Saturday Market vandals are clearly lacking in setts appeal
MAYBE I'm stupid but when I heard there was a campaign to Save Our Setts I assumed it was something to do with badgers. Maybe cuddly badgers.
But no, apparently a sett is some sort of cobble and there are a lot of people more than a little upset that East Riding Council plans to rip a whole bunch of them up in Beverley's Saturday Market – in a bid to reduce the historic town centre into yet another nondescript, bland omni-shopping experience.
-
This combination of two undated handout photos made available by the Centro de estudios Borjanos shows the 20th century Ecce Homo-style fresco of Christ before (left) and after (right) an elderly amateur artist Celia Gimenez, 80, took it upon herself to restore it in the church of the northern Spanish agricultural town of Borja. The incident made national news and was an Internet trending topic Thursday Aug 23 2012 with some Twitter users dubbing it ëEcce Mono', meaning ëBehold the Monkey' instead of ëBehold Man.' (AP Photo/Centro de estudios Borjanos)
Apparently, the good folk at the ERYC, who seem to have about as much historical appreciation as that Spanish woman who tried to repaint the historic church fresco of Christ only to make it look like a macaque monkey chewing a lemon, want to replace the pretty cobbles with some dreary "maybe we're in Milton Keynes" paving.
Just imagine how they'd laugh if someone suggested doing that down the Shambles in York, or on Main Street in Haworth.
CAR KEYS AND REMOTES "FREE REMOTE KEY FOB BATTERY" 01482 423414 ...
Peace Of Mind Security Hull Ltd/Hull Car Keys
View details
FOR ALL YOUR CAR KEY NEEDS CALL US NOW ON
01482 423414
SNAPPED KEYS, LOST KEYS, KEYS LOCKED IN VEHICLES,
EXTRA KEYS
WE ALSO REPAIR 90% OF ALL REMOTES AND KEYS, NO FIX NO CHARGE.
Terms: Terms: FREE REMOTE KEY FOB BATTERY ONE PER CUSTOMER
Contact: 01482 423414
Valid until: Friday, May 31 2013
But apparently it's our lot in life to be burdened by philistines intent on destroying the heritage and countryside with which this region is blessed.
I would like to see the evidence the council claims it has saying the "majority of people" are in favour of replacing the cobbles. But hey, why stop at the so-called setts?
In a bid to make everything more user friendly and "neat" let's pull down Nellie's and replace it with a McDonald's. And what's the point of that unwieldy minster when a multi-storey car park would be eminently more practical?
Jog on, vandals.
Comments