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The first casualty, surprised it took so long with all the dumbheads in Accy:rolleyes: Still, it looks like they have a chrome post growing to replace the tree:p

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/a...1&d=1162648079

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Bloody evil swines they are! :mad:

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Well that didnt last long did it? They'll be soon removing them again & why didnt they put the chrome posts a lot higher to protect the tree more? or is that too much common sence? :rolleyes:

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Was it picked up on CCTV monitoring the area? If not why not?

Can't have anything nice can we grrrrrrr :(

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Some yobbo will have it recorded on a mobile phone somewhere :rolleyes: :(

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Happy TREE snapping...............:D:(

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Pmsl just be wary when u are downloading mobey vids the evidence will be there :eek: :D

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it saddens me to think that some perverted person achieved some pleasure out of this mindless act of vandalism.

And yes.....with one camera per 14 people...why was the culprit not seen and apprehended.......whoever it is, needs to have a sensitive bit of their anatomy snapped off

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Bloody idiots.:(

It's their/our own envirinment they are spoiling.

If I found them I'd whip them to within an inch of their lives with the broken tree.

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It's probably someone from this board protesting against the council! ;)

(ps not me :p)

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Just been down town... theres a camera on the corner of gamestation a couple of feet away from the broken tree. I hope this was picked up.. otherwise why are the CCTV there?

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Urgently wanted for questioning, after having been seen leaving a kebab shop in Church Street, and then heading towards Burnley Road, in a drunken fashion at approximately 2.45am Saturday 4th November, 2006.

http://www.worth1000.com/entries/205...5922gMOK_w.jpg

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Just looking at that photo, have you seen the state of all the chewy marks on the ground?!
It's disgusting! Council my arse.

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I walked through the town centre at 9:30 pm on Wednesday night, it was like that then.

:mad:

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That's really ashame. Why can't kids these days enjoy the old pasttime of cow tipping. It's so much more challenging.

I do hope they catch the little buggers. Nice punishment for em (after Rindy gets through with em) would be to put em in pink coveralls and have them all scrub the walks with toothbrushes!:) IMHO;)

Brian

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its pathetic really :( , and the fact the council seem happy to leave the pathetic looking thing on display rather than sorting it and want for better words..."nip it in the bud"!!! ok you can all groan now :rolleyes:

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They probably didnt see it as a criminal enough to:(

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cctv is ok but where are the local cops , why are they not walking the town center beat, one of the 'worst' moments in my life was being grabbed by the scruff of the neck by a foot patrol cop whilst in the middle of a quick s**g in a recessed doorway in the Warner st. shopping arcade , aside from threats to notify the girls parents and arrest me for public intoxication/indecency the possibility of our names and addresses appearing in the local press was enough for us to proceed quietly on our way home, (me with my tail between my legs )

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Lol, you should be glad there was no CCTV, you'd be all over the internet now, never mind the local paper.:D

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:rofl38: unfortunately nowadays people dont get involved out of fear of retribution or prosecution/lawsuits themselves:(

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Why, was only having a quick s**g .. snog, wasn't he ? That not bad.

This incident has really upset me ... it does beggar belief .. like everyone else, just don't get it . :mad:

What will they do to replace it .. will they have to plant another sapling, or can it be put together again with sticky plaster ? .. well, you know, something like that.

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What on earth do these nunpties gain from doing such a thing? Did that poor tree look at them the wrong way or hit them on the way past? It must have been a real hard man that did this and he must be walking around bragging about the night he took a tree on and won. Wouldnt matter if it was caught on CCTV because if he was arrested and taken before the beaks it would have been a case of exuberent youthful jinx slap on the wrist and dont do it again.

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Accy Chav's strike again:mad:

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Well, Monday 6th November 9pm. Do we know if the council have bothered to remove this poor tree yet? Bloody useless. Like the fact that litter is left to blow all over broadway all weekend. In Manchester the cleaners are out at the end of every day making it ready for the next one.
PS Chewing gum should be banned. People who need to permanently chew must have evolved from cows. (thats an insult to the cows!).

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How is that the Council's fault. Have you ever tried to remove it from outside your own house? Then multiply that effort a few hundred times and then say its HBC's fault. It is the dirty little gits who drop its fault.

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I take it you chew the stuff! MOOOOOOO!
Ha Ha Ha.
Down with the hoody, tucked in trackies and WKD.

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tree is still as shown in the photo - monday 6th november

i bet they even put lights on it as it is for xmas lol

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Suprised they aint been out with duct tape and some elastaplast to try and fix it.

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Till someone nicks the lights:rolleyes:

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You cynic. It would be technical redistribution for a better use ie lighting up their drinks den. ;)
Why it has been left like that beats me as it does the town no favours at all. As for who did it chop of their hands. :D

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Moi? cynic - never LOL;) so thats the new name for a youth club then:rolleyes:

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It's the council's responsibility to sort it out, they've spent all that money on the embarassment of broadway when all it needed was a good clean.
It looked far better when the flower beds were about.

