Having recently had a moan about East Cowes, I have to redress the balance a little and comment on the maintenance of the benches along the Esplanade and the accompanying new rubbish bins. The area is looking smarter. Having today had my first 3 a.m. walk along there, I was interested to see a massive [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Getting ready for the new season
Posted in General on February 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Listed wall may soon be listing
Posted in General, tagged Frank James Hospital, Grade II listed, Isle of Wight on February 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The disgraceful neglect of the Frank James Hospital site here in East Cowes has received a fair amount of attention, but it is not so commonly known that the wall on the boundary of the property in Adelaide Grove is also Grade II listed. Unfortunately it is in dire need of repointing and at least [...]
Joys of Spring
Posted in General, tagged allotment on February 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Now a session down at the allotment is not my favourite activity, though I do enjoy eating the produce; cutting the grass today, I was delighted to see a tiny purple crocus peeping through the thick grass. The mower was set so high, it was even there once I’d passed over.
Those little East Cowes moans…
Posted in General, tagged East Cowes, Isle of Wight, tennis courts on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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How come the work on the zebra crossing outside Lloyds chemist in East Cowes has left us with varying shades of coloured bumpy matting?
When they moved all the display units around in Lloyds Chemist, why couldn’t they have cleared the years of built up grime off the floor?
If the NSPCC shop in Cowes can shift [...]
