COMMUNITY groups are to be given duck houses to design and decorate to display at Bewdley Festival in October.

The project is aimed at bring art out into the open and not locked in galleries. Bewdley community groups are going to be given duck houses to decorate as they wish, which will then go on display throughout October in the Jubilee Gardens creating a trail for residents to enjoy.

Bewdley Festival has received funding from the Kidderminster Educational Foundation to fund the building of 20 duck houses by ‘Twigs’ in Brinton Park, who are part of the Emily Jordan foundation.

Colin Hill, who is part of the project, said: “We launched the duck house project a few weeks ago. We were pleased by the response to the project and to hear of the creative ways that the community groups plan to decorate the duck houses.

“Twelve of the duck houses were allocated to groups at the launch, with a further eight to come.

“One of the duck houses is to be decorated by this year’s Bewdley Festival’s featured artist, Penelope Timmis, which will be auctioned at the festival party night.

“The festival committee are now looking into funding a further 10 duck houses, creating a trail of 30 in Jubilee Gardens.”