Event Seven

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Sick of graffiti?

Exhibition ends 7th September!

The Burley Green Community Group ran a poster campaign inviting even more local residents to join us for a 'Big Clean Up' of the graffiti on the houses along St Michaels Lane.

We also enlisted the help of a specialist graffiti removal team from Bradford. They were here from 10am til 1pm on Saturday to help us remove the graffiti.

Around 30 willing volunteers scrubbed the graffiti before blasting it off the walls with a high-powered water jet.

Keith Trout, vicar at St Matthias Church, blasting graffiti with a high-pressure hose.

Thanks to Village Bakery for sandwiches and hot drinks.

This event was photographed as usual, and captured on video:

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Update

We followed the graffiti removal with a month of 'rapid response' action - as soon as any graffiti reappeared, we removed it within 24 hours. After a few weeks no more graffiti was added.

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I was there!

I throughly enjoyed this recent event. It was exciting to meet many other locals in a relaxed context. I was surprised to see what support there was for this.

It was very satisfying and addictive power-washing off the graffiti. I was surprised at how easy it was. Many locals have expressed gratitude at the result and want to maintain it.

It was a friendly event - providing great food from the local bakery. It was a great way of intermingling church people with non-church goers. I can't wait for the next event. Come and join us! Watch the video - I'm on it!

-- Kate Ross

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