Thursday, October 26, 2006

Uneven Grounds in Brigg

For years the footpaths behind Brigg library, and the Boots Chemists have been in a terrible condition and nothing yet has been done about it - despite the problem appearing in local press, such as on Brigglife.co.uk. This is very hazardous to people who have not got good vision, and to disabled people.... and, it's also an 'eyesore' too.
Below is an article which I did a while ago looking at this problem, there is also two pictures below - but since these were took, last year, the problem has got a lot worse...

In Brigg behind the £stretcher store, near the Library on Old Courts Road, the state of the ground is terrible. Recently an old frail man had an accident on this ground, by tripping over a piece of concrete on the ground, from which a bollard broke off. The ground there is usually flooded and there are deep drops and potholes which you can’t always see. Lots of people use this ground as it is the footpath from the Old Courts car park to the main town centre. Walking around Brigg you encounter lots of areas where the pavement is uneven and all of this is just an accident waiting to happen. If the owners of this land got sued it would cost them more having to pay out compensation than what it would do to have this land repaired.




Why not leave some comments below, and tell us what you think about this "mess"... Has this caused you any trouble before? Have you ever tripped up here?
Please leave some comments on this matter - and it may help to get the message across to North Lincs Council

By James Martin

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