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Graffiti artists let loose on legal site

There are high hopes that graffiti will be reduced in the town, now that there is a legal site where artists can show off their work.
A thirty foot wall was officially The new wall has been painted but they need to see their work on look at a skate park or some kind
opened on 10 August in the old over several times since artists display for two or three weeks be- of youth building."
Swindon Contractor's landscape started using it in mid-July, and fore it is painted over. Each piece Council leader Sue Bates said
depot at Mannington, after local there are graffiti 'pieces' on the costs maybe £30 in paint, so if it's the Mannington site was a first
councillor Dave Cox took up calls wooden fencing surrounding the up for a couple of days, they will step. "This is an attempt to re-
from West Swindon beat police- site. Unfortunately the vandals look for other places where it can spond to the needs of our diverse
man Rob Mortimer and Phil who scribble 'tags' on public prop- be shown off for longer. community. Well painted graffiti
Connor for young people to be erty across the town have also de- "I really hate the tagging around in the right place is art, but defac-
provided with a place to paint graf- faced the artists' work. Toothill, it gives us a bad name. ing public and private property is
fiti. For many years the council One youngperson, who refused But there will always be stupid totallyillegal and mustbe stopped.
turned a blind eye to graffiti on the to be named, welcomed the wall people intent on vandalism." "We will be looking at what else
barn at Toothill Farm until resi- but pointed out that it is five times Another artist said, "this is a can be done to give an outlet to the
dents mounted a campaign to have smaller than the Toothill barn, great site with a lot of potential. It creativity of young people in Swin-
it stopped. e "There are lots of artists around would be good if the council could don."

Councillors Sue Bates and David Cox with area PCs Rob Mortimer & Phil Connor

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