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Good idea Pete.......I got a bucket and spade, just tell me when lol :D :D

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Sand Artist: Paul Hoggard & Remy Geerts

A bit out of our budget, I'm afraid.

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Why:rolleyes::D

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Better change it to pee then :D

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me grandaughter would do it dirt cheap.:D

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Yes me for one.

I dont see why this cost money. IMO this type of even should have no cost at all and I still dont know where the money went.

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Total budget is £1,160 and is broken down as follows

Dance prep x 1 day £100

9 groups @ £15 per hour £810

Performance co-ordination £100

Admin £150

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I see £1010 there that I feel should not be needed.

It was a bit of fun not dancing with the stars why did they need lessons from a professional.

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Read posts 16 and 20, it might help jog your memory :rolleyes::D

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Is that information given freely?

Or do we have to pay for the privilege?

:rolleyes:

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Shut it Grumpy :rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:


Your not paying me in kind like last time either :p

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Total cost yes.

My Question was for where the money went.:rolleyes::D

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now i wonder if this had happened in accy .. what would happened to Broadway ...

BBC News - Flash-mob singers spark California mall evacuation

5000 people at a flash mob ...

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There was one last Saturday in one of the stores at my local mall , a few of the local choirs got together to set it up , (community/civic activism) didn't cost a penny .

YouTube - hallelujah chorus flash mob - Pleasanton 2010

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i think shaz point was stop knocking the tryers, and embrace the effort, maybe if they had more volunteers like you who could help and make this sort off thing better, and then sustain it through volunteers,, rather than pulling apart the performance through your opinion?

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Er...it wasn't put on by 'volunteers'.

It was organised by someone paid £20,000.00 to promote these 'community art' events.

On top of which the actual costs for this flash mob was £1,160.00.

'Volunteers' do things for free, gratis.

Which unfortunately this 'art happening' wasn't, as it was partly funded by the tax payers of Hyndburn.

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i didnt say it was, i suggested how it could be sustained and be improved by people who sit and criticise, the tryers!! oh was it on a satday?? most working people rest on these days, 20k is not a great wage inc- having to work wkends!! oh and dance routines are the fashion, last 2/3 britains got talent shows were won by dance performers, the first one was from warrington and did, im dancing in the rain, good job young kids like old tastes, as some mature people dont like our modern day syles or choices off music :-)

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is garinda a man a woman or both?? im lost

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I understood exactly the point Shaz was trying to make.

I respect her point of view even though it is different to mine.

My point was that it didn't enhance the overall opinion of Accrington as a place, and therefore it didn't actually do anything helpful to promote the town. Maybe promoting the town wasn't what it was about....I just thought it was silly stuff, lightweight and of little value.

Are we all supposed to say 'ooh, aah, isn't it grand'(a bit like the emperors new clothes) or can we be allowed to say what we really think?
Well, in common parlance 'whatever'....I did anyway.

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if at first you dont succeed try and try again, im sure gayle will mlisten to constructive views??? maybe next time she should write to every voter in accy and have ten suggestions on a list of ideas.... what would happen then?? the half empty brigade would be up in arms COMPLAINING about the cost of stamps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, sometimes with some folk you just or never will WIN

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You are new RHFOY watch listen and observe and all will be revealed in time;)

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As for the dancers on BGT....they were real dancers, and although they were not at the time professional, they were at least polished in their performance...and as such were worth watching, even by someone of my 'mature' years.

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freedom off speech is right, freedom off criticism towards tryers should be diluted, all this does is make people lose heart ..

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you would have watched them on bgt espec- when you new they were from accy, and supported them imho, if they were on bbc 1 and from accy would you want your licence money back????????????/ humour posting

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You don't spend money going to the pictures when you owe the landlord the rent money.
My point is, that there are so many other things that the money could have been put towards, to enhance the environment of the town, lasting things, not a group of young folk(enthusiastic they might have been) shimmying away to pop music....and then gone.....taking with them a chunk of money.


Anyway I have said all this before.(as have others - maybe it is a generational thing)
It wasn't to my taste, and it was a frivolous waste of money in times when we are all being asked to be a little bit more frugal.

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I'm very sorry but this post makes no sense to me.

Who would I have watched on BGT? I am not aware that the dancers who performed on this show were from Accrington.
I might have watched them but I didn't support them......if by that you mean ringing in and voting for them(that is just a scam to make the TV company lots of dosh).......I am wondering if you watched the dancers on Broadway.
I didn't, but I did watch some of the video of the event...prepared to be converted and proved wrong, but I have to say it didn't do it for me.

