Beverley Town Council is developing new town entry signs and would like to know what residents of the town think.
Many towns and cities have bespoke entry signs at key access points, illustrating the places where they are located.
In recent years, Hull City Council has invested in them, showing key city landmarks in abstract designs.
When Beverley Town Council decided to create entry signs to promote the town, councillors were unanimous in developing a new and innovative design which reflected the town’s heritage.
After considering several options, they decided to ask students at East Riding College if they would like to get involved.
“We thought this would be an excellent real-life project for students to be involved with,” said a spokesperson for the town council.
“Young people are the future of our town and as we want these new entry signs to be around for many years, we thought it was important for them to be involved.
“We have been working with two in particular, Ashley and Ellis, who have come up with a wonderful concept that is unique, modern and also respectful of Beverley’s heritage.”
The concept shows locations of the town as different fragments of a stained-glass window.
The locations are Beverley Minster, Beverley Beck, Beverley Westwood/Black Mill, Beverley Racecourse, Saturday Market, Market Cross, North Bar and East Riding College/Flemingate.
The current draft is in full colour; however, the aim is for each segment to have a different colour palette.
The section depicting Beverley Beck will be different shades of blue, whilst the one showing the Minster will consist of various yellow hues.
The students have been inspired by the designs of the stained-glass windows in the Minster and St Mary’s Church.
The image will be printed in high resolution onto durable material, then cut into the arched shape of the design.
Before the project progresses further, Beverley Town Council would like to know the thoughts of residents.
The council is asking people to take part in a survey, created by the students, which can be found at forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=C6Q769zl-U25AggHzS2Cv_Imd6sgfwlIq-IEkA5zBp9UNFpFWkRaRUNIUUFZTDlPM1RVNUZOQjNTMS4u
