If you see people walking around in circle in St Albans, they’ve probably just visited the suburb’s latest attraction: a labyrinth. Launched on June 23 with a candlelit walk and a waiata, the labyrinth is a key feature of the Edgeware Village Green on the old Edgeware Pool site.
The labyrinth uses bricks recycled from quake damaged homes and when complete the pathways between will be covered in white stones. Fruit trees -apple, hazelnut, pear and fig have also been planted on a nearby mound.
Make the most of this new feature while it lasts. It’s on city council land and if the land is developed the community-developed labyrinth will have to go.
The labyrinth is the work of the newly formed Village Green Trust, thanks in particular to the efforts of Helen Ross.
Labyrinths have a long history. Our one is a classical design. Find out more about labyrinths and their meaning to different cultures on Wikipedia
