I was travelling into work this morning and noticed, what appeared to be, a large white obelisk structure on a hillside. My first thoughts were 'It's an NSA listening post. They're trying to intercept communications between Warrington and Widnes and finally track us down!' I carried on driving and made it my priority to Google it using Boolean logic 'obelisk hill AND warrington OR widnes AND nsa'. By the time I made it through city centre rush hour traffic and dawdled through the Queensway tunnel, I had forgotten all about the mysterious structure.
The mystery was finally resolved earlier on this evening, when Gordon Burns presented a news article on the 'Face of Sutton Manor' or 'The Dream' on BBC's North West Tonight. Apparently, the North West Regional Development Agency (NWDA not the NSA...) commissioned Spanish artist Jaume Plensa to create the sculpture, which stands 20 metres high, to represent the iconic north and St Helens? It has already caused controversy for St Helens Borough Council, due to the communities reaction. The locals would have been more appreciative of a cash injection in St Helens ailing economy, which is currently suffering, due to the recession.
I'm still of the opinion that there's some kind of NSA listening post hidden inside, monitoring this blog and tracking our conversations.
Beware of 'The Dream'.
Phil
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