Friday, September 16, 2005
Pavement art Bents Park
Picture perfect paving!
Amongst the plethora of news about South Shields today (including the 1.6m. payout to Dr. Feyi Awotona, and Andrew Spence's decision to retire from the business of protesting) it seems along the way someone missed this!
The pavement fronting the Bents Park has been painted, like a seaside postcard!
I'm not sure how it has been financed or by whom, perhaps a grant of one form or another was available to implement the project, at least I hope so! However, it has certainly got the tongues wagging on the South-Shields Sanddancers Message Board, there are even some Aussies chipping in! This is the sort of project, which, if financed through the Community Charge, would cause a lot of upset and provoke accusations of "a frivolous waste of money", which is why I suspect that it has been financed through external sources.
It will get seen by thousands of visitors to the town this weekend as competitors for Sunday's Great North Run start to arrive, indeed many of them will be camping in the Bents Park, I wonder, if like me, they will see this as a depiction of sea, sand, and land in a light sunny disposition. I have to be honest, hold my hands up, and say that I rather like this. As a visual improvement to the sea front it works, it is probably inexpensive, and importantly it will be durable. Nice idea guys!
Now how about planting some palm trees? (I have seen some very hardy varieties of cordylines/dracaenas flourishing in South Shields, they could really add to our tropical theme at the seafront.)
Click thumbnail to enlarge.
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Amongst the plethora of news about South Shields today (including the 1.6m. payout to Dr. Feyi Awotona, and Andrew Spence's decision to retire from the business of protesting) it seems along the way someone missed this!
The pavement fronting the Bents Park has been painted, like a seaside postcard!
I'm not sure how it has been financed or by whom, perhaps a grant of one form or another was available to implement the project, at least I hope so! However, it has certainly got the tongues wagging on the South-Shields Sanddancers Message Board, there are even some Aussies chipping in! This is the sort of project, which, if financed through the Community Charge, would cause a lot of upset and provoke accusations of "a frivolous waste of money", which is why I suspect that it has been financed through external sources.
It will get seen by thousands of visitors to the town this weekend as competitors for Sunday's Great North Run start to arrive, indeed many of them will be camping in the Bents Park, I wonder, if like me, they will see this as a depiction of sea, sand, and land in a light sunny disposition. I have to be honest, hold my hands up, and say that I rather like this. As a visual improvement to the sea front it works, it is probably inexpensive, and importantly it will be durable. Nice idea guys!
Now how about planting some palm trees? (I have seen some very hardy varieties of cordylines/dracaenas flourishing in South Shields, they could really add to our tropical theme at the seafront.)
Click thumbnail to enlarge.
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