People walking up to Hoad Monument in Ulverston are doing so in a state of rage. I talked to Fred Jackson who accused the council of vandalism and shared my fury.
They find that the majority of seats have had their timbers removed so they have few places to sit. Some are gone forever. One of them commemorating Bob Harrison, well loved partner of Smith and Harrisons hardware shop, has been removed completely, whilst an adjacent seat commemorating someone else was sawn up and removed even though it was in good condition and used by me last Saturday.
Finding out details of what is happening from the Town clerk and his secretary is impossible. The latter has the refrain “It’s all being taken care of” to every question you ask, while on a second visit, David Parratt states that a few seats are being removed/rationalised/restored but refuses to discuss the detail.
Why isn’t the work better organised so that there are always some seats available to sit on? Why pick the tourist season when the well-heeled come to down? At Chittery Lane end none of the six seats are usable.
Does this not smack of incompetence? When will the work be done and what is happening to perfect sound timbers? Will the memorial plaques be installed on the council’s seats with little view rather than the ones paid for by the people of the town? We can no longer sit on our customary seat as our minds slip back to the banter of Bob Harrison as we bought a pound of nails.
Is nothing sacred! It makes no sense destroying perfectly usable benches. If it's not the kids – it’s the Council who adopt a similar could-care-less attitude!
Relief - at the top, two seats haven’t been rationalised – enjoy the view and figure out the location of the Town Hall and imagine a shower of sheep droppings descending! There that feels better!
Fortunately there's the phone number of the Town Clerk, David Parratt given for the public to call to obtain further information.
Let this blog know if you find out:
When will the seats return to the seats?
Why have perfectly good seats been destroyed?
The rationale for using public money to replace perfectly useable seats?
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