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Originally Posted by Ski

Although art is a worthy pastime and brings pleasure to many, is this what Oswaldtwistle really wants.

Can the money not be spent on eradicating vandalism, drunk and disorderly behaviour and the drug culture that is growing in the area?

Should we not offer something that will stop the boredom in the area? To be honest if I was in my teens and early twenties, living in Ossy, I would hang around and drink just to kill the boredom and hope the day ends soon. The devil finds work for idle hands. What are we doing to stop hands being idle? There is a lot of potential and talent going down the drain as we do not invest in young people.

Think carefully what we are building and what is left to go to ruin.

as the money is coming from the Arts Council, thats a dumb suggestion.