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thats me driving over ossy tomorrow as well-love it.

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Looks like Ossy will be busy today :D

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I don't have time to get there today. :(

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OSSYWOOD ..............:rofl38: BRILLIANT!!!

Just been to see it I thought it had been removed because you can't see it very well coming from Stanhill towards Knuzden but you get full glory of it coming back the other way !!

Simon you said you know who did it, was it the same person who put the Lochness monster in the lake too :D ?

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I went for a look on my way home.
I almost crashed laughing :D

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Tinks

And they have a fantastic firework display on bonfire night... last for ages and good fireworks :)

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......maybe Church will get one over the bank holiday weekend??????

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Can I just ask all the people who don't think a sculpture will bring in tourists or attract attention for the town - how many people have made a special trip to Oswaldtwistle today just because someone has put some piddling little letters on a hill?

By the way, love Cllr Bs about turn - so it's ok for Oswaldtwistle to start trends but it's still no, no, no, for Accrington - has he made his mind up yet?

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In return can I ask you exactly how it has benefitted Ossy just because a load of AccyWebbers drove by to look at the thing? Did it bring any additional revenue to Oswaldtwistle? Will it encourage people to continue to visit Oswaldtwistle on a regular basis? I think not.

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Purplelass, you miss the point, this is a joke, it points out the essential worthlessness of the whole idea.

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Acrylic-bob, just remind again why it is "worthless" to spend someone else's money in Hyndburn. I might agree with you if none of the other expected money appears to repair paths etc. If these paths do get repaired then it must be worth doing.

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Aesthetic worth is what I meant, I should have been clearer, sorry.

I have never been a propopnent of the idea that just because we can do something, that we should. As far as I can see the promised additional funding surrounding this project has still to materialise. Improvements to the footpaths surrounding the project area are dependent on this and my fear is that we will have the design imposed on the Coppice and that the sources of funding will mysteriously disappear.

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I agree with your concern Bob. I only half understand the mysterious way these fundings work (if that much). It is the same as the £1 million HLF grant that HBC is hopeing to win. If they get it then it is 'highly likely' they will also get a revenue grant to unkeep the park for 5 years.

HBC should upkeep our parks and the coppice NOW.
The only reason they are in a poor state is due to HBC neglect and poor use of our money.

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Oops I forgot a bit (can't edit post from here)

I would feel better about the whole grant thing if I could trust HBC to do what they say. I have seen some of the Cllr's lie several times regarding a tiny problem/project like the Rhyddings street verges. I have very little confidence that they could manage either of the large projects I mentioned above.