Brick Lane Sculpture Not Popular With Locals

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2502_arches.jpg The “hijab gates” planned for the north and south end of Brick Lane have attracted 158 letters of complaint from local residents, and not a single missive of support, according to a report by Tower Hamlets council. Blithely ignoring these sentiments, TH are pressing ahead with the scheme, part of a £2m “cultural trail” through the Spitalfields environs. The consultation period finished on Monday, and the planning application will be considered by Tower Hamlets development committee next week; if approved, the trail will be complete by the end of the year.

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  • http://undefined reandryck

    a couple of links I found you describing the proposal by Tower Hamlets Council. I suppose art challenges perceptions at many levels and multicultural issues are no exception to this rule and certainly they are not new in society.
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  • http://undefined ukgold1000

    ‘sculpture not popular with locals’ according to who, who are these locals??? I support the local development, and about those so-called locals that wrote in and complained from other parts of London, let them know that I showed my support by voting in those councillors who proposed this plan. The councillors who put these plans forward have a mandate from the local people, its called local democracy.

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