Cobbles replaced with tarmac

in Liverpool’s World Heritage Site

Thanks for this from a reader of this blog. Many heads are better than one.

If this can happen at this site in Liverpool.

We'd better look to our laurels.

By taking this over ourselves - and taking action before they roll up with the asphalt as happened in Liverpool - at least we have a lot of control. Unlike most of our councillors we need to take action and make proposals before disaster strikes.

You never know what are dysfunctional Highways Department will do next.

See the attitude of the County Council in the article about The Gill Cobbles

This is why I'm researching alternative ways of laying cobbles more efficiently as used in Italy as we speak! With good know how we can do the job ourselves at such a high standard that it would be extremely unlikely that we would be sued and thus insurance is irrelevant. So far I've got a good track record in similar matters.

In support of the comment from A.R. below.

You can write with your concerns:

to the clerk of the Ulverston Town Council, David Parratt ( townhall@ulverstoncouncil.org.uk )

to our Conty Councillor James Airey who has been instrumental recently in getting his highways department to finally do their job ( james.airey@cumbriacc.gov.uk )

to Paul Jarvis, Chairman of the Ulverston Business Alliance and now chair of the Ulverston Community Partnership who is deeply concerned about the future of Ulverston especially the role of tourism ( info@ulverstonbusinessalliance.co.uk )

Your email will really make an impact because the recipients can then state the level of public concern to Council Officials and press from a more thoughtful and all inclusive approach to our problems.

The arrogant attitude , so prevalent with officials, needs to be nailed to the carpet so that it can go no further. This was especially common with the now side-lined Nick Raymond and even David Parratt on at least one occasion, that "We know best, keep your nose out and leave it to us" - that has led to some disasters in the past.

Speaking up certainly is having effect as more and more of us do it!

And email couln't be easier.