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Must have missed your post Willow, well said anyway.

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Whoevr said progress needs a bang on the head considering what has happened on Broadway. Trees damaged dodgy paving hell even the flower beds suffered. What kind of society have we created that does this to something that is meant for the benifit of all?

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I'm surprised it wasnt nabbed for a bonfire!

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Dont agree with you Lanc, How can you say kids did this?? probably was kids but you have no proof to say it is kids. It could have been anybody coming home from a drunk night or just someone looking for abit of fun.

Too many people just say "bloody Kids Again"

Not as though some adults are angels is it?

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The culprits should be on the cctv footage;maybe it'sthe same little darlings that chose to write all over my shop windoews in black marker pen.....grrrr.

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Maybe they are hoping it might just survive with HBC's tender care.....

Ok it's done for :rolleyes:

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Looks like this tree (ex tree) has become a pilgramige for Accy webbers.. had more photos taken of it than Kate Moss.. what next? do we all pile down there and walk round it humming harikrishna chants?

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I know what you and everyone else is getting at willow.. but the amount of reaction to this tree is bordering on obsession.. the tree got broke.. windows are smashed in.. people are afraid to walk down to the shops after dark ( and thats around 6pm) kids knife other kids.. I don't think the tree means that much.

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OK .. who will throw the first stone then, I'll get him in me lunch hour ... grrrrh ..:p

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For the proverb saith that many small make a great .
- Chaucer

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A tree gets broke.. ok it may be an example of what people see as "chavs" destruction.. but it's just as likley to be a 40yr old drunk..but this has turned into a sort of shrine..A broken tree does not mean the end of civilisation.. get things into percepetive..... "get me at lunchtime?" Katex..typical talk from people who feel they have "chat forum power" ..its not real.. do it mugchops.

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If everyone thought like you, we'd be living in a sh*t tip.

It may only be one tree, but it's indicative of the mindless attitude of a few, who spoil the quality of life for the majority.

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I don't want to live in a "**** tip" and no one else does.. I'm saying that the tree is a down dumbing call to arms as if there's nowt else to highlite this week.. it really is sad to see "the tree" in all its agony when people have died in your area.
the tree seems to take over all of your time.. waht about real issues like run down areas and the violence in this accy?

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Eeew hek, that got him goin ! pity you didn't 'add you and whose army'

Just that the oak trees were meant as a symbol of Accrington, if you care to read our history, and was important to a lot of us. There are always other more serious crimes to attend to I know, but you can't relate it to this vandalism. I thought it represented 'our town' full stop and was a good effort to bring back a little bit of pride to the town, that is why I find it extremely sad.

Do I have 'mugchops' ?? :(

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Do get a sense of proportion dear boy. It's only people interested in their local environment in one thread out of many on a local forum for local people. One thread doth not a sacred relic make. :rolleyes:

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If you read through the recent threads Mancie, I think it becomes clear that we do care about all the other issues as mentioned above too.

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The two things are connected, it's a modern day allegory, a bit like the man with an acorn for a brain.:D

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I can assure you I don't need a lesson in the history of Accy.. the original pic of this tree was justified but the resulting post are an example of certain people tring to run down accrington.. there are poeple on this forum that have seen far worst examples of disregard for there community and I still say this tree is small fry compared to the problems Accy has.

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The two things are not connected.. how do you connect a tree being broken with murder?

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So?

Let the people who see this act of vandalism as just one more small way our environment is being made worse by a moronic minority, and have a moan, and go and start a thread about the bigger picture, and the real 'problems Accy has'.

Cut down one tree, no big deal. Cut down a thousand and you have a desert.

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Who mentioned murder? You linking this to that tradgedy is just sick.

See above, go and start a thread on what you see as serious then.

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Ok i'm not talking about the recent case... you connect the breaking of a tree with murder.. and violence? come on.. don't palm me off with aggresion to a plant is connected to violence against human beings!.. I mean the paper your write on is from a tree!

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No one mentioned murder, well only you.

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No just reread the thread, no mention of murder from me.

Quote me and you get a golden acorn.:D

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yes it is sick.. and that is the sickening thing about showing so much omotion to a tree.. get a grip on real things

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Emotion?

Just because Willow started a thread about an act of vandalism in an area that was recently renovated at public huge cost, and people commented on it, just shows concern, not a mass out pouring of hysteria.

Still waiting for you to leave this frivolous thread, and start one about the much more serious problems we face in Hyndburn.

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no one mentioned murder but me.. I only stated that there were many other things to be highlighted than the tree being pulled down.. and there are.. the tree is an unfortunate occurance, but other things are more inportant

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Like I said, I am very much looking forward to your thread on the more serious issues in Accrington, and look forward to posting in it.

