Wood Street Walls - Manual Instruction Centre

Wood Street Walls (WSW) is a Community Interest Company (CIC) who bring together artists to create artworks for public and private sector clients, mostly large-scale outdoor murals. To provide a dedicated space for artists and the community, WSW raised over £38,000 in donations to fund the upgrade of a former manual instruction centre in Walthamstow. A total of 169 individuals and organisations backed the fundraising initiative through Spacehive, with the largest donation of £18,000 coming from the Mayor of London’s High Street Fund. Tapestry provided WSW with development consent services on a pro-bono basis, enabling them to secure planning permission for a change of use. Now up and running, the centre is providing studio space for local artists; giving children and young adults the opportunity to learn different skills; and a hub for local business to commission original artwork for their shops.