‘Graffiti is unacceptable – we need to look our best for the big parade day’

Community leaders are working hard to ensure Spalding is looking its best in time for the flower parade – replacing graffiti with a special piece of artwork. Spalding Flower Parade organiser Stephen Timewell, and street artist Karl Barfoot have teamed up to smarten up by the town by painting over the graffiti tags which have been blighting the former Calthrops building in Market Place. This is one of a number of messy graffiti tags which are defacing walls across the town including The White Horse in Churchgate, car parks, phone boxes, the former Hughes building in Sheep Market and the entrance to the Castle Sports Complex. The graffiti at Calthrops for which Stephen Timewell has permission to repaint it using a design by street artist Karl Barfoot Mr Timewell has now received permission from the owner of Market Place building to paint over the eyesore by replacing it with a flower mural. He said: “I just want Spalding to look its best for the parade. I noticed on my way home from work that boarding on The White Horse looks the same, all graffiti. “It’s just not acceptable. Graffiti at the White Horse in Spalding “This is another example of...