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In the great scheme of things it's not up there with ethnic cleansing, war, and starvation, but you could apply that to most things, people getting giddy about sport for instance.;)

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The tree.. get the nuclear bunkers dug out we are all doomed to destruction.. there is no chance for mankind.. the pics of the tree have finally shown that we have no future on this earth.. Accy forum has declared it!

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Yeh, you see Mancie, still a crime and should be zero tolerance rated as next time these vandals could and will do a lot worse .. please understand that. They have committed a crime against all the Council Tax payers of Hyndburn after all, even you.

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There were probably people saying similar things to you in Germany when the very first shop was daubed with Juden.

'Oh it doesn't really matter, it's only a small act of vandalism.'

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The tree has gone.. start biuldling the bunkers..mankind is doomed. we could have saved mankind but the tree was destroyed..all hail the tree that once lived in Accy .. and was broke and that was the end of mankind.. and accy web

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did they have a tree such as this in berlin?.. we may never know

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Little clogged up Dutch lad.

'It's only a small hole in the dyke. A tiny trickle. I think I'll leave it and go back to my windmill to watch some more Red Hot and Blue.':D

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coor! you got the codes for red hot Garinda?.. send us a pm

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I think I'll jack in on this subject.. the karma bods have got upset..no big deal but seems to me you best keep your gob shut when the karma police get involved

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Iv'e seen it all.. people can post statements that amount to calling for mass murder, but if you dare to show small regard for a tree that will probably survive the rigours it has seen,then you are blasted!.. it really does seem to to get out of hand.. I do wonder what the first impressions to this site must be.. like my own that judged members as neo nazis that had little regard for people with the opinoin that differed from there own.. my opinion has changed but beware.

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now you see why there was so much upset about the tree..

when it was fully grown we were gonna hang all the coulourds , jews and faggots from it :D

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now you know why my opinion changed.. LOL

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If he pays council tax. :rolleyes:

We all pay for the way things in town and city centres and it is maddeningwhen some butt wipe decides to destroy it for a laugh. Me I would like the courts to order the destruction of something they cherish and do it in front of them. Lets start with putting their trendy cloths in a skip and burning them quickly followed by there music centre music collection and prized skateboard.

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It may possibly survive, but it won't match the rest. A matching set of trees (whether we actually liked or approved of the choice of tree) was planted on Broadway at the expense of us council tax payers and now that one of them has been vandalsed it will either have to be replaced at the expense of us council tax payers or remain forever there (which knowing HBC is the far more likely scenario) in it's lopped-off vandalsed condition as a reminder of the mindless yobs who frequent our town centre. But hey-ho nobody died so it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter that it is illustrating to the casual visitor that Accrington residents are so used to wanton destruction that they don't even bother when the mess isn't even cleared away for a whole week. Some of us would like to attract people to our town, attract better shops which would encourage more people to come here. We see this as one more step on a slippery downward slope instead of another rung up the ladder.

Yesterday I was in town with a bit of time to spare (the queue in the post office wasn't as long as I'd expected it to be) so I thought I'd have a stroll round and look for some Christmas pressies. Good Grief it finally came home to me how pityfully few and far between are the shops which actually stock nice tasteful items. I don't really want to be buying presents from pound shops and charity shops. Shops I once would have gone to are no longer there. Do we really want the town to deteriorate even further or would we like to see it rise like a phoenix from the ashes (or in this case rubble and mess) and go on to greater heights? I did find a nice shop or three in Warner Street and managed to get a few things.

Think of it this way. If you'd spent your hard earned cash on a lovely new car and parked it outside in your driveway, then somebody comes along in the night and rips the bonnet off just for the sheer fun of it. Never mind, you can always put a piece of rusty old corrugated iron there in place of it. That will keep the engine dry, it will serve its purpose. It will also look bloomin' awful and I'm sure you wouldn't be proud to drive your vehicle anywhere you could be seen by anyone who knows you.

Hopefully the first impressions of this site will be of people who actually care about their envronment and not of people who think it doesn't matter how much destruction takes place.:)

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Can we get back to the chewing gum issue?I recall a couple of years back seeing a van knocking around with GumBusters written on the side.I assumed it was a private company who removed chewing gum from our streets.Have'nt seen it since,but a cracking idea,since the council can't be arsed to do anything about it.And on a footnote how long does it take to finish off the top end of Broadway?Am i the only one who thought that it was included in the original cost of redeveloping Broadway & not as extra expense some months after the initial redevelopment.They've been at it months,and you can guarentee sme part will need digging up again a few months down the line:mad:

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Lining their own pockets? :rolleyes:

Its time they got back to basics stop squabbling and brought back som respect to the borough.

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thats because broadway is built over a river and they never prepare properly for it or just build over the old origional foundations

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Moran's are still finishing off the top bit of Broadway and that involves some more trees,hopefully someone will have asked them to get a replacement for the broken one!

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you know i actualy kinda like teh new look :)

bonsai punk tree :D