Toppo in there, but no Foxxy (yet) www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/local/w ... _1_3433230

Toppo in there, but no Foxxy (yet) www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/local/w ... _1_3433230

What a great idea for the city of Wakefield!

Indeed - great news that Toppo is amongst the first to be selected; quite right too.

Think Hendo should be one of them!

Moore was a Cas lad.

He can polish 'em!

Indeed he was - I think it's nice that the stars project is not just focussing on the seething metropolis, but is also acknowledging the contributions of people from the small towns within Wakefield.

Yeah, me too.

Me 3 it would be unfair to discriminate against our cousins (not blood) , it will be a shot in the arm for little towns like cas to know that daddy still cares

Controversial but will any of our top boxers get on there?

Well you could have Ernie Field he was a top boxer in his time, but then again he was always eclipsd by brother Richard every Friday and Saturday night

Quality, Henry Moore, arguably the most famous amongst that list hails from Castleford, the small town in Wakefield. You couldn't make it up, you can have Viv Nicholson if you want as well

Very arguably! Ahead of Topliss, Godber and The Cribs? Nice try!

Henry Moore has works displayed in museums and parks around the world and is widely known through the art community as a pioneer in sculpture. The Cribs aren't widely known outside of the UK, Topliss known in northern England and a few outposts

I would say that only Godber is comparable.

Another two on the list for me : Geoff Boycott and Bill Nelson

paul sykes should get a park bench

As they are 'Wakefield Stars' I'll go for those who are most famous to the people of Wakefield!

Meh! Glad to see the people of Wakefield recognising the talent of a Cas lad though (unlike Brett Ferres)

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh cas is wakey , like it or lump it you know its true cos i pays me taxes so WDC can pay ya rent

I might make a sculpture of the man, boxing gloves draping off one hand and a pint in the other.

"The duality of the Wakefield man."

I think they should have put Neil Fox on without a doubt. Also what about Black Lace and Jayne McDonald......I'll get my coat.

I've just been to the Hepworth; I can categorically say that Hepworth pwns Moore - or as I believe the great Dame once chanted to 'Enry "You're 5h1t and you know you are, you're 5h1t and you know you are!"

The Hepworth by the way, is fantastic - how anyone from Wakefield, with Wakefield's interests at heart, can say that this is not a brilliant thing for the city, is totally beyond me; great stuff.

I dont think they are against it full stop but with cuts effecting families really hard you can see why they are not happy with it, lets face it from outside it does look like an oversized council coal bunker from about 1968, maybe inside is a world apart but 95% of people who would see the building will probably never get inside.

Box was interviewed when it opened and said as much that if the Hepworth had been conceived during the present climate it wouldn't have got further than the plans. It was too far down the line to pull the plug when the recession hit.

Regardless this city needs more things like this so it moves itself away from an stereotype of a city full of pound shops and nightclubs.

Then they are politically naive, or acting daft on purpose; it's not an either or situation - the majority of funding for this thing was from grants, so it's not as if WMDC have reduced your bin collections or cut back respite for informal carers to pay for it. Further, the economic benefits are far reaching.

I've been to Trinity Walk and the Hepworth this week and I'm happy to say that for the first time in many years, the City has achieved something to be proud of; all we need now is a first class community sports facility!