Graffiti clean up at Rose Lane car park in Norwich.; volunteer Jodi Walker; photo by Adrian Judd
Graffiti-busting work in Norwich
Monday, July 4, 2011
6:20 PM
Hopes are high that all the graffiti in the city centre will be wiped out this summer despite a poor turn out at the latest clean-up event.
Just one volunteer turned out to help get rid of graffiti in the Rose Lane car park on Sunday.
But the lonely helper, together with two police community support officers (PCSOs) Darren Woods and Kenny Williams, managed to completely re-paint the walls. Action was also taken to arrange for the graffiti to be removed from the brickwork, which cannot be painted over.
The clean-up operation was the latest in a string of events supported by Norwich police, Central Norwich Citizens Forum, Norwich City Council and the Norwich City Centre Partnership.
The project, backed the Evening News’ Graffiti Busters campaign, is now in urgent need of white paint.
Julian Foster, chairman of the city centre Safer Neighbourhood Action Panel (SNAP), which set tackling graffiti as one of its priorities at its last meeting, said: “The volunteers cleared the graffiti in St Faith’s Lane, Pottergate and now in Rose Lane car park. I’m very hopeful that if we carry on holding regular clean-ups, there will be every opportunity for us to get rid of all the graffiti in the city by August.
“We have run out of white paint now and are in desperate need for more or for monetary donations towards some.”
Paint tins should be taken to Sgt Peter Sharples at Bethel Street Police Station. Send donations to Graffitibusters, Central Norwich Citizens’ Forum, 2 Roaches Court, Norwich, NR3 1HJ
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6 comments
As long as you have a situation where there are no regular police patrols on foot at night,you will get graffitti. Turning off lights at night will make the situation worse,and the public will shoulder the true cost in the form of increased vandalism and crime. What do you get for your council tax? As Paul Daniels would have said"Not a lot!"
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Harry Rabinowitz
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
This sad city, with a sad council, does at least have one ray of light in one volunteer. Isn't King Street an important historic area in Norwich?
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COLD
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
The council should put the money they spend into cleaning up a very small proportion of the graffiti in Norwich, off the walls, etc, into catching those who put it there. Then do a clean up. The city should not have to rely on Volunteers. Can't the council even get this right?
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COLD
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
I can't help but notice only one volunteer turned up at Rose Lane. So much for the enthusiasm of the people of Norwich to see their city centre cleaned up by others
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Norwich lad
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
I can't help but notice only one volunteer turned up at Rose Lane. So much for the enthusiasm of the people of Norwich to see their city centre cleaned up by others
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Norwich lad
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Where does Julian Foster live or work? Certainly not in Norwich if he genuinely believes that all graffitti will be removed by August. If ordinary white paint is being used all that is happening is that the yobs are being presented with nice clean new areas to spoil. Why was anti-graffitti paint not used? Oh of course it is the cost!
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Norwich lad
Tuesday, July 5, 2011