You don't get a second chance to make a first impression.
When entering Sandiacre from the Stapleford direction the first impression is one of neglect and dereliction. Shops with paint peeling off and derelict buildings offend the eye. Parked outside one unloved edifice is what looks like an abandoned van which has been stood there for over a year.
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| PLEASE MAKE IT VAN-ISH! |
On the other side of Station Road is a substantial building, which once housed "Duncan's Cafe" it is now a glorified pigeon loft. Holes in the roof guarantee weather damage and pigeon droppings mean other vermin will soon infest the property.
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| SANDIACRE'S BIGGEST PIGEON LOFT |
Sadly, after spending hundreds of thousands of pounds on upgrading the street scene Erewash Council have not followed up the investment by the simple expedient of encouraging owners to keep their properties up to scratch. The abandoned vehicle is likely to permanently disfigure the block paving and Erewash just don't seem to care. It's about time they left their cosy Town Halls and took notice of the real world outside. Sandiacre needs an economic boost. It needs further investment and attention. Get weaving Erewash, make Sandiacre a gateway to Erewash to be proud of, not leave it as forlorn forgotten back door.
It's finally dawned on me what the Erewash council are up to … they are secretly building up a portfolio of tourist attractions to rival the world.
ReplyDeleteItaly has the Leaning Tower Of Pisa ….... Erewash has the Leaning Wall Of Risley
Many art galleries around the world have an old Van Gogh or two …. Sandiacre has an old van.
( Van Gogh's Sunflowers recreated with rubbish http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/7078156/Van-Goghs-Sunflowers-recreated-with-rubbish.html )
Italy also has vanishing beaches … Ilkeston has the vanishing wagon.
It now all makes sense :(