Writers plan to turn phone boxes into writing hubs

Two disused phone boxes are to be transformed into writing hubs as part of a creative community project.

Writer and artist Kim Squirrell hopes to reopen the two red kiosks in Bridport, Dorset, to create a place for people to put pen to paper.

Ms Squirrell and poet Lisa Wilson are hosting information sessions outside the boxes, sharing their plans for the Writing Box and gathering ideas.

Participants at the first event on Friday were given postcards to write to loved ones, and cards were also distributed around the town.

The kiosks, outside Bridport's post office, have been locked since being decommissioned, but a sign in the window says they can be adopted for £1.

Ms Squirrell said: "I just got this idea in my head, because they are right outside the post office, and I thought, 'what if that was a little writing space?'

"There's room for somebody to stand up in there so we'd make a little desk and there would be pens and pencils.

"We're going to focus on having postcards in there for people to just write a quick message, but it's for any kind of writing.

"So far, everyone I've spoken to has an idea of their own for it - it's really sparked people's imaginations."

Further Writing Box sessions will be held on 30 May, 13 June and 20 June, from 10:00 to 16:00 BST.

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