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Article: Magnificent pink ad for our town WEST BROMWICH Public backs The Public as arts palace dream nears fruition
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- Evening Mail
- Article date:
- November 28, 2005
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WEST Bromwich will soon be able to boast the largest community
arts centre in Europe as a "pink palace" rises to dominate the town.
Although The Public has had its share of critics as the original
pounds 40 million bill escalated to pounds 54 million, Sandwell's
citizens cannot wait for it to open next year.
Visitors to the latest in a series of open days, giving people the
chance to see first-hand the progress of the futuristic complex in
the heart of West Bromwich, were delighted with what they saw.
Greets Green neighbourhood warden Tony Vogan, aged 36, of Forge
Street, Darlaston, said he was hugely impressed by the sheer scale of
the project.
"I am very excited about what The Public ...