▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Ab original ▁Ad van cement ▁League ▁in ▁St . ▁Georges ▁Road , ▁Th orn bury ▁where ▁a ▁large , ▁free - standing ▁wall ▁was ▁ere cted ▁specifically ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁m ural ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Sir ▁Douglas ▁Nich oll s ▁Sport ing ▁Complex . ▁Meg an ▁Evans ▁considered ▁the ▁art work ▁significant ▁because ▁“ … it ▁was ▁a ▁land mark ▁for ▁the ▁Ab original ▁community ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁and ▁because ▁North c ote ▁Council ▁was ▁prepared ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁project ▁which ▁was ▁polit ically ▁ahead ▁of ▁its ▁time .” ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁local ▁council ▁sold ▁the ▁land ▁where ▁the ▁m ural ▁was ▁situated ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁nearby ▁St ▁George ’ s ▁Road , ▁Th orn bury , ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁A AL ’ s ▁current ▁location . ▁ ▁D are bin ▁Council ▁allocated ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 ▁budget ▁for ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁art work ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁further ▁$ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 ▁budget ▁for ▁the ▁m ural ' s ▁conservation ▁and ▁rest oration , ▁after ▁it ▁had ▁become ▁dil ap id ated ▁from ▁weather ▁and ▁an ▁occas ional ▁target ▁of ▁gra ff iti ▁v and als . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁painted ▁pan els ▁were ▁removed , ▁and ▁a ▁restored ▁digital ▁print ▁copy ▁was ▁installed