From: Howard Buss <howar...@msn.com>
Date: 5 September 2017 at 15:51:59 BST
To: "thorn...@btinternet.com" <thorn...@btinternet.com>
Subject: FW: Graffiti
Hi Christine
You'll be referring to this masterpiece:
As a Waterways and Canal & River Trust volunteer, I'll ask CRT on Saturday week for their considered opinion and report back to you. However, the answer must be to plant a couple of shrubs in front of the fence to screen this mess from you. Paint soaks too far into the timber for scrubbing to be a solution, and overpainting would need to be in black to obscure ZUZ's artwork. I reckon this would offer him a tempting canvas on which to paint afresh. I wonder whether Dark Brown Cuprinol might be a compromise to avoid encouraging him further? CRT will have to tell me, since I have no official role in this.
For your interest - TSG on the left is the 'Tagging Collective' whilst ZUZ, or DR ZUZ as he's now calling himself, I believe to be a gentleman of 30+ years living in Jericho. As a result of that extraordinary email thread yesterday, I know that Oxford County Council, Oxford City Council and the local police are all aware of the Frenchay Bridge graffiti, but I think the problem is that the police need to catch him in the act.
By all means try contacting CRT yourself if you wish, but I'm afraid I have no particular knowledge of the best route. I'll let you know what my contacts advise after our meeting on the 16th Sept.
Best Wishes
Howard Buss
From: Howard Buss
Sent: 05 September 2017 12:42
To: Christine Thornton
Subject: Re: GraffitiHi Christine
ZUZ and his chums are a bit of a disappointment to us all currently. Three of us have hopefully improved the Frenchay Road bridge panel defaced on Sunday, as you may note when walking the towpath. I'll take a look at your problem this afternoon - I volunteer with the Canal & River Trust once a month, and I wonder whether they may hold the answer to your problem?
Anyway, I'll report back when I've had a look, in the hope that I may have something useful to say!
Best Wishes
Howard Buss
From: Christine Thornton <thorn...@btinternet.com>
Sent: 05 September 2017 10:44
To: howar...@msn.com
Subject: GraffitiHello Howard
I live at 23 Hayfield Rd. By the towpath opposite the garden of 21 and the willow tree, ZUZ and his wretched associates have trashed a large area of new fencing. No idea whether the owners know, nor who they are. Cuprinol coloured wood preservative might cover it. Maybe a mural over that, just to look like shrubs along the canal. What do you think can be done?
Many thanks
Christine Thornton
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