Plan for memorial to fishermen lost at sea
A FUNDRAISING campaign has been launched to help build a 9ft-tall bronze memorial on Brixham harbourside to fishermen lost at sea.
The port is still mourning the loss of skipper Geoff Ingram after the sinking of the Sarah Jayne trawler off Berry Head and it is hoped the project will act as a memorial to him and others lost in the industry.
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MEMORIAL: Artist Elizabeth Hadley with her creation maquette for a 9ft memorial to lost fishermen and fellow Brixham artist Peter Stride who modelled for the old man in the statue
Sculptor Elizabeth Hadley has recently completed a one-third scaled down model of the proposed memorial which shows two fishermen at the wheel of a boat.
The 3ft-high maquette in bronze resin was completed in time for Fishstock so residents and festival goers could view it.
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Mrs Hadley, who has been based in the St Mary's area of Brixham for 14 years, said the memorial, which could go up on the harbourside where the coastguard station is, would be a fitting tribute to the fishermen lost at sea and act as a focal point for the community.
She said: "I hope it can not only become a memorial to those fishermen lost at sea but a celebration of the whole fishing industry."
The statue, known as Man and Boy, is being supported by the Fishermen In Sculptural heritage charity which was founded to raise money so it can be built.
It will cost about £150,000 to build the full-size, 9ft statue which compares with £100,000 for a 7ft-tall bronze statue of Jimmy Hill outside Coventry football club stadium or the £50,000 Newlyn fishing memorial which was built 10 years ago.
Ki Barnes, secretary and trustee of the FISH charity, said £45,000 had already been raised towards building Man and Boy.
She said the high price tag was partially due to the rising cost of metals.
She said she became involved in the project when Mrs Hadley approached her to see if the community would be interested in her idea.
Mrs Barnes said: "Elizabeth came to see me to see if I wanted to get involved in the project.
"I thought the proposal was brilliant so we created this charity to raise funds for it.
"The money we've raised so far comes entirely from the people of Brixham including many fishermen.
"In this time of economic austerity to raise that much money already is absolutely magnificent."
Mrs Barnes said she was hoping to receive some good news regarding European funding some time in the autumn.
The statue could take one year to build.
When erected by the coastguard station on Kings Quay, the statue will be seen from the harbourside and by fishing boats coming into port.
Mrs Hadley said she would try to sell small-size replicas of the Man and Boy statue to raise money for the project.
Fellow Brixham sculptor Peter Stride was used as the model for the older man.
He said: "I would really like to see it built. It would be good to see this memorial to all fishermen built by a local artist."
To help raise funds, call Mrs Barnes on 01803 859678.
Comments
by Treleaven1
Sunday, September 23 2012, 10:59PM
“@rakesh01
If you look at the Brixham Town Council annual report for 2010/2011 you will see that £5000 was donated to FISH – Fishermen in Sculptural Heritage - to help fund the statue in question, which comes out of the precept. I imagine a similar amount was donated this year as well.
(See below)
And if you read the article again (and perhaps a little more SLOWLY) you will see that money raised so far comes entirely from the 'people of Brixham including many fishermen' which includes donation(s) from the precept but nothing from the fishing industry itself. Your fatuous comment ' therefore it will cost you nothing' can be seen for the nonsense it is while the word DONATIONS that you've printed in capitals doesn't exist anywhere in the article.
Admiral Swimming Centre £5,000.00
Brixham Heritage Festival £2,000.00
Brixham Buccaneers £2,000.00
St Mary's Friends £2,500.00
Torbay Lifeboat Week £1,000.00
FISH £5,000.00
ACE £1,500.00
Brixham in Bloom £2,500.00
Sports centre at Brixham College £2,000.00
Brixham Shopmobility £800.00
Fishstock £3,000.00”
by rakesh01
Sunday, September 23 2012, 12:12PM
“Treleaven 1 - hopefully the following will be useful to your education because you're in danger of sounding like a pathetic loser mate.
Elizabeth Hadley has a developed a large body of work. This includes:
- Aardman productions (you may have heard of them - they're quite big worldwide!)
-The Dartmouth Mermaid sculpture that has been featured in a number of international magazines (so that would be worldwide too!)
As regards the Brixham sculpture, if you read the article again ( and perhaps a little more SLOWLY) it clearly states that the funds will be raised by DONATIONS from the public. There will be no impact on the precept.
Therefore it will cost you nothing.
Of course, those of us that want to contribute to our town & those who have given their lives to it can do so.”
by Treleaven1
Sunday, September 23 2012, 10:24AM
“Elizabeth Hadley 'a renowned worldwide artist'? Why is she working as a barmaid at the Blue Anchor pub then?
This statue, cast in bronze and nine feet high, would look fantastic on Kings Quay but, yes, it is expensive.
What I would like to know is why, given that this statue is intended to be a tribute to the local fishing industry, more money has not been forthcoming from that source.
We regularly hear of record catches being landed at Brixham so would it be so rude of us tax paying residents if we asked that industry to contribute the lion's share of the cost?
It would appear that all the local fishing industry has contributed so far has come from functions such as Fishstock and Trawler Race Day which in effect means contributions from members of the public, in other words us, and collections tins for calendars, again, contributions from us. The only other source is contributions from Brixham Town Council, yet again from us, which seems to be about five grand a year of our money, which, as far I can see, sits in a bank account gathering next to zero interest while the price of bronze soars ever and ever higher.
Have we actually been consulted about this large amount of money we're giving each year from our precept payments? I certainly haven't.
I do though, quite regularly, see Mike Morey, town and Torbay councillor, in the Blue Anchor ingratiating himself with 'renowned worldwide artist' Elizabeth Hadley (don't call her Liz!) so perhaps Cllr Morey could ask some of the fishermen who frequent that pub if they could persuade their industry to start contributing a meaningful amount.”
by rakesh01
Saturday, September 22 2012, 12:48PM
“A fantastic memorial & celebration of Brixham's history & heritage.
It's absolutely appropriate that this great monument is sculpted in bronze to provide a quality, permanent centrepiece to those we have lost in our harbour.
Elizabeth Hadley is a renowned worldwide artist who has also contributed much to Brixham.
I can think of no-one better or more appropriate to deliver this fitting monument to Brixham.”
by BLOTSPOTTER
Saturday, September 22 2012, 10:03AM
“Brilliant idea, but a stupid price tag. Think of how that money could REALLY help people who NEEWD it!!”