Showing posts with label Footway Widening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Footway Widening. Show all posts

Saturday, 14 November 2020

Out for a Weekend Walk & Beer to Your Door!


I had to get out for a bit of exercise and to stop myself climbing the walls this morning, living alone can lead you to do suchlike, particularly if you don't see anyone else you know for too long. So I got out and managed to wave and/or say 'hello' to a few people I know, and a couple I don't know, as that face in my bathroom mirror gets a wee bit boring when the only other person I see. 😉 Anyway, a bit windy, high waters and waves, like above at Rock-a-Nore, where a couple of lads were actually fishing at the end of the east harbour arm, having to jump up for every high wave; I would have published a photograph of them, but I was giggling and the one above came out better.


I had managed to see a few people I know, thankfully, and had short very socially distanced chats, and on my way back I noticed that the Jolly Fisherman was again making Friday deliveries (blog from the first lockdown), and this lockdown the rules allow for click & collect too; above are the ales, keg beers and ciders/perry available; they also have numerous bottles and cans. Go to their website for further details, I have to admit to being tempted, particularly by the Angels & Demons brew, but... 😈


Notice anything different in the photograph above? Well, the footpath 'widening' has gone a few weeks earlier than originally planned (blog), there were a few complaints that it was effecting local businesses because of less parking, although with the lockdown until the beginning of December, at least, did it really matter? Anyway, now I'll have to walk in the road proper to avoid cycles on the footpath, or do as I did earlier and use the cycle path, much safer and less likely to get hit by a cycle! 😏


Talking of parking, was there an Optivo convention on Pelham Beach this morning?

Anyway, please look after yourselves folks, wash your hands regularly, maintain social distancing of at least 2 metres, wear face coverings where required, and let's respect and be considerate to each other, cheers m'dears!

Saturday, 12 September 2020

Footway Widening and Music on the Pier


Silly me! There was me thinking that the Government had provided funds to East Sussex County Council to widen the footpath (blog last week), oh no they haven't, and oh no the pavement doesn't look like it's being widened... Nope, it appears that this scheme, to go on until the 1st of December, allows pedestrians to walk in a part of the road, as there are ramps at the end of each widening length, presumably to allow people in wheelchairs, and prams and pushchairs, to go down into the part of the road usually reserved for pay & display parking. No wonder there wasn't anything to find on the County Council website, not much to show off about! So now they have provided for pedestrians to walk in the road to avoid cyclists riding on the footpath... 

You couldn't make it up!


And not to forget that music continues on Hastings Pier at weekends, at least until early October (see my earlier blog); go to their facebook page for details of what is on this, and future, weekends, Covid-19 Crisis allowing.

AND! It looks like a great week coming weather-wise, another 'Indian Summer' (Met Office), enjoy it while you can folks!

Tuesday, 1 September 2020

Pavement Widening, Pay & Display Suspension & Sweets!


Along the Seafront, mostly opposite East Parade from 'Swan Lake' to the golf courses, it appears the footpath is being widened, and from today to the beginning of December pay & display on the sea side of the road is suspended.


As in for the "installation of Covid-19 footway widening measures..."


And there's a new sweet shop in town, Mr Burp Sweet Shop, (facebook page) at 1 Waldegrave Street TN34 1SJ (outside St Andrews Market, virtually opposite M&S).