Anyone else seen 'The Tree' ?

[Old Cruser]

Shouldn,t   motorists  be   concentrating  on  the  road,  its  mad  enough  as  it  is on  that  roundabout,  without  looking  at  a  so  called  metal  Tree !

Quite right pastitman. I had a look whilst the lights were on red but had a longer look whilst out of the car when I parked up across the road

[Pastitman]

There  is  a  picture  of  a  more  appropriate   piece  of  artwork  for  the  Horns  Bridge  roundabout,  around  on  facebook  but  I  won,t  spoil  my  manners  and  post  it.

[Old Cruser]

There  is  a  picture  of  a  more  appropriate   piece  of  artwork  for  the  Horns  Bridge  roundabout,  around  on  facebook  but  I  won,t  spoil  my  manners  and  post  it.

Oh, can't say I have seen it?

[Pastitman]

It,s  a   large  gentleman  stood  in  the  middle  of  the  roundabout  in  a  certain  pose.  the  clue  is  in  the  name ... horns  bridge?....  not  for  the  young  ones  I  think.

[Old Cruser]

It,s  a   large  gentleman  stood  in  the  middle  of  the  roundabout  in  a  certain  pose.  the  clue  is  in  the  name ... horns  bridge?....  not  for  the  young  ones  I  think.

Wooo errr  Definately not for the young ones like me then 

[Fly]

I saw the pic on the FaceBook old chezzy pics page Pastitman. 
I've even googled it since reading your post, but I've failed to find it. The entire post was removed from the page AFAIK
If you find a pic of it before me, post it LOL
It won't offend anyone 

Spose I could post on the page asking for the pic. Back in a mo LOL

[Old Cruser]

Wooo errr  Definately not for the young ones like me then 

Sorry pastitman, just jesting with you.

[Old Cruser]

I saw the pic on the FaceBook old chezzy pics page Pastitman. 
I've even googled it since reading your post, but I've failed to find it. The entire post was removed from the page AFAIK
If you find a pic of it before me, post it LOL
It won't offend anyone 

Spose I could post on the page asking for the pic. Back in a mo LOL

   I'm off before Pete the paint comes on ====================== 

[Fly]

Spose I could post on the page asking for the pic. Back in a mo LOL

Done. All in the best possible taste LOL 

[Fly]

There you go. Now that's a statue !! LOL

[Pastitman]

I  didn,t  dare  post  it, in  case  it  caused  offence  but  I  did  say  I  thought  it  was  more  appropriate,  much  better  than  the  rusty  tree.  I  won,t  ask  who  it  could  be  based  on !!!!! 

[Old Cruser]

There you go. Now that's a statue !! LOL

OMG --  FLYYYYYYYYYYY Margaret - sort him out

[Old Cruser]

I  didn,t  dare  post  it, in  case  it  caused  offence  but  I  did  say  I  thought  it  was  more  appropriate,  much  better  than  the  rusty  tree.  I  won,t  ask  who  it  could  be  based  on !!!!!

Who????

[Old Cruser]

So the sculpture cost £300,000. I'm presuming this was all costs included?
Meaning of course the work on the island/ transportation of the sculpture etc.

What's this about the refurbishment of the railway station gateway.
Not having been to the station for awhile I obviously haven't seen anything but also have obviously 'missed' the fact that there is to be £2000.000 spent on it.
Not wishing to deflect from the topic and maybe another topic is needed - what is going on down there?



The work is part of a £500,000 revamp which will see £300,000 spent on Hornsbridge and the remaining money on refurbishing the railway station gateway.

Award-winning artist Wolfgang Buttress, working with design company LDA, has created ‘Portal’ which draws on the rich history that has shaped Chesterfield.

The concept also ‘looks to the future’ through the portal and to a new chapter in Chesterfield’s development.

At this moment in time I reckon Chesterfield's future looks pretty dire, shops closing, DCC struggling for cash - --- 

[Pete]

I think Chesterfield's future is looking good. There are always tales of doom and gloom around, too many opinionated mardarses moaning about everything under the sun. We've done very well compared with most towns during the recession. Also we have a higher than average occupancy rate for shops.

The arts projects are not funded by the council - and the cuts are a direct result of the current Conservative and LibDem coalition's cuts to the councils.