Not wanting to be a bore, but I think it’s a good example to highlight at this moment about that dreaded word. those should gone when Nelson was still in the Sea Scouts! and further along past Referendum Gate, opposite the Trafalgar Cemetery, three or four litter bins there keeping Lord Nelson’s statue company. In the same area, we have the planters that need seeing to, crying out for rust removal stuff and coats of paint or replacing all together. I’ve noticed on sunny days the ugly, dirty patches don’t look as bad, but they’re still there and come levanter or cloudy, darker days, they look a sight to behold! The lollipop trees are looked after and pruned as often as possible in order to keep their round `lollipop’ shape but the same can’t be said for the pavement on that stretch – not very pretty – with those stains on the ground which, so happens, are now looking better as they’ve faded somewhat due to pressure-jet cleaning (which they needed quite a few weeks or more before), helped by the little rain we’ve had, so forget the catchy tune, `Rain, Rain go away come back another day.’ No, no please stay, you work wonders on our streets! Needless to say wear and tear is going to play a part as years go by but a conscientious plan of maintenance ought to be in place, and of course this applies everywhere. I’m reminded of the final weeks of the laying out of our `new’ (at the time) top end of Main Street and when all the works were done and dusted, I stood on my terrace looking out towards Ince’s Hall, as I live high above Amar’s Cafeteria and have an uninterrupted view straight ahead to the end of Main Street, and thought, `I wonder how long it would stay in that pristine condition?’ Yes, maintenance, `The process of preserving a condition or situation, or the state of being preserved,’ says the dictionary, and who am I to argue with that! Of course, I’m not suggesting for one moment we don’t all know what the word means, but I just wonder and wonder if we give it the priority it deserves and how far up the list of ‘things to do’ - or things that really need doing - it deserves to be. By Guest Contributor Share 13th September 2022
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