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I have spoken to several people today who are not even aware that there was a meeting about the Panopticon. In fact a couple of people didn't even know what I meant when I said Panopticon. When I said "mounds on the Coppice" they knew then.

I think perhaps any meetings about the issue haven't been publicised enough.

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Quite true, Willow....I know the Ribble Valley meeting was very well publicised and hundreds turned up, 90% voting against. I suspect the only notification for the Hyndburn meetings is that pinned up in the Panopticon room at Scaitcliffe House so that its the council side-kicks and yes men who turn up.

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Gosh Tea' do you really think HBC has some yes men? Wouldn't saying yes involve thinking?

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The meeting was advertised in the Accy Observer, two weeks before it happened, but not on the day before. It was also advertised on Radio Lancashire but apparently the start time was`nt given. Quite a few people wandered in late and the whole proceedings were taped for some reason or other. The Accy Observer was slated throughout for it`s negative press, though it was pointed out that these were the opinions of its readers. Mind you it was Mid Pennine Arts who released the pictures of the "Tele tubbies" design so they have only got themsleves to blame. Oh, and the was mention of turning the Peel Memorial into seating!!

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40 people goto a meeting and 30 vote in favour of the crap

so 30 people out of the whole of accringtons population dicate what happens

most people dont get to hear where these meetings are and if they do find out they are too busy with work , children and many more importand life events than sitting in a room listening to some pompous pillock dictating what he says is good for accrington

no one wants it , no one likes it so stick it up your damn asses and go get propper jobs instead of screwing money from where ever it comes from to subsidise you pathetic careers

i find it disgusting that money gets wasted on pathetic projects like these just so some w4nker who thinks he knows art can sit on his ass instead of working for a living

goto a meeting in a small room where people will kiss your asses but dont come here expecting us to fall in line it just wont happen

you want to bring people into accy do what oswaldtwistle did when they opened up ozzy mills..

GIVE PEOPLE A REAL REASON TO COME HERE

accy mills sounds good to me theres plenty of old buildings that can be renovated to accomodate stalls etc

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Just reading another thread: elderly lady burgled in hospital area.... can we build some stocks up there...or a gallows??

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They said that was not going to happen. The Peel Memorial is too important to the town. Peter Beard originally suggested it ages ago but he repeated it at the meeting as a joke at his own expense - I think he's realised the error of that joke long ago.

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I hope he`s a better "artist" than he is a comedian...or he`d be first on my gallows

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Just because a small number of people at a meeting in Huncoat were swayed does not mean that we would all like this so called 'art work'.
The meeting at the Town Hall was to 'talk up' the project....... and while, as Uncle Mick observed, they did a passable job.......I was not convinced.......and I was not applauding. I, like many other contributors to this thread wish that a proper plan of regeneration could be formulated. So far all that has been put forward seem to be pipe dreams and 'top dressing'.
I would not hold my breath for the money the Panopticon project is supposed to generate. But, I think that the project will go ahead no matter what the general public in Accrington think. Oh, yes and I have raised my objections to as many people in authority as will listen.

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More panopticon shenanigans;in Th'Observer today apparently the tide is turning and the public are being won over after the meetings last week;BUT on the letters page there is a missive stating that no Observer representative was at the meeting!!!How can they report something they weren't party to??Hmmm,this whole thing is getting more suspicious by the day!:confused:

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When has that ever stopped the Observer?

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There's a full report from the meeting on the Hyndburn Life website. Accy Obs with their usual investigative reporting have probably just copied it from that.

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Now that proves you work for the council, nobody goes on Hyndburnlite you can't log in!!!!!!

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No, don't work for the council either. I do have contact though and I was pointed to that site myself earlier today because I wondered how the Observer reported about something they didn't attend.

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Yo-Oh ILMAO!!!!!!!!! Well said Baz.....right then, Purple.C'mon, own up....tell us wat you do for the Council!

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It's a very important job T', she designs smoke screens.
:D

Oh yes, & acts as publicity agent for hyndburnlite.
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tee-hee, Hyndburnlite. You have to laugh, don't you.

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It's like a touch of nostalga though Haven't tried to log on there for ages.

Hmm, what you have to think is do you feel lucky punk? go on, attempt to put in that password.

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