Graffiti - writing's on the wall
A young graffiti artist has appealed to the Chichecter District Council to provide a wall or facility for him and his fellow artists.

In the meantime, Henry Carleff (16), a Chichester High School student uses his bedroom walls as his 'canvas.

Henry was inspired by the legal graffiti in Brighton. He has approached Chichester District Council several times to establish a legitimate graffiti wall and eventually e-mailed the Chichester Observer.

He wrote: "I have noticed quite a few articles on graffiti in Chichester and the huge budget that is spent on removing it," he said.

"I have spent a lot of time writing to the council with the suggestion of a legal graffiti wall, however they will not even seem to consider it.

"I also know I am not the only young person who has suggested this to the council but they still seem to ignore us. I first decided to contact them about this about a year ago, after visiting Brighton and seen the amazing legal graffiti walls there.

"I visited the council's online messageboard (which has since been shut down) and left a message in the youth section describing how I thought a legal wall would benefit the youth while at the same time deterring them from painting illegally.

"After a week or so, another message was added, by a 20-year-old artist who backed me up. He even offered to run a workshop there teaching aerosol art to teenagers," said Henry.

The Observer also contacted the council and the answer was also a resounding 'no'.