Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
it is looking a bit tired of late.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
Button
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,014
(Not my real name.)
TheThinWhiteDuke- Registered: 7 Jul 2016
- Posts: 343
Button- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,014
Million to one chance, TTWD!
(Not my real name.)
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 7,911
Ars longa, vita brevis.
Watch that space. New Banksy going up?
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,794
Maybe a smaller one that will be easier for the building owners to remove and sell on for some ridiculous amount of money.
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 7,911
Nothing to do with money.
Location, location, location.
What better place for an updated ascerbic and satirical comment on Brexit from the James Gillray de nos jours?
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,794
Just read on FB this masterpiece
will be featured on Meridian at 6.00 tonight.
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
mentiond b.b.c news yesterday,
Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,470
Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,226
There is certain more afoot than we plebs are being told, the Goddens wouldnt waste money painting over why would they, our council would be strung up if they had, leaves banksy up to his tricks even with his twitter denial/non-denial.
I guess it's watch that space!
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Arte et Marte
Guest 1416- Registered: 20 Nov 2014
- Posts: 77
Reginald, you might be right, but there are always other hypotheses, how about this one.
Yes, the DDC would be strung up if they were seen to have painted over the Banksy.
But the Banksy was a problem to DDC, it stood in the way of their development plans for the site and their new bridge over the A20, no Banksy - no more problems.
Why has no one asked the very simple question, who paid for the scaffolding to be erected? Follow the money, you find who did it.
Is it a coincidence that the Banksy was painted over on the 25th of August, and a Government representative of the Future High Street Fund had a prearranged meeting on the 30th of August at the site of the Banksy to discuss funding for the new bridge and site accompanied by Tim Ingleton, Keith
Morris of DDC and our MP and staunch advocate of saving our Banksy Charlie Elphicke?
Well the Good News is the Dover Banksy can be saved as stated by the Fine Art Restoration Company, the technology is there, all we need is the will of Dover District Council to make it happen, they keep stating it's a sad loss to the town, well, now we all know they can save it if the wish.
How could this happen, as you all know the building is due in the near future to be purchased by DDC anyway, so all DDC has to do is bring the purchase forward and then reinstate this art work of international importance.
Think what positive PR coup such a gesture would generate for Dover and DDC around the world and show Dover's commitment to the world of the creative arts and Dover's wish to save this important art work not just Dover but for the whole nation and the wider world.
In the light of this can I please ask readers of this to forward this post to every politician they know, lets get the community boll rolling by publicly ask our MP to put into practice what he has been saying and really save our Banksy by going to DDC and publicly asking them to compulsory purchase the building on which the Bansky stands and reinstate our Banksy for future generations of town's people and tourists, as we all now know this is utterly possible, all that is needed is the will of DDC and
our MP to make this happen.
Inaction and silence can sometimes say a thousand words.
A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,794
I rather like the idea that Banksy himself painted the wall white ready for his next Brexit image, or maybe he simply decided to whitewash the whole Brexit fiasco out of his mind.
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Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,226
Personally Nicola I don't really care either way about the banksy painting I certainly don't see it as "of international importance "
Yes it would be nice if it could remain/be reinstated but I would rather that was not done with my council tax.
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Arte et Marte
ray hutstone- Registered: 1 Apr 2018
- Posts: 2,158
I suspect that it would be more beneficial to the town in terms of attracting spending visitors than the still unopened Dickens Corner which was funded through your council tax, Reg.
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,226
Agreed Ray this was taken over a month ago:
Even the plastic flowers are wilting!
Arte et Marte
Guest 1896- Registered: 29 Oct 2016
- Posts: 25
Nicola Barley wrote:
Why has no one asked the very simple question, who paid for the scaffolding to be erected? Follow the money, you find who did it.
How could this happen, as you all know the building is due in the near future to be purchased by DDC anyway, so all DDC has to do is bring the purchase forward and then reinstate this art work of international importance.
Why should someone' private business be public business ?
The owner has only sat on this site and the one next door to await DDC paying big £££££ to compulsorarily purchase them, they are certainly not going to give it away cheaply when they know it stands in the way of redevelopment......
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 7,911
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
Button- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,014
Where's that?
(Not my real name.)
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
