28/07/2022
http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/mural-on-wall-adjacent-to-abertillery-war-memorial.
DURING LAST REMEMBERANCE DAY IT STRUCK ME IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE A FITTING WAR MEMORIAL MURAL ON THE PINE END WALL FACING THE WAR MEMORIAL-SEEMS TO BE CRYING OUT FOR IT.
I CONTACTED THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE TO SEE IF HE WOULD ALOW THE MURAL TO BE PAINTED ON HIS HOUSE-HE DID AGREE BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE RENDER WAS NOT IN BEST CONDITION FOR A LONG-LASTING MURAL.
I HAVE HAD AN ESTIMATE FOR RENDERING THE PINE END WALL AND A QUOTATION FOR THE MURAL-COINCIDENTALLY TOTALLING £10,000 (£7500.00 INC VAT FOR RENDER AND THE COST OF MURAL WILL COST £2500).
SO TOTAL COST £10,000
THE RENEDER WOULD BE CARRIED OUT BY A REPUTABLE COMPANY WITH A LONG LIFE GUARRANTEE, AND THE MURAL BY THE VERY TALENTED TEE2SUGARS-YOU CAN FIND HIM AND HIS WORK ON FACEBOOK.
I THINK IT IS LIKELY THE LOCAL COUNCIL WILL HELP WITH THE COST BUT WONDER IF ABERTILLERY PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO BE PERSONALLY INVOLVED WITH THIS-THINK BE A GOOD FOR ABERTILLERY.
I WAS THINKING IF 1000 LOCAL PEOPLE PAID £10 TOWARD THE PROJECT THAT WOULD COVER THE COST-NO MORE THAN £10 SO EACH AND EVERY PERSON PAID THE SAME.
EACH PERSON WOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE QUOTATIONS, A RECEIPT FOR THE PAYMENTS PLUS A LIST OF ALL OTHERS WHO CONTRIBUTED WOULD BE GIVEN TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED SO ALL COULD SEE THAT EVERY PENNY OF THEIR CONTRIBUTION WENT DIRECTLY TO THE COST OF THE RENDER AND MURAL AND A RECEIPT FROM THE CONTARCTOR AND ARTIST TO SHOW THEY RECEIVED PAYMENT FOR THE PROJECT IN FULL.
NO MORE THAN THE REQUIRED £10,000 WOULD BE ACCEPTED.
I HAVE SENT A GENERAL IDEA OF THE MURAL TO TEE2SUGARS BUT SURE HE WILL COME UP WITH SOMETHING MUCH BETTER.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS IDEA, WHETHER YOU FEEL IT WOULD BE A GREAT ATTRACTION TO ABERTILLERY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WOULD IT BE A GREAT ATTRACTION EVERY REMEMBERANCE DAY. I HAVE ATATCHED 2 PICTURES, ONE OF THE WAR MEMORIAL AND THE PINE END WALL AS IS, SECOND ONE SHOWING GENERAL IDEA OF THE MURAL- NOTE I HAVE POSITIONED THE BRIGHT LIGHT (HIGH UP ON THE PINE END) SO THAT IF YOU STAND AT THE GATE ENTRANCE OF THE WAR MEMORIAL, THE WHITE LIGHT WOULD BE A BACKDROP TO THE ACTUAL STATUE OF THE SOLDIER ON THE PLINTH.
UNDERSTAND MONEY IS TIGHT AT THE MOMENT DUE TO COST OF LIVING AND £10 IS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT TO DONATE BUT IF YOU DO WANT TO GET INVOLVED CAN YOU SEND ME A MESSAGE EITHER IN REPLY TO THIS POST OR TO ME ON MESSENGER-BE NICE IF YOU WOULD SHARE THIS POST TOO. IF A POSSITIVE REACTION THEN WILL GET A SCHEME TOGETHER SO THAT ALL WHO ARE DONATING WHETHER BY CASH OR CARD CAN BE ASSURED THEIR DONATION WILL GO 100% TO THE PROJECT.
PLEASE ASK IF YOU WANT ANY MORE INFORMATION.
OUR LOCAL WAR MEMORIAL IS ADJACENT TO A PINE-END WALL OF A HOUSE WE WANT TO RAISE MONEY TO RE-RENDER THE WALL AND PAINT AMURAL ON IT
