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Originally Posted by Uncle Mick
Just a simple and quick question... why is money for renovation of the Coppice tied into the Panopticon project? Is it a case of kick one they all limp?
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Difficult to answer that one. The idea of of one regional park which isn't continous but is brought together through line of site eg Pan Opticon. Each one can see at least one other. Its tarted with a concept and that concept underpins it all. There are those who believe the Angle of North effect as well. That something unusual, quirky and as part of a bigger concept would attract visitors from much further afield to see the Regional Park, part of it, rather than a local patch of land known as the Coppice. Thats what is driving the programme. Inward investment and a wholistic view to some of East Lancashires amazing landscape. That the sum is greater than the parts and with a bit of flash [ie the various Panopticons linkage] it will add a bit of chutzpah.
This is a hard sell, just an honest look at how people are organisations are running with an agenda that seems alien to people. As it stands we aren't going to participate and we're out of the money circle unless something resolves itself.
However when the literature and big sell gets pushed out around Britain, with no Panopticon we wont be featured, obviously, and the likelyhood of wanting to invest as much money in something that isn't going to attract anyone is much reduced.
Its now a different ball game and we wil see whether Cllr Britcliffe can swing the investment in without a Panopticon.
My point is this. Its a 19 Hectare site and this is a hundred square feet development, some of the designs are as placid as my 92 year gran!! So it the middle way seems the sensible way. So like Cllr Britcliffe I too would say No No No; no humps, no halo, no hollywood.