ANTONY Gormley's iconic iron men

[loopyloo]

Me and my bloke are well cheesed of that the Iron Men are going. They`re one of the highlights of our visits to Crosby when we go to see mum. They

really do hold a special memory for me `cos the 1st time ever I saw them was after we had been to say goodbye to my late father at the Chapel of Rest. We all

walked along the beach watching the tide, and the ships and just stood amazement at the way the whole thing just came together and belonged there.

[Max]

Well these don't agree with

ya.

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[Kev]

Well these don't agree with ya.



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I want to know what u peeps think,

Maxy?

THE Daily Post today launches a campaign to keep Antony Gormley's Another Place statues on Merseyside.

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[Waterways]

I like them and anyone who gets rid is a philistine. I believe New York wants them. Is that

right?

[Kev]

I like them and anyone who gets rid is a philistine. I believe New York wants them. Is that right?

Yes, and once NY gets them, they will keep 'em I bet.

[Dave W]

Ok so the original plan was for them to be moved to NYC Nov 06.
How can we be so short sighted ?

We are 14 months away from

capital of culture and we let slip through our fingers something which IS CULTURE and has brought pleasure, and more importantly , visitors and REVENUE into

the local economy

I thought Debi Jones was a sensible lady.

How much would it be to retain ? 2 mill 3 mill ? Money well spent methinks when you

see the waste in certain areas

What about Lottery funding ? Isnt that what its for ?

Total and utter madness to let these go.....even Mr

Gormley wishes for them to stay

[lindylou]

I

love them.

I have been listening to some of the health & safety issues ... but if they are a 'maritime hazzard' as they've been called - why

can't they just take a some away and leave the others in a safer position further back ??

I think they are brilliant. There are some fantastic

pictures of them in different lights and conditions - sometimes looking funny and amusing, sometimes a bit spooky and eerie.

I will be sad to see

them go.

[Max]

I want to know what

u peeps think, Maxy?

THE Daily Post today launches a campaign to keep Antony Gormley's Another Place statues on Merseyside.

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I don't really know what to think.

If health and Safety matters are an issue,

then they can;t ignore it.

For culture reasons they could come up with an agreement though.

[peewak]

how on earth are they a maratime hazard? i mean, all port traffic are way off shore

[Brenda]

Are they trying to say the Iron Men

are hazardous?..then why did they ever put them there in the first place if they thought that.
They've been there for 14 months or so now and nothing

untoward has happened, so I dont think they can use that as an excuse.
I think they are great and should be left where they are.

[Kev]

They are only a harzard for the handful of

Windsurfers, Jet Ski riders, sailors etc...anyway, what is Crosby Marina for then?

As for people getting stranded becuase of their own stupidity? it's

their choice.

Any health and safety concerns should have been brought up before these were installed. Its been suggested that they move them to a

promenade further up, had to laugh at that suggestion.

[Max]

Finally

made it, my youngest went face first into the sandy mud 2 mins into our little adventure.

I bet you made the missus clean him up instead of

yourself.

[lindylou]

Yes,

as Kev listed above: it's mainly the water sports enthusiasts who are objecting and calling them a maritime hazzard.
I was listening to some phone-ins

on the subject and seemingly the water sports people were promised that the restrictions to their activities would only last for 18 months and then they

could have 'their beach' back.

Also there have apparently been problems with people wading out to the statues.

... but as I said, why

can't they thin out the number of iron men and keep some at a safer distance ??

[Kev]

I bet you made the missus clean him up instead of yourself.

We left his clothes on the beach and wrapped him up in warm blankets..1,2,3 arrrhhhhh

BUREAUCRACY must not triumph over art. That was the verdict last

night from Antony Gormley, the artist who created the iconic Another Place statues that have made Crosby's waterfront an international talking point.

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BIENNIAL chief executive Lewis Biggs last night described the decision to banish

what some are affectionately calling The Gormleys, as “irrational”.

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[Kev]

THE Daily Post’s campaign to save the Antony Gormley statues is fast gaining momentum, with 90% of its readers voting to keep

them on Merseyside in an internet poll.

Hundreds of visitors descended on Crosby yesterday to visit the 100 iron men, fearing it would be one

of the last opportunities to see them on Waterloo beach.

Last night, it emerged a funding body will this week announce whether it will grant £1m towards

the £2m fight to keep the statues in Sefton.

The Daily Post understands government agency The Northern Way was set to approve the cash, but is

reconsidering after Sefton council ruled the statues must be removed on October 31.

But Another Place Ltd, the trust set up to try and keep installation

in Merseyside, is still fighting to keep them. Last night, it emerged that a number of councils up and down the country want the attraction

for their own coastline.

Among them are Lancashire County Council which said it wants to bid for funds which could help them move the statues,

known as Another Place, across the border.

So far, Morecambe Bay is said to be top of the county’s wish-list to host the figures, although Lytham St Annes

and Fleetwood have also expressed an interest.

Wirral have already said they want the statues to move to the other side of the Mersey, attracted by the

millions of pounds they promise in tourist revenue for the local economy.

But campaigners hoping to see the 100 cast-iron statues kept in Merseyside said

they would carry on fighting.