Beverley's Save Our Setts group steps up campaign with thousands of leaflets
THOUSANDS of leaflets are being distributed to mobilise support for the retention of stone cobbles in Beverley's Saturday Market.
East Riding Council wants to take them up as part of a £2.5m maintenance programme that will see pavements widened and parking areas altered as well as other changes.
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GROUND FORCE: The Save Our Setts campaign.
Hundreds of residents turned out for a protest march last Saturday.
They delivered a petition to East Riding Council, which has already appointed a contractor and intends to start work in January.
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Campaigner Richard Armstrong said: "Work does need to be done to accommodate disabled needs but there is no need to remove all the stone setts."
English Heritage has also said the cobbles should not be ripped up.
Professor Barbara English, of the town's civic society, presented a petition to county hall.
She said: "My message to the council is please listen to us."
But East Riding Council says public reaction to the planned Saturday Market changes has been "very positive".
Comments
by glen1954
Sunday, January 06 2013, 2:06PM
“Something stinks !”
by Iknowwho
Saturday, December 29 2012, 1:53AM
“Is this not the same company who won the contract the someone involved in the Tarmac road for a councillor not long ago maybe they will use the cobbles for someone else's drive ?”
by AstynomiaKats
Friday, December 28 2012, 9:08PM
“£2.5 million on this makeover - from the highways budget whilst we all hit those potholes, just so Parnaby's ego can have its fix. Shame”
by TheMarketX
Friday, December 28 2012, 11:19AM
“Good on you, it's about time they listened to us.”
by ianm68
Friday, December 28 2012, 11:08AM
“Anything that will upset Parnaby is OK by me, good luck people.”
by jacquescraker
Friday, December 28 2012, 9:43AM
“What a load of old cobbles, these people should find a worthier cause than campaigning for antique street furniture”