Bull statue approved for Hereford's High Town

10:41am Wednesday 16th May 2012 in News

A BULL will be mooving into Hereford’s High Town.

Councillors have just approved a planning application to install a life-size statue near the Old House.

For more on this story, see tomorrow's Hereford Times.

Comments(19)

CJames says...
1:50pm Wed 16 May 12

This will be a nice addition :)

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Gillian1961 says...
2:40pm Wed 16 May 12

I think it should be at the new Grid as a momentum of when it was the cattle market, If you to to Abergavenny you will see sheep statues in there retail outlet.

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probono says...
3:42pm Wed 16 May 12

Hereford has a bull, Bromyard has a sheep, what will Leominster put up ?... and Kington?????????

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xantiaman says...
7:38pm Wed 16 May 12

The EDGAR STREET GRID is a load of bull as well,how much has it cost THE CITY COUNCIL to move businesses elswhere in the city,that were on THE CATTLE MARKET,or do us HEREFORDIANS have to foot the bill,watch your COUNCIL TAX BILL,shoot up next year.fuel prices have gone down,why is that?

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xantiaman says...
7:45pm Wed 16 May 12

I do hope the BULL is fitted with a ANTI SCRAPYARD TRACKING DEVICE. lol.

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fox007 says...
8:26pm Wed 16 May 12

Leominster gets a pile of hypodermic needles scattered around the grange!

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ad47uk says...
11:01am Thu 17 May 12

It don't matter where it goes, if shops keep closing there will be no need for anyone to go into the city centre

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mrslawrence6 says...
1:08pm Thu 17 May 12

Anything added to our little city will be great. Some people don't like change, I think the Edgar st grid will be a lot better for Hereford, so many young people move away from here as its too sleepy, let's liven the city up!!

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William Rudd says...
1:44pm Thu 17 May 12

xantiaman wrote:
The EDGAR STREET GRID is a load of bull as well,how much has it cost THE CITY COUNCIL to move businesses elswhere in the city,that were on THE CATTLE MARKET,or do us HEREFORDIANS have to foot the bill,watch your COUNCIL TAX BILL,shoot up next year.fuel prices have gone down,why is that?
So tell us why its a load of bull.
Fuel prices rise and fall due to the cost of oil,or is this something else you want to blame the Council for.

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William Rudd says...
1:45pm Thu 17 May 12

ad47uk wrote:
It don't matter where it goes, if shops keep closing there will be no need for anyone to go into the city centre
Three shops have opened up in the last three weeks

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William Rudd says...
1:47pm Thu 17 May 12

And a forth the old phone 4 u shop is to open next month.

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ScruffyBull says...
2:52pm Thu 17 May 12

So many whingers no wonder Hereford struggles to change!! Its such a shame IOC who are a small minority create such a drama. Any investment be it a bull or the ESG is a good thing for a city which is falling behind the times. Yes shops may be closing but were in a recession. Few years this would have passed and back onto normal jogging.

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ad47uk says...
4:25pm Thu 17 May 12

William Rudd wrote:
ad47uk wrote:
It don't matter where it goes, if shops keep closing there will be no need for anyone to go into the city centre
Three shops have opened up in the last three weeks
where? There is another European shop opening in Eighn gate, Hobby craft opened up outside the city centre. I see a shop with greengrocer on, but I doubt that will last.

Yeomans outdoor, C.M.D and Hawkshead are closing or have closed, also clinton cards, but that is a national problem.

The bull will not look good outside the Old House, seats and yet more tress will be lost. Also how long will it be before it get graffiti on and yet another cost to remove that for tax payers?

I am so glad I spend little time in the city centre, because it really is a depressing place, but then it been like that for years.

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silentbull says...
6:09pm Thu 17 May 12

I think its good to have a BULL 'but' its in the wrong place, please moove it to the new shopping centre 'has soon as' .

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poulry says...
7:16pm Thu 17 May 12

At last, something to show where the breed originated!! I remember reading about this suggestion in the Hereford Times in the 70's!! If we were in Worcester,Gloucester it would been done decades ago. Roll on the new shopping centre,get it done asap while we all beggar off to nearby cities to shop where there's a better choice. Any foreigners from other counties need to realise this is a living County, not somewhere where you come never to see it change for you to just retire and die.

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ScruffyBull says...
7:32pm Thu 17 May 12

Well said poulry, this city needs to be dragged to sonething better. It has lots of potential. I was looking on the hereford futures Facebook page the other day. Same few people there just whinging. We need to get behind this. A massive bull statue would look great in Hereford we need a identity. Let's get on Facebook and show that IOC are the minority.

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swampy says...
11:53pm Fri 18 May 12

I think the bull should be on the ESG to represent the Cattle Market, trees should remain in High Town along with the benches.
ScruffyBull what has IOC got to do with where the bull is positioned, the bull is just a sad copy of Birmingham, hardly something to be proud of.

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poulry says...
11:24am Sat 19 May 12

Swampy where does the breed originate? What has your comment about Birmingham got to do with anything about the Hereford breed?Can't you use your negativity to campaign to get a sculpture of a hop vine or a cider apple tree also placed in High Town? Or do you want our heritage and history hidden? Personally I think a black and white house and a bull sculpture positioned together helps empower our Countys history and helps promote our tourism.If your main thrust is about the loss of benches and trees;i agree about the loss -but have you spoken to the Council to have them replaced-the area of High Town is big enough-or is this to difficult a dynamic for our Council to get their heads around and make a quick decision? It's sad the we have to rely on a generous benefactor for the new bull statue-look at where the Elgars sculpture is -tucked away almost out of site at the side of Cathedral ? You almost think there's a hidden agenda to keep our history and heritage hidden.Who are these people?

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ScruffyBull says...
5:41pm Sat 19 May 12

The reason I mentioned IOC is the fact that they are also hell bent on stopping this town from flourishing. The ESG is not built, this bull is. Lets get it in High Town. When the ESG is built if it would look better move it then. Lets stop talking and just get on with things, we can always talk about what is best when all the options are on the table. Again Poulry you make good common sense.

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