Artwork plan approved for Hove seafront (From The Argus)
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Artwork plan approved for Hove seafront
4:47pm Thursday 10th January 2013 in News By Tim Ridgway, Local government reporter
The plinth would be opposite Queen Victoria's statue at the bottom of The Drive
Plans for a cultural focal point in a prime seafront site have been given the go-ahead.
Hove Civic Society was seeking landowner consent from Brighton and Hove City Council for a plinth opposite Grand Avenue, Hove.
It will display a series of temporary sculptures and changing art installations.
Today (January 10) the local authority's economic development and culture committee gave unanimous approval to the plan.
Councillor Geoffrey Bowden, chairman of economic development and culture committee, said: “The seafront plinth will become a cultural focal point for Hove and continue the long tradition of statues and monuments in the city.
"I think it’s a great idea and I love it. I know the Society have been working on this for some time and I really hope it happens.”
Any plinth plans will still be subject to planning consent.
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Comments(5)
Mayan Turkey
says...
6:00pm Thu 10 Jan 13
We could have a big metal torch basket there for rich people to drive up and throw in bundles of public money and watch it burn.
Peasants could eventually line the streets and continuously try and convince future generations that the £20 billion that was sprayed up the wall by our superiors for the 2012 lympics were werf it.
I guess it might eventually be a site for public floggings if the extremist-banking-ap
ologists can secure 'the racists with dementia' vote.
Morpheus
says...
6:04pm Thu 10 Jan 13
Mayan Turkey wrote:Stocks on Hove lawns would be good.
Hooray. I say we recreate the feel-good factor of the Olympic games.
We could have a big metal torch basket there for rich people to drive up and throw in bundles of public money and watch it burn.
Peasants could eventually line the streets and continuously try and convince future generations that the £20 billion that was sprayed up the wall by our superiors for the 2012 lympics were werf it.
I guess it might eventually be a site for public floggings if the extremist-banking-ap
ologists can secure 'the racists with dementia' vote.
Angryoldman
says...
7:08pm Thu 10 Jan 13
There ate plenty to model it.
Its disgusting that money is being spent on such folly when people in this city starve and freeze to death on the street!
HJarrs
says...
9:45pm Thu 10 Jan 13
Angryoldman wrote:Excellent idea. However, if done well the plinth could be something that creates a little more business and employment in the town and brighten up the day a bit for those passing by.
How about a statue of a homeless cold hungry person sleeping in a doorway.
There ate plenty to model it.
Its disgusting that money is being spent on such folly when people in this city starve and freeze to death on the street!
John Fallon says...
5:25pm Thu 10 Jan 13