‘Tay’ the Brighton Aids Memorial was desecrated over the weekend. The memorial sculptured by Mark Romany Bruce is located in New Steine Gardens off St James Street, Kemptown. Graffiti in black spray paint was daubed on the front and the back of the memorials pedestal taking the form of a spray artis
The memorial sculptured by Mark Romany Bruce is located in New Steine Gardens off St James Street, Kemptown.
Graffiti in black spray paint was daubed on the front and the back of the memorials pedestal taking the form of a spray artist’s tag.
Paul Elgood is chair of the Rainbow Fund whose responsibility it is maintain the Aids Memorial.
He said: “Nearly five years on, the AIDS memorial has stood the test of time well. However, every so often vandalism does occur, and this is very sad. This latest attack shows the community needs to be ever vigilant!’
The Graffiti was reported to City Clean whose Graffiti Team had cleaned the memorial by Tuesday morning.
