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The Banner

Just seen the banner and my opinion is that its pretty damn crap.

Why?

You still see much of the shoddy paintwork on the bridge.

The banner is all wrinkled.

The overall design is so crap. 

I could go on but I'll give everyone else chance instead.

Oh well. 

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on June 14, 2011 at 20:25
The money would have been better off being given back to the council to spend on parks, no? I can't believe you were so short sighted as to ram through this abomination because you "had to spend the money before the end of the year". I bet we could raise enough money on here and commission our own artist. The fact is you did this because you wanted to write "Green Lanes" on the bridge. Do you agree that it looks absolutely awful? I bet you're making more from the advertising than the banner cost too.
Permalink Reply by aidan on June 14, 2011 at 21:48

Zena, thank you for replying. I am really worried about this line though:

"a small budget for the banner which had to be used by the end of the financial year. To make sure we didn't lose the money..."

Who is 'we'? Where would the money have gone?

Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on June 14, 2011 at 22:21

The money would have been swallowed up buy LBoh and used for other causes not necessarily for Harringay.

 

Perhaps for a specialist teaching assistant to visit a school to do a few days 1 to 1 training with a new TA who needs support working with a young child on the autistic spectrum. 

Perhaps to fill a pothole,

Perhaps to by resources for a day centre.

Perhaps Books for a library

Perhaps a youth worker for a while

Perhaps a new seat for a swing

Perhaps a bin for a park

Perhaps a dog wardens uniform (do they wear a uniform?)

Perhaps overtime for social workers,

Perhaps Coffee for an ESOL group

Perhaps Council ID badges

a camera for an enforcement officer

Perhaps post-it notes, tape and staples

Perhaps to wine and dine local business to hear what haringey landmarks they would like to advertise on.

 

Who knows. 

Permalink Reply by John D on June 14, 2011 at 22:07

This is ridiculous - you are saying that we have to have a banner so you can have an income to pay for a future banner. How often do we have to say it ? - we don't want a banner, any banner, ever.

 

Permalink Reply by John McMullan on June 14, 2011 at 22:19
Andy Newman has already said (although I can't be bothered looking for where) that we need a banner or the bridge is constantly covered in graffiti. As this is the man who seemingly single handedly had the gardens gated with some dodgy traffic statistics I would take anything he says like that with a grain of salt (and much respect).
Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on June 14, 2011 at 22:23
What happens when the banner gets graffitied? The last one did and the graffiti stayed up there for ever.
Permalink Reply by Hugh on June 14, 2011 at 22:57

Here's another way of looking at this situation. I did a quick Google Street View survey of all Haringey's railway bridges WITHOUT advertising and those WITH advertising.

 

I guess we should feel special.

Permalink Reply by Hugh on June 14, 2011 at 23:18

Some of Harringay loves the banner. Of course they do, They're businessmen. Who can blame them. They're here to make a living. I respect their viewpoint on that basis, but don't agree with them on this issue.

 


Next stop a rebrand to 'Harringay Village'?
Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on June 15, 2011 at 5:49
I've choosen to boycott any business that advertises on the bridge.
Permalink Reply by John D on June 15, 2011 at 7:03
You realise you've just pointed out to the Council all that potential advertising space? :-)
Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on June 15, 2011 at 8:45

I dot get it? is's classy, creative, is welcomimg without saying welcome, is not patronising, is well designed and has no advertising and is shiny so easy to clean. Thats a supid banner what a waste of public money. whoever commissioned that should be saked

Heres another one crap one.

http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/blogpics/blog_stripes.jpg

God Im glad we have the harringay traders assoc around and their vulauble input into designing our banners.

As you can tell by the signage above their shops they are creative genuises.

http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/13/98/139871_957f119b.jpg

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on June 15, 2011 at 10:01
Hey Tunbridge, let's not get at the Traders. They're not at fault here. They're not a bad bunch. I agree with Germana's earlier comments on this; making this into an us vs. them issue helps nothing, Let's keep things in perspective here.

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