A PEACE window, similar to one at Milton Abbot School, could be erected in Tavistock Pannier Market, after the idea received the thumbs up during a meeting in the town last week. The town council's properties committee heard that the Flight of the Phoenix World Peace 2000 organisation, which is based in Gunnislake, had approached the council to see if one of its windows could be installed in the listed pannier market. The committee heard that links for peace had already been developed in schools and communities in Surrey, Plymouth, Gunnislake, Milton Abbot, St Austell, New York and Gomel in Belarus. Through the scheme, participating schools and communities install a stained glass, mosaic-style peace garden window in the heart of a specified building. A Flight of the Phoenix spokesperson said: 'Once the window is installed, participating communities are encouraged to hold one minute's daily silence for world and inner peace. 'As this collective minute's silence becomes part of everyday school and community life, the essence of the project develops and grows within the school and community, and extends to fellow pupils and schools worldwide.' Flight of the Phoenix has been holding regular stalls in the pannier market this year. The organisation said a window in the market, which would feature symbols of nature common to all peoples, such as the rising sun, moons, stars and an eternal flame in the centre, would be erected at no cost to the council. Cllr Robin Pike said the market was listed and planning permission would be required to place such a window in the building. Works superintendent Wayne Southall said the peace window would not actually alter the fabric of the building, as it would be set behind an existing window. Cllr Ted Sherrell said as far as he was concerned, the important aspect of the request was that it would not cost the council anything. 'I have no objections to it,' he said. Cllr Debo Sellis said: 'I noted it was at no cost to the council, but what happens if someone puts a brick through it?' The committee heard that due to the fact the mosaic would be inside an existing window, and its high position within the building, problems with vandalism would be unlikely. Members agreed that in principle, they had no objection to the idea — the proposal was due to be ratified at the full council meeting on Tuesday night.
