As the cabinet gets to grips with the borough's finances this week, one proposal on the agenda is further to curtail the opening hours of that "big glass box of ar*e and artefacts" - the Haven arts centre.
Co-incidentally, another of those dinky little brochures has appeared at the library exhorting us to pay a visit.
So what's in store at this costly monument to culture in Boston?
Over the coming months, there are a variety of activities for the discerning art lover.
Why not go along and make a kazoo, or a shaker, some fairy wands, fairy garlands and crowns, a tambourine, thumb piano, paper pictures, toadstool boxes, fantasy castles, a dragon puppet or a string puppet?
At the moment, there's an exhibition of weights and measures - we'll wait and see how that measures up!
Between June and August an exhibition called "Good Vibrations" tells us how sound is made and how it travels ... and allows you to experiment with "odd" musical instruments - a kazoo, shaker, or thumb piano, perhaps?
Then there's the not to be missed Przekraczanie Granicy - aka Border Crossing - an exhibition of the work of several artists based in and around Bielsko-Biala in Poland - "the second half of a four year practice led research project funded by the Arts Council of Wales, Wrexham Arts Centre and the University of Wales."
It's hard to think of anything less relevant or interesting, although we're sure that someone will manage in the not too distant future.
As far as we can see, the Haven is probably the most expensive playschool in town, and we find it almost impossible to believe that nothing more interesting or relevant could be found than the exhibitions coming up later in the year.
The council not only could - it should close the Haven at once, and save the running costs.
And although it's due to decide whether to curtail opening hours to a pointless three days a week (including Saturdays) , the leaflet confidently tells us that the Haven is open from 10am to 4pm daily.
Not only will the leaflet become redundant if the cut is approved, it makes the creche activities even more pointless - as two days of children's activities a week is as bad as useless.
A bit like the Haven, really.
It's yet another white elephant that we can easily do without.
Write to us at boston.eye@googlemail.com Your e-mails will be treated in confidence if requested.
Co-incidentally, another of those dinky little brochures has appeared at the library exhorting us to pay a visit.
So what's in store at this costly monument to culture in Boston?
Over the coming months, there are a variety of activities for the discerning art lover.
Why not go along and make a kazoo, or a shaker, some fairy wands, fairy garlands and crowns, a tambourine, thumb piano, paper pictures, toadstool boxes, fantasy castles, a dragon puppet or a string puppet?
At the moment, there's an exhibition of weights and measures - we'll wait and see how that measures up!
Between June and August an exhibition called "Good Vibrations" tells us how sound is made and how it travels ... and allows you to experiment with "odd" musical instruments - a kazoo, shaker, or thumb piano, perhaps?
Then there's the not to be missed Przekraczanie Granicy - aka Border Crossing - an exhibition of the work of several artists based in and around Bielsko-Biala in Poland - "the second half of a four year practice led research project funded by the Arts Council of Wales, Wrexham Arts Centre and the University of Wales."
It's hard to think of anything less relevant or interesting, although we're sure that someone will manage in the not too distant future.
As far as we can see, the Haven is probably the most expensive playschool in town, and we find it almost impossible to believe that nothing more interesting or relevant could be found than the exhibitions coming up later in the year.
The council not only could - it should close the Haven at once, and save the running costs.
And although it's due to decide whether to curtail opening hours to a pointless three days a week (including Saturdays) , the leaflet confidently tells us that the Haven is open from 10am to 4pm daily.
Not only will the leaflet become redundant if the cut is approved, it makes the creche activities even more pointless - as two days of children's activities a week is as bad as useless.
A bit like the Haven, really.
It's yet another white elephant that we can easily do without.
Write to us at boston.eye@googlemail.com Your e-mails will be treated in confidence if requested.
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