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Designs for public art created especially for the newly enhanced Queen Street were unveiled at Samuel Ward Arts & Technology College, Haverhill on Friday 24 June. They include sculptures of figures, planters for the new landscaping and gates which will stand at either end of the street.

The designs were presented to the Haverhill Working Party on Thursday 23 July, and will now proceed to fabrication, before being installed in the autumn.

The designs have been made by students from both the Haverhill upper schools, under the supervision of the heads of art, Neil Williams at Samuel Ward Arts and Technology College and Mick Walker at Castle Manor Business and Enterprise College, and will count towards the students' exams. The work was commissioned by Public Art in the Town Centre of Haverhill, (PATCH), chaired by St Edmundsbury Borough Councillor Karen Richardson and including representatives of the schools, Queen Street traders and local photographer David Doughty who has worked closely with the students.

Cllr Karen Richardson said:
“The group decided early on that for the work to best express what Haverhill is about, it should be made by members of the community. The commission has given us a chance to showcase the incredible talent our schools foster, and it has given the young people of Haverhill the opportunity to influence the future appearance of their town. We are really proud of the results.”