Banksy Sculpture Appears Overnight

Street art news just in… The snow has been bringing joy to the whole town these past couple of days, lifting our lockdown weary spirits and making us remember life’s simpler pleasures of yesteryear (snowball fights outside the pub, drinking snowballs inside the pub, smoking, etc). Then, a bit like a very late Christmas present unknown street artist Banksy has gifted to Beckworth a beautiful life-size snow sculpture of the goddess Neptune (or so i’m told). It did have a carrot nose but that has fallen off… I’ve seen the sculpture for myself (someone has to take the ruddy photos since we sacked the paper’s snapper for misconduct), it’s ok if you like that sort of thing (I don’t). Some so-called art critics have called it a masterpiece and named it “My Snowman Has No Nose (How Does He Smell?)” but i prefer “Snowsy”. Even the town’s mayor has described it as an asset and hope’s that once lockdown is lifted later in the year tourists will flock to see it… More fool them. Anyway i’ll keep you posted in case any celebs like Rita Ora break lockdown to get a selfie next to it. Christine Batley. Deputy Chief Street Art Correspondent. Beckworth And Slocombe Herald Incorporating Nightly Gazette

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