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Lauren Fry Outlines Homegrown II Art Exhibition (Podcast)

Simon Perry·

This is the second year that Lauren Fry has organised Homegrown, a selection of contemporary Island artists.

There are two sites this year, The Depozitory, as per last year, and St Thomas’ churchward.

We caught up with Lauren as she was putting the finishing touches to things.

We chatted about the installations at both sites and how it’s been, working with the artists.

Have a listen in …
[audio:http://otw-audio.s3.amazonaws.com/lauren-fry-homegrown-2010.mp3]

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Bystander
12, March 2013 1:44 pm

The best way to improve the safety of pedestrians is to stop cyclists sharing paths. I fail to see how a Council, whose plans to reduce its adult social care budget ignored its own internal guidance and were unlawful, can consider itself in a position to judge the safety of anything.

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Steve Goodman
Reply to  Bystander
12, March 2013 4:27 pm

Is “the best way to improve the safety of pedestrians to stop cyclists sharing paths”, or would it be to stop the sharing of highways with motor vehicles which kill and injure so many more people? Or for everybody to use shared spaces considerately? There are positive, inclusive signs to that effect on part of the National Cycle Network south of Newport; but now on the same… Read more »

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Bystander
Reply to  Steve Goodman
12, March 2013 5:01 pm

I saw a friend of mine hit by a cycle doing 20 mph on a shared path, she lay unconscious in a puddle of her own urine after that. Bikes are a menace because of the number of irresponsible cyclists, on paths and on roads.

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a person
Reply to  Steve Goodman
12, March 2013 6:07 pm

Well said Steve Goodman. I am often amazed at the level of abuse I receive when on cycle paths. It astounds me that pedestrians feel that they can block the entire pathway and not give any courtesy to bike users. I have been sworn at and told to “get off the f***ing bike” on more than one occasion. When I politely point out that it is actually… Read more »

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Bystander
Reply to  a person
12, March 2013 6:36 pm

To be fair the people swearing at you might well have had nothing to do with you being a cyclist.
The ‘idiots walking’, as you describe them, just happen to have priority on a shared path if it is a public right of way.

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a person
Reply to  Bystander
12, March 2013 7:20 pm

so someone telling me to “get off the f***ing bike” on a cycle path is not swearing at me because Im a cyclist then? How do you work that one out? And quite how pedestrians can have right of way on a designated cycle path NOT a shared path is beyond me. It is incumbent on BOTH cyclists and pedestrians to know what is going on at… Read more »

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tryme
Reply to  Bystander
12, March 2013 7:31 pm

Enjoy your right of way, mowing people down, ‘a person’ – good luck with that.

The rest of us live in the real world where neither pedestrian nor cyclist can be relied upon to behave perfectly, & we think we should plan for that.

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a person
Reply to  Bystander
12, March 2013 7:46 pm

Im sorry, that is EXACTLY what I have just said.
“EVERYONE should be aware of what is going on around them and make sure they take extra care to avoid accidents. Cyclists, Pedestrians, EVERYONE.”

NOWHERE did I mention mowing down pedestrians.

Perhaps you should read what people actually write instead of just trying to rile them. Grow up.

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a person
Reply to  Bystander
12, March 2013 7:50 pm

and the right of way – you seem to be under the illusion that I am talking about an IOW shared path. when I mention a right of way for cyclists, I am talking about a path on the mainland with a sign that SPECIFICALLY says cyclists have the right of way. It is NOT a shared path, yet pedestrians use it and seem to think they… Read more »

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Bystander
Reply to  Bystander
12, March 2013 7:54 pm

So it was my friends fault? You are a typical cyclist John and I’m not going to waste any further time on your childish comments

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tryme
Reply to  Bystander
12, March 2013 7:56 pm

If you ride anything like you post, ‘a person’, you are one scary cyclist!

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a person
Reply to  Bystander
12, March 2013 8:36 pm

where did i say it was your friends fault? YOU have blamed the cyclist throughout. I have said that both your friend and the cyclist could have done things differently and been more aware on a shared path. I really dont see what is “childish” about suggesting that people using a shared path should make sure that they are aware of what is going on around them… Read more »

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Reply to  Bystander
12, March 2013 8:42 pm

I also notice that 3 times now you have not answered the question: where you and your group taking up the entire SHARED path, leaving no room for cyclists to pass safely? I think perhaps your lack of response on that is telling. Whilst I have the utmost sympathy for your friend, it is a SHARED path, and ALL parties should be aware of that. Too often… Read more »

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DH
Reply to  Steve Goodman
12, March 2013 7:43 pm

I blame Strava…

http://app.strava.com/segments/2097637

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tryme
12, March 2013 6:43 pm

It seems common sense to me. If you compare the effect of a nuisance pedestrian on a cyclist, with the effect of a nuisance cyclist on a pedestrian, it is the cyclist who has the ‘weapon’ of the bike & can usually do far more damage. Bikes can whip round at you out of the blue, as seems to have happened in Bystander’s example. Never mind the… Read more »

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tryme
Reply to  tryme
12, March 2013 6:58 pm

I agree that on general roads the boot is on the other foot, & it is incumbent for cars to be thoughtful towards cyclists & give them priority. This is what I do with cyclists & horses, giving them masses of room & not behaving in a hassling way.

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Bystander
Reply to  tryme
12, March 2013 7:02 pm

In the instance I was referring to my friend was walking along talking to her companion when she dropped something, she stooped down to her left side to pick it up as a bike approached her from behind. He had intended to pass her at speed with less than a foot clearance. This happens to me regularly on footpaths, you dont even know they are coming until… Read more »

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playingthenumbers
12, March 2013 11:07 pm

Being a multimodal traveller, I’ve learnt to suspect other users of the road, path, whatever as potential pillocks. Never underestimating the stupidity, ignorance & foolhardiness of some people. Whether they are walking their dogs along the Cowes – Newport cycle path with their iPods turned up to max, unhearing of warning bells while their dogs gamble freely & unleashed wherever the scent takes them, unaware that although… Read more »

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