Weint - what a disappointment

Why do we need a curb on the left when current thinking for this kind of alleyway is to indicate a walking area but use no curb.

This was done successfully on the new design for the county square.

Secondly the kind of design of walkway, I'm referring to, is used here on the right but we have a completely new design of sett/paving block for Ulverston - not used anywhere else. Why can't we stick to a consistent design with what is elsewhere in the town eg why can't these blocks be identical to those used in the county square to indicate road crossings.




What we need is a good design team that vets all new work and repairs to old so that there is a consistency of design. Where possible flags should be placed with identical ones. And don't let anyone say that they haven't got matching flags and have to use alternatives like . . . . asphalt. The recent repair outside Smith and Harrison was done with a matching slab. The workers at the time stated that they had a stash of these matching slabs - so why did they ever use asphalt in the past.

When it come to looks, one gets the impression that in Ulverston that no one cares. What goes wrong? Has Jayne Kendall taken over areas of running the town that she has no business doing - that of anything to do with design. She has a very poor track record in this area and made a mess and interfered with the website design team doing the Ulverston web site (that is now defunct).

I'm trying to persuade James Airey our new county councillor to take on the role of custodian of a good fabric and design in the town.

I'm about to switch my attention to lamposts and the like to get them painted. All over town if you look carefully rust is appearing in the cracks of our blotchy messy lamp posts.

Where are the people who will stand up and protest?

Using a tin of red oxide metal primer paint on every bit of rust that can be found - should attract a bit of attention and highlight this issue.

Now we've got rid of Nick Raymond, lets set about getting things done well!