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now i get it, it was more the savings than the criticism of gayle??? so maybe ones argument should of had a little more explanatory substance init

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Now listen, RHFOY, there was a whole other thread regarding this subject...it went on for pages and pages, I posted extensively to that thread, with my thought and my opinions.(and they are just that, my opinions)
Had you read that thread, it would have been perfectly clear to you what my feelings were, in relation to this event.
That you haven't (read the previous thread) is no fault of mine.

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thats like saying just go on google to find an answer... if i read about everything there would be no debate as i would know all the answers, if you get my drift.. but i will now as advised read your thread..

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ive read all off them and come back here.
1, how can you say its transitory(short lived) one letter more :-)
2,they may have been "off form" due to the weather or a bad day at the office?
3, i suppose country dancing wasnt provided by the council?
4, i aint got no more
if they were not from accy? this point is baseless, not all kids play football or cricket these days to take them of the streets or netball, or hopscotch... the arts people have to be diverse in what they suggest today, and although this might not off been the best choice to the more mature folk, it doesnt mean others think it was a good investment..
tm me benny hill dick emery and tommy cooper were the best performing acts ever... well not what my two sons aged 24 and 28 think, they look at me as if ive lost the plot, when i laugh after showing it, hope you now get my drift ??

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When I said transitory, that is what it was......are you correcting my english?
Weather, bad day at the office......these were young folk who were supposed to have spent time learning these routines so that they could impress observers.
Country dancing was provided by the school, which was, I suppose, provided by LCC.
And no, I don't get your drift...but then, it seems that you don't really get mine either, so we are quits.

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I am pretty sure you would think of something we could debate...and it doesn't do any harm to check out previous threads before posting......it gives you a frame of reference, and stops me having to chew my cabbage twice.

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thats abelter had a mirage...... flashed across me, are you a little wound up???
i would never ever call your grammer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11......... It was me saying what the word meant and it makes easier reading for some, one extra letter meant it wouldnt have taken much longer to add.... i like to be candid and not change my argument midway through, unlike others who ajust accordingly to always win or be right.. i prefer to ADMIT. when im wrong and humble enough to ask if i dont know.. happy days :-) :-)

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interpretation is 9/10ths of the law :-):-)

Whatever he/she is,
talks more sense than you.
We can see you are lost, plenty of posts over the past few days but very little worthwhile content.
Why not put a bit of quality into the marathon posting you seem to be doing?

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ahahaha, ditto.p.s. thanks for reading them :-)

See what I mean? Do you really consider the above a worthwhile post?
Can't wait for the novelty of talking to other people on the Internet to go away and allow you to think before you post.
Not doing as well as Rindy yet are you?

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Now why would you think I am wound up?
Might it be because I am saying something that you don't particularly like?

The word is grammar.

You do not need to tell me what the word transitory means as I already know, and as far as I am concerned it was used in the correct context.

I do not need you to help me to formulate my posts, when I do I will pack it all in.

I do not know what you are referring to when you mention right and wrong, and being humble enough to ask.
I feel pretty sure though that you will enlighten me though.

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Come on Folks, the Lads on a learning curve (pretty steep too). He might not articulate quite so well as some on here & he may get somewhat confused at times, but I don't really think he means to put noses out. A Simple soul who gets a bit muddled in his thoughts ?

I feel partially responsible as I encouraged him to move away from posting solely on the "Spire Farm" & to get a broader understanding by joining in elsewhere, mixing it up a bit so he could get a better overview of the goodly Folk on here, come on people you're better than this ! :)

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Phew, I thought it was only me that had noticed.

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No you are not alone:D

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Gender politics aside, in answer to your question.

Way out of your league.

;)

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What's 'britains got talent' (sic)?

Is it a prize awarded in the arts, I haven't come across?

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It should have been a bit more than 'grand'.

Costing as it did, £1,160.00.

'Ain't it grand, and then some,?'

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No.

As long as I have breath left in my lungs, you will never win the argument that one penny of tax payers' money should ever be spent on such puerile drivel, masquerading under the misleading term of community art.

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Ten minutes into the film you can count 'em, from the offical recording, taken on the roof of the Arndale.

Try dividing 400 by 10 for a more accurate figure.

Still, perhaps we shouldn't be such philistines, as to worry about such things as accuracy, costs, or numbers particpating.

This is 'community art', at it's best.

YouTube - Liberating Empty Terrain, Hyndburn

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I paused it and counted 30 - hardly a mob is it? - just a strolling chav gang.

