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Gayle · 13-05-2007, 20:31

It does sing, honest.

Thing is we were in a no-win situation - we consulted with people who lived underneath it for about a year before it was built and the main thing that they were concerned about was the noise, especially as noise can travel, so the sound was modified - now the other side are out, saying it's too quiet.

The tree makes a wailing low eerie sort of noise. It is perfect on a day that is neither too windy or too still.

Just for the record, the tree has done exactly what was hoped - it has gained publicity in a positive way for the town. It has just been nominated for an international architecture competition, it has been published in magazines in Washington and in Holland so far, it is on Flickr, MySpace and YouTube and has been seen by 1,000s and 1,000s of people worldwide already. It was also the winner of picture of the month for Accrington Camera Club I noticed in this weeks paper.

If only other councils or residents had been able to take that same leap of faith.

13-05-2007, 20:31	#200
Gayle God Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Relaxville Posts: 6,866 Blog Entries: 69 Liked: 13 times Rep Power: 2867	Re: Singing Ringing Tree, Burnley It does sing, honest. Thing is we were in a no-win situation - we consulted with people who lived underneath it for about a year before it was built and the main thing that they were concerned about was the noise, especially as noise can travel, so the sound was modified - now the other side are out, saying it's too quiet. The tree makes a wailing low eerie sort of noise. It is perfect on a day that is neither too windy or too still. Just for the record, the tree has done exactly what was hoped - it has gained publicity in a positive way for the town. It has just been nominated for an international architecture competition, it has been published in magazines in Washington and in Holland so far, it is on Flickr, MySpace and YouTube and has been seen by 1,000s and 1,000s of people worldwide already. It was also the winner of picture of the month for Accrington Camera Club I noticed in this weeks paper. If only other councils or residents had been able to take that same leap of faith. __________________ The views expressed within this post are mine and mine alone.