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Happy Birthday Valentine of the North
by deana24 @ 2008-02-14 - 00:02:54

Ah St Valentine's Day, patron saint of the gift card industry, with Mother's Day quietly waiting in the wings.

But it seems this February 14 is also the tenth birthday of The Angel of the North.
Loved since the day its great towering hulk was riveted to the Newcastle skyline, this piece of public art is here to stay for sure.

Anthony Gormley says the Angel of the North 'bears witness to the hundreds and thousands of colliery workers who had spent the last 300 years mining coal beneath the surface'.

The Angel has something to say to more than just Geordies. People from Liverpool and Birmingham arrive in droves to see the towering sculpture in all its monumental splendour, according to that Guardian article.

How great that we have a piece of public art that speaks to people across the country.

Considerably worth more to this country than gift cards and fluffy toys with red nylon hearts sewn to their stomachs.

Let's rename this Angel of the North Day. Anyone with me?

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rowtheboatrowtheboat pro
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2008-02-14 @ 01:49

Yay!

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deana24deana24 [Member]
2008-02-14 @ 08:59

Right - so that's two of us.

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mycorneroftheworldmycorneroftheworld [Member]
2008-02-14 @ 09:49

Here, we call it "All Heart's Day" :wave:

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deana24deana24 [Member]
2008-02-14 @ 09:53

Do you do the whole cards and flowers thing as well, or something meaningful that can't just be bought with a credit card?

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mycorneroftheworldmycorneroftheworld [Member]
2008-02-14 @ 10:36

I think it is like the rest of the world. Some people will take it seriously and some won't bother about it.

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Not-HerneschaseNot-Herneschase [Member]
2008-02-14 @ 17:23

Yep definitely. Angel of the North Day it is.

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deana24deana24 [Member]
2008-02-14 @ 21:41

Excellent - so that's two...

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EllieGantEllieGant pro
2008-02-14 @ 19:55

Count me in - I hate the soppy Valentine's Day hype.

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deana24deana24 [Member]
2008-02-14 @ 21:42

And.. err.. three. So four of us. And all women. Hmmm...

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jackfrostjackfrost pro
2008-02-15 @ 20:12

count me in!!:)

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deana24deana24 [Member]
2008-02-15 @ 20:22

Hurray - we have the male vote!

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jackfrostjackfrost pro
2008-02-15 @ 20:25

as long as it is understood that it was a big roughty toughty male vote...hurumphhh...off to watch the boxing and rugby..|-|

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deana24deana24 [Member]
2008-02-15 @ 20:33

Oh absolutely *laughs up sleeve*.

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TentativeplotfinderTentativeplotfinder [Member]
2008-02-15 @ 20:31

Count me in!!

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deana24deana24 [Member]
2008-02-15 @ 20:34

Hussah, I'm going to petition Newcastle local authority with this blog and get them to lead the campaign... I'm tierd now!

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