence bid and agreed to support the provision of accommodation, in the former Ocky White’s building. We also agreed to provide match-funding, which I think was significant in getting the project approved by the [...]
Daniel Settatree, Artist “I’d been thinking about moving down here for a couple of years. I have family here and they told me about the ‘rave boat’ that had been on the river and I thought it sounded brilliant. And then I heard about the Ideas Lab and I thought it sounded very exciting, right [...]
Gillian Howell, Haverfordwest Town Councillor “I joined the Town Council in 2016 and one of the first things I became involved with was reviving the Haverfordwest Festival. We invited Confluence to come and talk to us about what they would like to do for the festival. So, in the July, Confluence and their partners put [...]
Interview with a Haverfordwest Town Councillor This is the story of a Town Councillor who actively sought to “build a bridge” between the Town Council and Confluence project, having heard about it through local PR. He thought that there may be some common ground between the council and the project and wanted to see if [...]
Ruth Sargeant, Artist “I first heard about Confluence through a West Wales network of artists that I belong to. And then a friend of mine, Penny, told me that she had heard about the Riverside studio spaces that were available in Haverfordwest and, even though I have my own set up, I thought ‘why not?’ [...]
Catrin Bradley, Finance Manager at PLANED Catrin first got involved with the Confluence project when the pilot stage application was being made to the Arts Council, and she led on budgeting, financial claiming and reporting. Her involvement has expanded during the second stage, both as a member of the steering group that oversees running and [...]
On Wednesday 5 October Janetka Platun gave a talk at The Lab to introduce her previous work, as well as her ideas for the project so far. The talk was an opportunity to find out more about the project and to gain an insight into the work she has undertaken in a range of locations having a [...]
How can we work together to unlock the potential of empty buildings and buildings at risk? What part can community led and grassroots initiatives play in revitalising our town centres? What are the benefits to owners of different approaches to working with stalled spaces? On 7 September 2016, The Lab hosted Stalled Spaces, the inaugural [...]
