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VOTE EARLY & VOTE OFTEN! THE OFFICIAL BRISTOLIAN GARY HOPKINS PORTRAIT MEAT RAFFLE COMPETITION IS *ON*!!!

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Right, polling is now open – and will remain open until 5pm, Monday 4 November 2013 – so now is the time to choose the portrait which you think best encapsulates Bristol City Council’s GARY HOPKINS, Lib Dem councillor for Knowle.

There’s a £5 bag of meat (or meat substitute) at stake for the artists, so please poll responsibly…

BRISTOLIAN GALLERY: ‘KIND BUT STILL’

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‘Kind But Still’

Councillor Gary Hopkins, ink and brush, 2013, Jeff from Bedminster

Councillor Gary Hopkins, ink and brush, 2013, Jeff from Bedminster

The entries for the Official BRISTOLIAN Gary Hopkins Portrait Meat Raffle Competition are coming in thick and fast – this just in via email from Jeff in Bedminster.

In the words of the artist:

Ive been a bit to kind i think but still…

Remember, voting for the best portrait takes place all next week!

THE OFFICIAL BRISTOLIAN GALLERY GARY HOPKINS PORTRAIT MEAT RAFFLE COMPETITION – NOW ON!

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Draw, paint or etch Councillor Gary Hopkins - WIN a £5 BAG of MEAT!

Draw, paint or etch Councillor Gary Hopkins – WIN a £5 BAG of MEAT!

The unexpected success of the BRISTOLIAN Gallery – and in particular the number of renderings of Gary Hopkins – means that the mooted GARY HOPKINS PORTRAIT MEAT RAFFLE COMPETITION is GO!

With a stupendous prize of a £5 BAG OF FINEST BRISTOL MEAT* up for grabs for the best likeness of BCC’s Councillor Who Most Looks Like A Seventies TV Cop, who wouldn’t want to enter?

RULES:

  • There are no rules – this is ART.
  • Submit your portrait through the usual channels. Each entry will be given its own page as it comes in.
  • Enter as many portraits as you like.
  • After the closing date, all pictures entered will be posted up in a single post with an online poll. Readers can then choose which they think is the best…

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES:

5pm, Monday 28 October 2013

CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING:

5pm, Monday 4 November 2013

AND THE WINNING ENTRY IS…

The prize winner will be announced at 9am on Tuesday 5 November – to jointly celebrate art, Hopkins, and Bonfire Night!

LET BATTLE COMMENCE!

* The competition winner gets to choose what kind of meat – so long as it’s raw beef, chicken, pork or lamb – with flesh-free options of TVP, tofu or quorn for veggie types

BRISTOLIAN GALLERY: ‘LOCAL TAXI DRIVER’ BY DURSTON FLETCHER

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‘Local Taxi Driver’

Councillor Gary Hopkins, ink, 2013, Durston Fletcher

Councillor Gary Hopkins, ink, 2013, Durston Fletcher

Our artistic odyssey continues, with Popular Local Radio DJ (it says here) From Bristol With Love‘s very own Durston Fletcher submitting this bold entry into our Best Gary Hopkins Portrait Meat Raffle competition.

Durston has been very busy of late thanks to a burgeoning feud between him and Bristol & Bumpkinshire Chief Constable Nick Gargan (see The BRISTOLIAN #4.7, out this week!), so big BRISTOLIAN thanks to him for taking time out of his busy arch-nemesissing schedule to make beautiful images for us.

THE BRISTOLIAN PICTURE GALLERY IS NOW OPEN!

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At the weekend we published angry twitter person @guriben‘s fine painting of Bristol City Council’s £160,000 Chief Executive City Director Nicola ‘Lady Gaga’ Yates, which beautifully captured her essence.

Since then, BRISTOLIAN readers have been sending us yet more municipal masterpieces… So let us direct you to the new Gallery page over yonder – cue the relaxing music…

WELL I NEVER! NO.1 – COUNCILLOR GARY HOPKINS

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Whether it’s refuse collection contracts that aren’t worth the paper they’re written on, or a white elephant kiosk shambles, Cllr ‘HEFTY’ HOPKINS is all about the quality…

March 2011

“Did someone mention free Danish pastries?” Castle Park kiosk opens, 2011

“Did someone mention free Danish pastries?” Castle Park kiosk opens

Having outsourced the running of cafes in Bristol parks to Diamond Catering and bought a load of pricey sheds from Italy on the say-so of a bloke with a financial interest and rumoured family connections to the vendor:

The installation of these kiosks will not only provide a range of high quality drinks and snacks but they will also bring people of all ages together to meet informally and socialise. The kiosks will also provide an important income for re-investment in parks.

May 2012

“Did someone mention free lattes?” Cafés brought in-house by council

“Did someone mention free lattes?” Cafés brought in-house by council

Having brought the parks cafés under direct council control following the collapse of Diamond Catering seven months previously:

By bringing the café and kiosk service in-house we know we can offer local people a consistently high quality service at a fair price. The catering service will not only offer a great service for visitors, it will also bring in additional revenue, which will of course be re-invested into the council’s park services.

BONUS:

July 2011

“You know some people throw away perfectly good cream cakes just because they're a bit over the Best Before date!” Yet more dedication to publicity photos from Gary Hopkins

“You know some people throw away perfectly good cream cakes just because they’re a bit past the Best Before date!”

On the announcement of the £96 million waste collection contract awarded to May Gurney:

[It] will bring a quality service.

WELL I NEVER!