A £16,000 art project has been installed which forms part of Soham's Millennium Walks. Eight signpost sculptures depicting local themes have been placed along the three millennium walk routes, which were created by Soham Town Council in conjunction with Soham Footpaths Society to commemorate the start of the third millennium AD. Artist Jon Mills, who was commissioned to complete the project, unveiled one of the sculptures, which is situated at the entrance to Fountain Lane car park on Tuesday 24th May 2005. Members from Soham organisations and groups were at the opening along with youngsters from Soham Village College Citizenship Group, who had taken part in metal workshops with Mr Mills as part of the project. Examples of the children's work are displayed in a new leaflet about the walks, which is available from The Pavilion, Recreation Ground, Fountain Lane. The routes vary in length from one-and-three-quarter miles to seven miles and take in points of interest such as the site of the 1944 explosion that destroyed Soham Station and Qua Fen and East Fen commons. People will now be able to collect mementoes of the walks on route because each sculpture has a brass plaque from which a brass rubbing can be taken. Soham Town Council, Soham Town Forum, Soham Museum Project, Soham Footpaths Society, assisted by Commissions East and Arts Development in East Cambridgeshire (ADEC) had a key role in developing the project, which was financed by East Cambridgeshire District Council and the Greater Cambridge Partnership with funding from the East of England Development Agency as part of its Soham Revival Scheme. The revival scheme aims to improve the town centre and provides a complimentary programme of activities to the town forum.