A good week for the arts in Worthing, with news that the Desert Quartet will keep its listing, and hence will be (hopefully, almost) impossible for Humphrey Avon to move. The campaign to get the Elizabeth Frink sculptures listed (at their current site) was an impressive, and non-political, effort, which drew in a lot of heavyweight support, and they deserve a lot of credit. Now, to find some way to raise the profile of the old 'goggle heads' for visitors to the town...
Also a good week as the chances of the abominably dull 'Suncloud' being installed at Splash Point receded a bit, as CABE rejected a bid for funding under the Sea Change project. Although Jack would like to see the area regenerated, he always thought that Suncloud was a waste of a good space that could be better utilised for other artistic endeavours, like musicians and performances.
And finally, Jack has heard that of a newly discovered document that sheds light on the visit of an extremely well-known literary figure to Worthing. I've promised not to reveal more until this is published next year, but it seems to be quite exciting.
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