The sculpture, Decollage, which depicts a team of ducks taking off and cost £45,000, once stood in the departure lounge at the Airport. It was taken away in 2009 when the lounge was refurbished and has never been returned.
Since then it has failed to find a new home and was recently discovered in a field in St John by JEP reader Alan Holmes. Ray Banks, the chairman of the Public Sculpture Trust, spoke out after Assistant Economic Development Minister Paul Routier revealed the department’s plan to go ‘cap in hand’ to the public.
Economic Development have said that the sculpture will be relocated on the roundabout outside the Airport but that £9,000 is needed for the project. Mr Banks said he was shocked by the department’s request for public donations.
Full story in Tuesday’s JEP
