Ginnels and Alleyways Project 2003 Andrew Rowe Ebbw Vale Parnell, Mackie and Rowe, a team of south Wales based artists were commissioned to develop a project that would allow for a large number of the local Ebbw Vale community to participate in arts based workshops with a focus on their immediate environment. Their brief was also to explore and develop proposals for upgrading the alleyways and stairways that formed the natural pedestrian routes into the town centre from the adjacent residential communities Working with 11 participatory artists, 15 community groups and a number of local individuals, a wealth of material was created and exhibited within the town centre over Easter 2003. The aim of the workshops was to enable participants to contribute to the artworks, making a positive and long lasting contribution to the town’s regeneration, celebrating the experience and talent to be found in the town’s residents. Work produced by the community has formed the basis of the design proposal by Parnell, Mackie and Rowe to public improvements at two stairways that run from the lower commercial area of Bethcar Street to the upper residential areas