Dear Mr Guiton
Thanks for your email ,
Colin Lambert's civic sculptures are all over the place in America and the Americans seem to look after their works of art
his commissions are always in the region of $50,000 , which makes Hemel's Rainbow worth �25,000 and you can't find anyone to repair it SHAME , it looks as though it has been repaired in the past, but whoever stuck some tiles back on doesn't seem to appreciate what a rainbow is as the tiles seem to be mismatched , how your local councillors has the gall to a photo shoot in front of it recently is beyond me , I'll repair if for you for �500.00 and make a better job than the last person who tried !! it would of course help if there were detailed pictures of the Rainbow when it was commissioned , but knowing your lackluster council i dubt if you have any
Regards
Mike Child
At 13:51 07/10/2008, you wrote:
Thanks for your email ,
Colin Lambert's civic sculptures are all over the place in America and the Americans seem to look after their works of art
his commissions are always in the region of $50,000 , which makes Hemel's Rainbow worth �25,000 and you can't find anyone to repair it SHAME , it looks as though it has been repaired in the past, but whoever stuck some tiles back on doesn't seem to appreciate what a rainbow is as the tiles seem to be mismatched , how your local councillors has the gall to a photo shoot in front of it recently is beyond me , I'll repair if for you for �500.00 and make a better job than the last person who tried !! it would of course help if there were detailed pictures of the Rainbow when it was commissioned , but knowing your lackluster council i dubt if you have any
Regards
Mike Child
At 13:51 07/10/2008, you wrote:
Dear Mr Childs,
I write in relation to your comments regarding the Rainbow Art work in Hemel Hempstead Town Centre.
The Rainbow was installed in the town in 1993 and was sculpted by Californian artist Colin Lambert. The rainbow was originally open to the public and children were constantly using it as a climbing frame, so the decision was taken to place the fence around the rainbow and plant flowers to prevent further damage.
The tiles do come off the structure from time to time and repairs are needed to replace them, unfortunately this is a result of the years of the children climbing on it. As the artist who made it now lives back in California it is difficult to find someone to make permanent repairs. I am currently looking for someone to make the repairs you suggest.
Regards
Jim.
Jim Guiton
Town Centre Manager,
Public Protection Department,
Dacorum Borough Council,
Civic Centre,
Marlowes,
Hemel Hempstead,
Herts, HP1 1HH.
Direct Line 01442 228597 Fax 01442 228477
Rainbow needs renovating 
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