Part of SeaSalt Streets' remit is to create public awareness and engagement through a series of pop-up events. As part of previous public consultation, it has come to our notice that people know little or nothing of Betsy Miller.
SeaSalt Streets intend to use the funds to hold two events in Saltcoats to raise the awareness of Betsy Miller, Britain's 1st Female Sea Captain.
It is hoped that the success of the events would lead to more similarly themed promotions on a regular basis.
Description
SeaSalt Streets intend to use the events to highlight awareness of Betsy Miller, Britain's 1st Female Sea Captain. born in Saltcoats.
The project will be presented in two formats and will be run on two separate days.
(A) A pop-up exhibition / workshop, using the gazebo purchased with our successful PB award. The gallery will contain information and photographs of Betsy Miller and her life. It is hoped to include a video presentation to enhance the experience.
(B) A short talking / guided tour, starting in Quay Street, Saltcoats, the place of Betsy's birth with display plaque. The walk will then proceed to Canal Place to the pier gates where the waggonway led to Saltcoats harbour. From there, the tour will head to Saltcoats Harbour itself and the Harbourmasters' House and a meeting with "Betsy Miller" herself. The short tour will conclude at The Heritage Centre graveyard where Betsy Miller is buried.
Breakdown of costs
Tour guide - 2 days @ £75.00 per day = £150
Betsy Lookalike - 2 days @ £60.00 per day = £120
Advertising and promotional material = £100
This project is intended to break down barriers with people who might not normally engage with history, culture or the arts, and try to ensure their future involvement. Our target audience will be anyone visiting, working or passing through Saltcoats Town Centre at the duration of the events. Anagram quizes and colouring in sheets will encourage intergenerational working between children, parents/carers and grandparents. All participation is at no cost.
Location: Sea Salt Streets vision is to revitalise the town centre of Saltcoats and to make it a more attractive place for people to visit, connect with others and stimulate economic growth. Operational since March 2021, Sea Salt Streets are a group of local volunteers seeking to make improvements to Saltcoats Town Centre and the surrounding environments. This group uses creative and innovative appraoches to enhancing the amenity of the area including improving street furniture, street planting, adding street art, re-imagining how to use empty shop units and stimulating new growth through, for example, the use of pop-up events. To date, Sea Salt Streets have successfully accomplished the completion of 2 murals, one of which was created and painted by local youths, the other is the largest piece of street art in North Ayrshire, 18 -20 planters established annually throughout the town, the creation of a heritage window, colourful and historical panels celebrating Saltcoats people of today and yesteryear. Also several pop-up events in which the public participated in such as Kerbie. SeaSalt Steets also created the Ship to Shore Hopscotch trail along the Talking Wall In Winton Circus Promenade. In addition to all of the above, SeaSalt Streets have worked alongside NAC's Streetscene to clean, repaint and maintain the fabric of the town.
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