Comments on: Park, not monument, is neighbours’ priority

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:37:23 +0000

To the Cat,

My objection is to the use of our land for those whose only call to fame is they fought for
; to me foreign country.

Never once did I at my school hear about the heroes of Guernsey, or any other country for that matter; all was pointedly at English dominance in their Empire.

They do not have the right to continue with their so called ‘Greater days’

Next we’ll be having statues the those who started the slave trade and that much we did learn; only it was taught as if it was a great help to the world.

In London is a Statue to Boadicea named Queen of England, she wasn’t she was queen of Iceni (now known as Norfolk)
her rise to fame was because she opposed the Romans because they stole from her.
Far too many of these statues are false, however if the English or any country wishes to erect them then that’s OK by me, but not on our soil.

I’m against all the hero worship of England read our History and you’ll find many of our people have through the ages opposed the infiltration of the Saxons into our lives,

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By: The Cat

The Cat — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:44:42 +0000

Eric,

Firstly, I dont agree with this particular monument, because I feel the money could be better/ more wisely spent at delancy.

However…

I think you already know the answer to your question.

Do you propose that we just abandon all thought of people who have done great things to make this world a better place to live in?

Maybe we should stop teaching history at school, who cares what happened in 1939-1945 eh?? And all those good men/ women across history that died in favour of just causes.

Maybe while we are at it, we should get rid of all the graveyards too.

If children are taught about heroes, then maybe they will grow up to be a better person.

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By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:34:35 +0000

dear oh dear!

What folly can be commited by persons long gone to a better place;
Why is SO much money spent on dead heroes (?) than on our future in the form of our children of today.
If some of that money was put to use of Policing the park in a proper manner.

People could do the policing, and a suitable reward could be made for their vigilance.

Go anywhwere in the world and you will see useless ornaments of great cost, FOR WHAT?

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By: Gemma

Gemma — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:53:26 +0000

I was amazed at the reduction in problems (including glass) up at the park after a few simple measures were taken – including removing the seating so there were less places for kids to sit drinking and smashing bottles. It shows that what we put in the park DOES affect vandalism. And I think that improving the play area is the best use of any money at the moment with the added bonus of being less likely to encourage vandalism than some huge monument.

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By: TL

TL — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:30:26 +0000

You cannot make decisions based upon a fear of vandalism. If kids want to vandalise something they will do it – whether it is an expensive monument, a park bench, a newly planted tree or a phone kiosk.

The key is to make sure that the area feels looked after, used and appreciated – that in itself reduces vandalism.

Kids do not generally set out with a plan to vandalise things, but if an area is already rundown then vandalism will continue because the kids will see no reason to take care with it.

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By: Gsydonkee

Gsydonkee — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:46:26 +0000

Well, I bet the usual crowd of scrotes will be rubbing their hands with utter excitement over the the prospect of having a new, expensive surface to bash, smash, scratch and deface. Problem is that when these things are vandalised, we, the tax apyer, have to fork out to get these things cleaned or repaired.
Surely, would it not be better to spend the money more wisely and to include much better facilities and apperatus at the park than just erecting a big stainless steel stick? After all the kids wont care about it. Also include CCTV so that it maybe monitor at all times.

GD.

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