Pigeon Scratching Post

Artists: Children of the Lüdenscheid Junior Chamber (with support from the VAKT Art Association and Peter Jasinski)

Workshop with children on the themes of peace and hopes for the future

Object: Doves soaring into the sky

Location: Meinerzhagen Heed (Coordinates: 51.086309, 7.641441)

Additional information: Heed Hiking Parking Lot with many hiking trails in the immediate vicinity; Heed Forest Activity Trail starting at the Heed Hiking Parking Lot.

As part of the project “Scrubbing Posts for the Volme Valley” , 20 artistically designed scratching posts are being installed in the four municipalities that have joined together to form the Oben an der Volme region. They are intended to highlight distinctive features of the Volmetal, serve as landmarks, or invite reflection. The connecting thread is Hiking Trail X 20, which spans a good 20 kilometers and links Schalksmühle, Halver, Kierspe, and Meinerzhagen.

The project was initiated and is sponsored by the VAKT Art Association in Halver. The NRW Ministry of Home Affairs, Municipal Affairs, Construction, and Equality funded the initiative. Minister Ina Scharrenbach personally delivered the grant notification to Halver on the Saturday before Christmas 2019.

Scratching posts have their origins in agriculture. Farmers placed them on Weides, so that livestock could rub against them. In the Volmetal region, the posts are also intended to symbolically point out points of friction. They are meant to draw attention to special places, stimulate discussion, or help people rediscover their homeland.

Text source: Vakt e.V.

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