Panopticon Poll - Page 4

chav1 · 12-04-2005, 15:24

how they got the idea that a structure or pile of dirt would attract people to accrington in the first place i have no idea and even if it did the novelty would wear off after a week and we would be left with an eyesore and a huge maintinence bill each year which would get stuck on our council tax bills most likely

to prove my point Darwen has the darwen tower yet that does not attract huge amounts of tourism to darwen although people do run up to it who live in darwen to keep fit but people run up our coppice already so we dont need anything for that purpous

when i go to darwen on a saturday afternoon it is very busy but i put this down to iceland having a weekly £5 meal deal and not because darwen tower attracted people ( i go to visit family not the tower incase anyone was wondering)

no one will to come to accrington to look at a piece of so called art stuck on the coppice and the few that are stupid enough to wont be bringing buckets full of money to spend in our town to justify the money spent

lets spend £50.000 on a piece of art in the hope that some sad idiot forgets to pack his lunch and nips to the newsagents on avenue parade for a bag of crisps and a can of coke

we got almost a full pound from that tourist the moneys rolling into accrington now

you awant to attract people to acccrington cleaning it up would be a good start

sorry but i simply cant get my head around how piece of art on coppice = loads of money for accrington the idea alone is sheer lunarcy

Graham Jones · 08-05-2005, 23:14

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Originally Posted by Gayle Knight

Nothing can go on the Coppice until it has been approved by planning permission - so please don't go scare mongering and saying the diggers are already up there because they aren't.

There has been nothing said about this subject for a week or so because an embargo has been put on it all until after the elections. A certain politician, who it must be said, is not wholeheartedly in favour of the idea, doesn't want it to become a political issue in the run up to the elections.

Finally, I just want to dispute the fact that nothing has been done up there for the last 100 years. The trenches were built during the second world war which is around 65 years ago. I know people have argued that they were built as training trenches for the Accrington Pals but enough people have come forward to dispute that and to say that there was actually a football pitch up there in between the wars.

And I am told the Coppice was Accy Golf Club until 1914. Making an issue non political because of the elections. Is that devious or honest politics?

WillowTheWhisp · 08-05-2005, 23:22

I'd love to know more about the golf course and football pitch if anyone has any info.

WillowTheWhisp · 08-05-2005, 23:33

I've just found an interesting reference to the trenches and the Accrington Pals.

According to the "Accrington Gazette" of Saturday 2nd January 1915 the Pals' activities through the week following Christmas 1914 iwere:

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Following the Christmas break, the battalion resumed duties at the usual hour on Monday morning, and have been busy during the week in entrenching exercises (The Pals practised digging trenches on the Coppice - overlooking the town of Accrington - and Moleside.) and company drill.

That actually comes from a newspaper which was printed at the time and not from some reported hearsay some 90 years or so later. It may well be that the trenches were also used during WWII but there is a clear and distinct reference to them back there in January 1915 and a direct connection to the Accrington Pals.

cashman · 09-05-2005, 00:14

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I've just found an interesting reference to the trenches and the Accrington Pals.

According to the "Accrington Gazette" of Saturday 2nd January 1915 the Pals' activities through the week following Christmas 1914 iwere:

That actually comes from a newspaper which was printed at the time and not from some reported hearsay some 90 years or so later. It may well be that the trenches were also used during WWII but there is a clear and distinct reference to them back there in January 1915 and a direct connection to the Accrington Pals.

well well what a surprise eh graham