You could have your name included on a huge public bench being built in Coventry as part of the ciy's regeneration.
The idea
|  | City centre redevelopment model |
The monument is the idea of a German artist Jochen Gerz, who's working with The Phoenix Initiative to help transform a city, living in the legacy of his ancestors bombs.
The Public Bench is a dramatic bench, 45 metres long sweeping round the north edge of Millennium Place, which will be covered with plaques.
A sea of small plaques will be all over the concrete back of the bench and each will bear the names of Coventry people or visitors to the city.
How to get your name on a plaque
|  | Computer image of Millennium Place with its new bridge |
To apply, just drop into the Phoenix Project Office to pick up a form.
Alternatively, click on the pdf file link on the left, print it out, fill it in and post it back to the office.
Places are going fast, so don't delay in gettin g involved.
The subject of peace
|  | The peace garden, created as part of the Phoenix Initiative |
The project aims to make people consider their own history.
In applying for a plaque you are invited to contribute to the future monument by considering the idea that yesterday's enimies are today's friends.
It is hoped special friendships will be commemorated through applicant's names on the bench.
About the Phoneix Initiative
The Phoenix Initiative is a £50m regeneration project around Priory Place in Coventry City Centre.
The multi-platform project involves archaeology, public artworks and the creation of new gardens, housing, shops and cafes.
|  | One of the initiative's other public artworks - The Millennium Clock |
The newly created area will be called Millennium Place and will provide a striking new context for the Museum of British Road Transport.
The Phoenix Initiative link on the left goes to the official site, which has complete details of the multi-site project and of the artists involved in all aspects of the regeneration.
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