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[Col.Kurtz]

Can't you use the one's inside the Library either? You know, the ones adrertising Thi Chi and coping with cystitis classes?
You should get a transparancy of the poster made and project it onto the side of the town hall instead!

[Quazi Washboard]

Originally Posted by Col.Kurtz

You should get a transparancy of the poster made and project it onto the side of the town hall instead!

Blimy, that's a bloody good idea! I might actually do that if I get no joy from other channels of protest. :D

[Jason]

Originally Posted by Quazi Washboard

Right folks, here's the letter that I'm sending to the Burnley Express via e-mail.
It's basically the same as my original post on this very thread with a few ammendments.

"Dear Sirs.
I'm a local promoter, trying to promote local groups.
I went around town the other day, handing out posters for a local event and asking in certain shops if they'd put one up for me. I usually get them put up in Electron Records, Alternative Sounds, Weird & Wonderfull, Hellraisers, (used to be on Parliment st. now in the market) The Creepy Crawly shop, and probably most important of all, the Library, where they actually have three seperate public notice boards. Fly posting is illegal in Burnley now, and ever since the council removed the public notice boards on the bus station, this is the only way for me to get posters up advertising events I have organised.
When I went to the Library, I was told "Sorry, but we can't put that up." I asked why not and the lady replied "Because it's a profit making event." She went on to tell me that even if it was for charity, I still wouldn't be able to put a poster up on the public notice board in probably THE most public building in Burnley, because someone would still be profiting from it.
"But hang on a minute" I said, "What about that poster for a live concert that you have on the board?"
"Oh that's different," she replied "That's at the Mechanics and they're run by the council!"
I really don't think it's fair that the Council can stop you advertising your event in a public place and effectively own the monopoly on it. It's bad enough that Burnleys great and varied music scene is only just now recovering from the damage that was done when someone at the Council said "I know, let's call Burnley the Blues capital of Britain!" and bands couldn't get a gig in Burnley unless they were a blues band.
I would like to ask Burnley Council to reconsider their policy on this matter, or even to provide public notice boards in various areas of Burnley, large enough to fit posters advertising the many different events that are happening every week in the area."

Now once and if it's printed in the Express, I'll let you lot know on here. Then if you could send follow up letters to;
margaret.parsons@eastlancsnews.co.uk
it would be greatly appreciated.

I'll write in for you Quazi no probs..........we'll make them stand up and listen......if its in Tuesdays then i'll get one in on Tuesday afternoon for fridays edition hopefully!
Jay

[wayneyboy1942]

Quazi,I went to Thornton library to ask them,they said that the same thing applies there as well as Burnley,so it looks like you better take it up with LCC.
why not see if someone will find and fund a advertising board and let posters post on it? if you can't get LCC to budge?

[jaseyboy]

ill write in for ya quazi!

[ollie]

Quazi, if fly posting is a no-no how come half of Duke Bar and Trafalger is plastered with them? Excess do it all the times, so do the benefits outweigh the risks?

Fly Posters Wanted apply to The Circulation;)

[Quazi Washboard]

Originally Posted by wayneyboy1942

Quazi,I went to Thornton library to ask them,they said that the same thing applies there as well as Burnley,so it looks like you better take it up with LCC.
why not see if someone will find and fund a advertising board and let posters post on it? if you can't get LCC to budge?

Cheers Wayne.
Hmmm, very interesting. Looks like it goes further up than just local government. Brilliant....I love a good fight. ;)
Incidently, I didn't have a problem getting one in Nelson Library.

Ollie, (& Wayne)
As far as I can figure out. Burnley Council have a policy of no fly posting in the town centre. This includes shop windows, as I have heard several shop owners telling me that they'd rather not put posters up in their windows as it is frowned upon by the Council, whether that means people who actually own their shop or just those that rent it, I'm not sure, but the only place In Burnley centre that you can get a poster in an actual shop window for passers by to see seems to be Astonishing Sounds music shop.
As for the benefits outweighing the risk, I've cirtainly heard of people getting fined for fly posting in the Duke Bar area. Not sure how much the fine is but I should imagine that it depends on how big a crowd you're posters attract into your club, and how much money you're making from that crowd.
I don't really mind that there is a ban on flyposting, after all, it does make the town look untidy, but to take away almost every other means of getting your posters seen is a bit much.

[ollie]

I used to sneak posters up in Burnley Market Hall and they would always be there a couple of week later;)

[Quazi Washboard]

Of course, it's worth noting that the "no flyposting" rule is enforced by the graffiti and vandalism laws. Anything that is painted or glued onto property is seen as permenantly fixed and classed as graffiti, or vandalism, so if you bluetack them into place, or stick posters onto a small board of wood and fasten them via wires to a lamp post, it is non permenant and perfectly legal, (some council jobsworths may claim that this would still be illegal under littering laws, but that would be really petty!) although you tend to find that they disappear after a couple of days, especially if your posters look really good.

[wayneyboy1942]

In Blackpool we get loads of flyers for clubs etc being handed out, most end up on the street floor,you would think this would be more frowen upon than fly posting! :( Good luck Quazi! :)

[ollie]

Is it just me or are there no letters in todays express

[Col.Kurtz]

Originally Posted by Quazi Washboard

although you tend to find that they disappear after a couple of days, especially if your posters look really good.

I used to collect local band posters and flyers, still have a few, Walter Mitty's head, Sulphate family, Harry Wharton and Co...I thought they brightened up the grottier parts of town. What I don't care much for are the Circus/monster truck posters that get 'carpet posted' 20 at a time in the same spot!

[jaseyboy]

Originally Posted by ollie

Is it just me or are there no letters in todays express

i cant seem to find any letters either lol

[jaseyboy]

Originally Posted by ollie

Quazi, if fly posting is a no-no how come half of Duke Bar and Trafalger is plastered with them? Excess do it all the times, so do the benefits outweigh the risks?

Fly Posters Wanted apply to The Circulation;)

ill do some for ya if ya want lol. and legally too. staple it under the evening telegraph posters lol