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See you got a mention round about the 11 mins & 50 secs point Rindy :D

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Total budget is £1,160 and is broken down as follows

Dance prep time x 1 day
9 groups @ £15 per hour
Performance co-ordination
Admin

Perhaps this might explain certain inconstitencies and anonomalies.

Someone could be due an eye test, or should enroll for a basic maths class.

:rolleyes:

:D

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Having 20/20 vision, nor blinkered by certain ties, I see things as they actually are.

It's called seeing the world of reality.

;)

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I feel 40 is being kind.

The quoted figure of 400, why exagarate facts?

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The star letter in this weekend's Observer admonishes the paper's recent report that the Flash Mob event had cost a thousand pounds, when in fact it had cost £1,160.00. They are curtly informed.

Silly paper.

Perhaps they thought it 'only; cost a thousand quid, after reading it on Accy Web. When that was the figure stated by the person who organised it.

Originally Posted by garinda
'So we, the public, can try and evaluate the worth of the project, are you saying that the costs involved for the whole flash mob dance is £1,000.00?
Absolutely no other funding costs?'

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...tml#post856527

Transparency in the first place could have saved someone the cost of a stamp.

;)

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the way these expense/budget reports are coming out there may end up been an angry mob down town never mind a poxy flash mob.

can i get a grant for organising an angry mob or are they only available for flash ones ?

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Oh, and the letter informs us that the (reportedly 400) dancers gave an hours performance.

YouTube - Accrington Mob Dance

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Only 400:eek: looks like thousands to me:D

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You must have gone to the same opticans.

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...1ul53ROulejZFO

;)

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How did you get a picture of my glasses:)

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maybe they meant how many toes and fingers attended ?

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Or maybe they enlisted the counter at the flash mob, to count the folk in the Market Hall when Aldo Silli(I know that isn't his real name.....I'm just having a bit of a jest with the name) did his cooking demonstration....whoever it was...I hope they count my pension out next week. I'll be able to pay the leccy bill:)

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To be fair, 40 or 400, it must have been incredibly hard to count all those dancers.

It was all over in a flash.

It will have actually taken longer to count out the one thousand, one hundred, and sixty pounds, that it cost to make it happen.

;)

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Seems the streets will be filled with, buskers, belly dancers and street performers on Saturday for our entertainment

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so how did it go ... how many turned up ....

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We were on Broadway yesterday afternoon....had just got off the bus from Bury, and himself fancied some strawberries....walked over to the fruit shop on Broadway.......there were lots of buskers......mostly with guitars, or bongo drums.......none of them had much talent in the singing dept(thin reedy voices).......but all were playing tunes(mostly that I didn't recognise).
The over all effect was not good. It was just noise when it was all mixed together.
Those who were situated where the Costa Coffee shop is going to be were drinking Carlsberg Lager........I thought that was illegal.
Ok...so this is only my opinion...some folk may have found it entertaining, I didn't and made a swift route back to the bus station.

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I had a look on Boadway. We were really there for the protest against the threatened closure of Hargreaves House. I thought it was alright. Can't recall seeing belly dancers before on Boadway before . While not sober ones anyway.

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The belly dancers had gone when we got there......only the duff guitar players/singers...they hadn't many coins in their hats!

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Was no busier than normal when I was down and the racket the musicians had blaring out didn't entice me to hang around for long

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Bernie, I thought it was just me being carmudgeonly.......it was nothing better than noise pollution......did nothing to attract folk.

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LET at it's best again with their reporting!!!

Report: Accrington Alive (From Lancashire Telegraph)

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I were working so didnt manage to go down town on Saturday, maybe after reading these comments I had a lucky escape :D

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took a look at the link and noticed they said the public stopped and watched

well i suppose if 5 people coinsitute the public then fair enough and as you can see in the background broadway is empty apart from up near the bank where i guess people retreated to or didnt want to venture any nearer lol

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk.../?type=display

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they must've been watching something totally different to what I saw.......in the Telegraph(the Lancashire one) it said that this was the last event in the Liberating Empty Terrain .......if that is the case, I will say....Thank Goodness and Amen!

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Ya spoil sport Margaret, I'm sure himself would have loved to have seen um:D

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are these the belly dancers , came it whilst looking for something else

YouTube - ‪Accrington Tarkheena Dancers‬‏

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No, that was Labour's new campaign team, out canvassing in Accy.

:D

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Funny that can't recognise Mossy from that Vid:D