Post by Dr Winston on May 1, 2009 7:31:26 GMT 1
Colin works it out for Beatles’ landmark
A BEATLES fan from Royton has taken it upon himself to repaint the gates of the Salvation Army home immortalised in the song Strawberry Fields Forever.
Colin Unwin, of Thornham Lane, Summit, travelled to Liverpool last weekend with a pot of paint and overwhelming sense of anger about years of neglect at the iconic site.
He said the paint on the gates had faded to pink and been damaged by vandals – and he was determined to restore them to their original splendour in pillar-box red.
The 61-year-old rolled up and cleaned off all the graffiti ready for new visitors to write their names, and also removed weeds from the entrance and path.
He said: "I have watched the decline of this site over the past 18 months and decided enough is enough. I can’t believe that no-one is looking after the gates which are full of detail and still attract thousands of Beatles’ fans every year. The Beatles were the best band in the world but these gates have been left, stolen, found and had pieces stolen over the years."
He wrote letters to both Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono explaining the problem but nothing had happened until he bought the paint and brushes to get the job done.
He said: "It will attract even more vandalism if it looks like it has been abandoned and that would be a great shame as it’s one of the iconic Beatles locations along with Penny Lane, Eleanor Rigby’s grave and The Cavern."
A BEATLES fan from Royton has taken it upon himself to repaint the gates of the Salvation Army home immortalised in the song Strawberry Fields Forever.
Colin Unwin, of Thornham Lane, Summit, travelled to Liverpool last weekend with a pot of paint and overwhelming sense of anger about years of neglect at the iconic site.
He said the paint on the gates had faded to pink and been damaged by vandals – and he was determined to restore them to their original splendour in pillar-box red.
The 61-year-old rolled up and cleaned off all the graffiti ready for new visitors to write their names, and also removed weeds from the entrance and path.
He said: "I have watched the decline of this site over the past 18 months and decided enough is enough. I can’t believe that no-one is looking after the gates which are full of detail and still attract thousands of Beatles’ fans every year. The Beatles were the best band in the world but these gates have been left, stolen, found and had pieces stolen over the years."
He wrote letters to both Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono explaining the problem but nothing had happened until he bought the paint and brushes to get the job done.
He said: "It will attract even more vandalism if it looks like it has been abandoned and that would be a great shame as it’s one of the iconic Beatles locations along with Penny Lane, Eleanor Rigby’s grave and The Cavern."
