tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post114227600655334022..comments2024-03-15T20:32:39.815+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Churchill statue fails to overcome prejudiceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1142516922170147982006-03-16T13:48:00.000+00:002006-03-16T13:48:00.000+00:00Churchill statue back on show16 March 2006 06:30Th...<B>Churchill statue back on show</B><BR/><BR/>16 March 2006 06:30<BR/><BR/>The controversial statue of Winston Churchill in a straitjacket was temporarily back on show in Norwich last night.<BR/><BR/>Mental health charity Rethink was banned from showing the statue in The Forum after a row about the way it depicted the wartime leader's battle against his depression and the failure to disclose its controversial nature to the venue's managers before it was unveiled last Friday.<BR/><BR/>But Borders bookshop in Norwich agreed for the statue to be displayed for one night only to mark the launch of a new book by Rethink worker Zoe McIntosh, From Goldfish Bowl to Ocean.<BR/><BR/>Nicky Boardman, the shop's general manager, agreed the statue could form part of the launch after a call from Rethink yesterday afternoon.<BR/><BR/>"We were happy to have the statue. It may not represent any views we have but it's quite an interesting sculpture to look at," he said.<BR/><BR/>"One of the things about Borders is that we want to be part of the community, and mental health is an important part of the community."<BR/><BR/>The statue prompted widespread condemnation this week, with old soldiers describing it as "an insult" to Churchill's memory. <BR/><BR/>However, the charity says it simply wanted to use it to illustrate overcoming mental health problems.<BR/><BR/>From http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED15%20Mar%202006%2019%3A21%3A26%3A513Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1142337671861120052006-03-14T12:01:00.000+00:002006-03-14T12:01:00.000+00:00Follow this link for an update on the story.<A HREF="http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED13%20Mar%202006%2019%3A06%3A21%3A040" REL="nofollow">Follow this link</A> for an update on the story.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com