This looks interesting

WillowTheWhisp · 30-11-2006, 15:49

Maybe it's just the name that appeals to me but this looks interesting. Any idea how long it is likely to last?

yerself · 30-11-2006, 16:00

You only like it because you think it's named after you.

jimmi5bellies · 30-11-2006, 16:10

£15000 to erect ?
Nice statue and all that but lets be honest, shouldnt the councils be spending the money on more urgent needed projects. Geez, if they got that sort of money spare why dont they donate it to the local hospital towards a scanner or something.

WillowTheWhisp · 30-11-2006, 16:12

I don't think the money is available to the council for anything else than putting up some kind of thing like this.

WillowTheWhisp · 30-11-2006, 16:15

Hmm looking back at this it would appear that £15,000 is only the beginning.

Gayle · 30-11-2006, 16:16

The money is not coming from the Council.

It is coming from the Arts Council (i.e. lottery), Lancashire Economic Partnership (i.e. government money) and private investor (the sculpture will actually be placed on private land) and therefore this project has no real involvement from the council other than they need to pass planning permission.

The Lancashire Telegraph, once again, have taken the slightly sensationalist view. The sculpture in Burnley will be little over 16ft, on a much smaller scale to the one in Somerset.

Serena de la Hey is a well known willow artist and has sculptures all around the world. Mid Pennine Arts were asked, via Forest of Burnley, to come up with some ideas to celebrate the woodlands of the area.

WillowTheWhisp · 30-11-2006, 16:18

Will the landowner be responsible for taking care of it? I remember those smaller ones locally which were vandalised and that was a crying shame.

Tealeaf · 30-11-2006, 16:30

I seem to recall a 1970's film of a similar name about a similar object...The Wicker Man...I think it starred Edward Woodward. Anyway, It got burnt down at the end of the film.

I'll give this 'un a week before the dingles put it up in flames.

Mancie · 30-11-2006, 16:45

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf

I seem to recall a 1970's film of a similar name about a similar object...The Wicker Man...I think it starred Edward Woodward. Anyway, It got burnt down at the end of the film.

OMG ! The Wickerman was a film?.. I thought its was an in depth, fly on the wall documentary about Ossie folk!

WillowTheWhisp · 30-11-2006, 16:48

Somebody did that to the Somerset one.

silvermain · 30-11-2006, 16:51

1. It looks terrible
2. Will be a distraction for motorists so they wont do it.

WillowTheWhisp · 30-11-2006, 17:11

That's what they said about the Angel of the North.

SPUGGIE J · 30-11-2006, 17:48

Shouldnt fair to bad if its outwith walking distance of the local hoolies. That said like the Angel of the North it would look better after a lick of paint.

Doug · 30-11-2006, 17:52

Mrs Knight, you sounded sexy on the radio this afternoon......Sorry Gayle, I have to agree with our respected friend Tealeaf, it will go up in flames won't it. You'll have the dingles sending out foraging parties for a bit of willow to go with their peat………..Either that or you’ll find then running round naked thinking it was the second coming….

Lolly · 30-11-2006, 18:30

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf

I seem to recall a 1970's film of a similar name about a similar object...The Wicker Man...I think it starred Edward Woodward. Anyway, It got burnt down at the end of the film.

I'll give this 'un a week before the dingles put it up in flames.

Why would the "dingles" put it up in flames??? Its going to be near Crow's Wood in BLACKBURN!!!! No where near Burnley. So its more likely to be little blackburnians, than us "dingles"