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In recognition
for his long service as a town and district councillor for and his
unstinting devotion to the people of Hayle plans have been announced to
erect a statue of Owen Philp on the Loggans roundabout at the entrance
to Hayle.
Local artist
and sculptor Flora Lopi has been commissioned to produce the
greater than life-size figure to be cast in bronze and mounted on a
granite plinth which will take pride of place in the centre of the
roundabout dubbed ‘The Gateway to Penwith’.
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Flora
said that she was delighted to have been selected to produce
what she considered to be the most important piece of public art
ever to be commissioned in Penwith and was able to confirm that
the funding for the art-work had been secured.
It is thought that obtaining
final planning consent will be a formality after the Highways
Agency withdrew its objection to the scheme. The Agency had
initially raised concerns that the placement of the figure on
the roundabout could distract motorists and disrupt traffic flow
as drivers slowed down to admire the erection.
However
these concerns were withdrawn after local consultations
suggested that this was very unlikely
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