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To erect a life-size bronze statute of a pit-pony miner to celebrate the areas mining heritage. This will be the towns only major street art and will be a focal point for an area that is regionised. It is hoped that it will be erected in the Sankeys Corner vicinity.
I think that Burntwood should have a highly visible memento of its past. The Miner at Brownhills has put Brownhills on the Map. We need this statue to put Burntwood on the Map. All Burntwood seems to get is something taken away. i.e. the Tip, will it be the Library next
SCAMP will bring definition to Burntwood’s unique identity. It would serve as a much needed reminder of the town’s past, and heighten awareness of the region’s cultural heritage. A public sculpture would enhance the area visually and culturally, and provide a strong focal point for the town. Burntwood should be proud of its history and its achievements – and a sculpture produced by an artist who grew up locally would be a fitting tribute.
SCAMP is a fantastic project – which has its heart in Burntwood, Chase Terrace and Cahse Town. Its about more than making a focal point or central feature for the town, its about remembering the history of the town and ensuring that this isnt forgotten. its too easy to gloss over the past and generations disappear and no memory exists. Much hard work has gone into this project and many many families locally have contributed what they can to help get this recognition for their husbands, wives and childrens involvement in the mining industry.
I would like to see some monies go to the S.C.A.M.P. project. Chasetown and Chase Terrace was born from the pit era and it would be nice to see it recognised. Fund raising is difficult and has been ongoing for some time to get the Mining statue to be a focal point for the area. Brownhills has a giant and other areas have theirs, so why not Burntwood. Please help to make this happen for our area.
I would like to see some of this money go towards the SCAMP project. A piece of sculpture such as this would inspire local people, improve the area, and pay tribute to its past. Having grown up in Burntwood I have always felt that there should be something to act as a visual focal point, to inspire a sense of pride in our area, celebrate our heritage and make a positive statement about regeneration for the future.
In Burntwood we have some people who don’t just spend a couple of years on a project, but work tirelessly for many years, Ron Bradbury who heads this application deserves to qualify for some 106 money. My husband was a miner for some 18 years his four brothers and father working in collieries, when I came to Burntwood some 60 years ago allowance coal was left on so many doorsteps illustrating the huge number of Burntwood area men that worked and their fathers before them in the mines..The Miner at Brownhills is a sauce of huge pride to many people me included and I would love to see Scamp erected to pay tribute to the mining community here…
Another person wishing to qualify for 106 monies is the Chairman of The Burntwood Memorial Hall,Brian Harman he has worked on a voluntary basis for this organisation for some 40 years and he too deserves not only recognition, but financial support for the disabled toilet aoolication the hall desperately needs to make the building user friendly to disabled people..
These two men represent all that is good about volunteers and we all know most organisations would fold without them.
I hope that the authorities will give favourable consideration to making some funds available to the SCAMP project. Ron Bradbury and others have worked hard to promote this project and they deserve some support.The proposed sculpture would be a fitting tribute to the miners of this area who by their endeavors helped to lay the foundations for the town of Burntwood.
Brownhills has got its giant miner to celebrate their mining heritage so why not have a sculpture of a Pit Pony and miner in Burntwood to celebrate ours. This project has been underway for a while with Ron Bradbury working really hard on raising funds. The project will include the local community as they are invited to take part in the modelling of the work. Also the sculpture has been designed by a local artist Peter Walker who grew up in Burntwood. Lets make this happen!
If it were not for mining Chasetown and Chase Terrace would not exist at all.
Cannock and Brownhills have publicly acknowledged their affinity to mining.
This project would acknowledge our own heritage and a long lasting monument to our mining history.
Lest we forget.
Burntwood has no `heart` and this public work will bring a focal point to the Towns main shopping area. Money has been raised over many years for this to happen with 100`s of residents involved, so is not a `Oh, here is easy money` project. The Town would not exist as such if it was not for the pits and it`s workers settling here over a 100 year period.
The area of Burnwood developed largely because of coal mining, and it would be good to remind people of this heritage. In addition, there is no public statuary in Burntwood, so this would help to build civic pride.
The Burntwood area only developed because of the mining locally, and I feel that there should be some recognition of this heritage. In addition, Burntwood has no public statuary and this project would help to build civic pride.