{"id":94907,"date":"2018-07-27T22:30:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T15:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-weston-super-mare-its-building-on-the-banksy-effect\/"},"modified":"2018-07-28T02:04:43","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T19:04:43","slug":"lets-move-to-weston-super-mare-its-building-on-the-banksy-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-weston-super-mare-its-building-on-the-banksy-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s move to Weston-super-Mare: it's building on the Banksy Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBanksy\u2019s snarky Dismaland gave the fading seaside town a boost \u2013 now all it needs is a big ideaWhat\u2019s going for it? Plans are afoot to magic Weston-super-Mare into Bristol\u2019s Margate. In May, the chief executive of the Arts Council popped by to give the town the princely sum of \u00a350,000, no less, to \u201cbuild on\u201d the so-called Banksy Effect. I\u2019m no art critic, but I could have sworn there was some irony involved when Mr Banksy brought his Dismaland theme park to Weston in 2015. Little did he know he was actually the local council regeneration strategy: 150,000 people visited; \u00a320m poured into local coffers, apparently. Brad Pitt dropped in. The Arts Council called the town an \u201cartistic and cultural dream\u201d, which might be over-egging it a tad. But if by that it means affordable rent and property, delicious geography (three sweeping bays, dreamy views across Bristol Channel, and I do love an iron age hill fort) and a nice line in late Victorian architecture, then maybe they\u2019re on to something. Come on, artists. Do your duty. Regenerate!The case against I sense it may take a little more than \u00a350,000 to turn the town\u2019s fortunes around. It\u2019s had a fair bit of investment \u2013 the rebuilt pier, smart new paving, festivals-a-go-go, often grim new architecture etc \u2013 but many grand plans have come and gone. The town is in great need of a big idea. Oh, the mud at low tide! Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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