I had turned off Clarence Road heading toward the high street, I heard a seagull making that sound which I associate with “There’s a threat to my nest” and lo and behold the screaming seagull is back, only a couple attempts. I have to say, it was nice to see.
Something is about to happen on the new road, there was a sign saying the road is going to be closed for five days from the 1st of July. One question that is going through my mind is a lack of traffic control. As my chiropodist said, he could envisage a situation where a bus is coming a long and a person on a mobility scooter crosses the road. There will have to be something? Won’t there?
I’ve been thinking about my walk and making it more interesting for you and for me. I’d quite like to have a mining project, just something to keep my eye on, so here are some thoughts;
Part 1 is from home to Clarence Road. At the moment nothing is happening there, but thee is a lot of history, from the railway station, the fortifications with Queen Victoria’s railway, the barracks.
Part 2 From Clarence Road to the high street, only the cross streets and what is happening there. That is coming to a conclusion, and in a few weeks, I’ll be monitoring traffic flow to see what is happening.
Part 3 is the high street itself. One aspect that is going here is the number of “inactive units” – closed shops. Why are they closed? What are other towns doing to make their high streets successful – and some places have.
Part 4 will be the new bus station, the Falklands Gardens, ferry terminal and old bus station (that will be a major upcoming project, and will impact on;
Part 5 the waterfront and esplanades, including the Haslar Marina Pier Wall, the Millenium sundial and Trinity Church.
Part 6 The Cockle Ponds, and the rout home.
Why am I doing this? Not sure really, but it’s made for a kind of reasonable post.
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