Thursday, January 12, 2017

The new performance area?

Happy New Year everyone. Being a bookshop owner I'm naturally drawn to the arts in general. In particular it would be good to see more live art in the town. Could we utilize the central library for this? Or even this space in the heart of the High Street? I'm not sure what the street planners were thinking of when they built this little cluster of benches but they seem perfect for use as a small performance area. Almost like a mini Covent Garden! Poetry, street dancing, book readings, acoustic guitar players, folk singers and more. It's be great to see in that little corner of Botany....

2 comments:

Tonbridge blogger said...

Oh and btw this picture wasn't taken on my (not so) new camera. I must remember to pack it in my haversack in future. You know what they say though. The best camera is the one you have with you which, in my case is nearly always my HTC One Mini mobile phone....

Paul Bailey said...

There’s the odd drunk, or two, who makes use of the expensive-looking, but rather uncomfortable benches.

Being serious for a moment, the Botany area is way too small, and is Tonbridge really ready for street performers? A little too much Edinburgh fringe for the town, surely?