Beattie Statue Receives Planning Permission
Wednesday, 8th Jan 2020 21:06
The statue of Blues legend Kevin Beattie was approved by Ipswich Borough Council’s Planning and Development Control Committee earlier today.
The committee voted in favour of the siting of the statue of Beattie, who died in September 2018 aged 64, on the corner of Portman Road and the entrance to the car park, diagonally opposite Planet Blue.
In granting permission, the committee said in conclusion: “The proposal is considered to enhance the public realm and would not result in unacceptable impacts on the visual amenity of the area, including any detrimental impact upon the character of the wider area.”
Ipswich Town legend Terry Butcher with the maquette of the Kevin Beattie statue
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
The statue of Ipswich Town legend Kevin Beattie is set to be unveiled at the end of this season - but a number of extremely limited edition smaller replicas are now on sale.
Today would ve been the 67th birthday of The Beat, widely acknowledged to have been Town s greatest ever player.
Left to right, Terry Butcher, Sean Hedges-Quinn, Karen Finch and Emma Beattie at the maquette presentation
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
He died suddenly at the age of 64 in September 2018. Tributes flooded in from across the football world, and it led to the launch of the £110,000 Beat Goes On statue appeal - a joint initiative between the EADT/Ipswich Star, BBC Radio Suffolk and the TWTD website.
Ipswich Town legend Terry Butcher with the maquette of the Kevin Beattie statue
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
The statue of Ipswich Town legend Kevin Beattie is set to be unveiled at the end of this season - but a number of extremely limited edition smaller replicas are now on sale.
Today would ve been the 67th birthday of The Beat, widely acknowledged to have been Town s greatest ever player.
Left to right, Terry Butcher, Sean Hedges-Quinn, Karen Finch and Emma Beattie at the maquette presentation
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
He died suddenly at the age of 64 in September 2018. Tributes flooded in from across the football world, and it led to the launch of the £110,000 Beat Goes On statue appeal - a joint initiative between the EADT/Ipswich Star, BBC Radio Suffolk and the TWTD website.
Beattie Statue Maquettes Now on Sale
Friday, 18th Dec 2020 06:00
A very limited number of replicas of the statue of Blues legend Kevin Beattie have gone on sale today on what would have been the England international’s 67th birthday.
The pandemic has meant that the unveiling of the statue has been put on hold until it is safe to do so in front of fans in May but 40 maquettes handmade by sculptor Sean Hedges-Quinn, who also produced the statues of Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson, are being made available now.
Beattie, widely viewed as the club’s greatest ever player, died suddenly at the age of 64 in September 2018.