Art installation
- 17 October 2016 12:45319016Can't find the original thread has anyone seen the artwork in the garden to the side of Morrison's?
- 17 October 2016 13:41319019https://www.dover.uk.com/forums/my-dover-forum/charlton-green
When I walked by the weekend before last, it looked like nothing had happened. - 17 October 2016 13:57319020#1 Have you not taken a photograph? We would all like to see the artwork
- Terry Nunn
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17 October 2016 14:58319023My original thread is here:- https://www.dover.uk.com/forums/dover-forum/charlton-green
As you can see from my picture this afternoon nothing has happened.
I did bump into Cllr Sue Jones last week but entirely forgot to ask her about it, sorry!
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17 October 2016 15:06319025All is explained. I just bumped into Carl Andre in Tesco at Whitfield.
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17 October 2016 16:03319028Terry, looking at your picture it looks like they have taken down that fence which runs along the side of Morrisons.
I just hope it stays down so us pedestrians can pass each other more easily.howard mcsweeney1 likes this-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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17 October 2016 16:57319035Yes Jan, both the fence and the sprung gate have gone. On Friday the orange plastic fence was all over the place due I suppose to the weather.
TerryJan Higgins likes thisQuis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Jan Higgins
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17 October 2016 18:28319040More likely from people trying to pass each other on that narrow path or the local idiots.
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------------------------------------------------------------------- - 17 October 2016 18:31319041The fence might actually be the art installation (whatever that actually means) showing the decline of europe into chaos since the brexit vote. More likely its the local idiots...
- 19 October 2016 00:15319107I thought all the empty drink cans and other rubbish thrown in there might be considered art. Why has the grass been laid in patches and stop in straight lines rather than being cut to go around the natural shapes and contours of the trees. I most certainly hope the bin is replaced . Sadly I do not think it will develop well. The little patch is very shaded and surely all the edges will get trodden down. Such a shame as I rather hoped it would turn into a visually pleasing area for those drinking a cup of tea in Morrisons whilst pondering their next move. Must be rather disheartening too for those who give their time voluntarily to try and do something with a rather uninspiring patch of land.Jan Higgins likes this
- Andy B
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19 October 2016 08:23319109Usually whilst enjoying a cuppa i might see the ocassional rat or a dog taking a dump,not very visually pleasing at all,hope it improves.Guest 1862 likes this - 19 October 2016 08:26319110That is why the anticipation of artful improvement is so eagerly awaited Andy B.
- 19 October 2016 08:34319112Morrisons should have included it in their original plans.Cafe opening up on to a nice garden area.Jan Higgins likes this
- 19 October 2016 11:57319131Sue Nicholas wrote:Morrisons should have included it in their original plans.Cafe opening up on to a nice garden area.
Health and safety, no doubt, would have stepped in and I simply don't enjoy a cup of tea out of a cardboard container. One only has to look at the state of the McDonald's outside area. It's rather messy, youths place their feet on the tables, everybody puffing away on cigarettes or suspicious smelling substances, the language is rather disturbing. Add to that it was and likely will be again, an area where dogs leave unpleasant presents for people to then step in....It comes down to people of all ages and all walks of life taking responsibility for the environment and their behaviour. Having received the most foul abuse from a young girl when I called after her to please not throw rubbish in the river, it dissuaded me, if nobody else, from using common area's to sit and relax. But I will concede, the idea in principle would/could have been very pleasant indeed.
