A Summer Morning On The High Street...
On what may be the hottest day of the year so far I braved the heat in order do some shopping. Oh dear, the state of our dear arterial thoroughfare! I was soon confronted by a phalanx of surely the ugliest planters in the history of the world awaiting plants/tress. Whoever decided to purchase these large dark grey bin like containers was clearly having an aesthetic off day... Also on the left hand side of the High Street and indeed all the way up the High Street the badly stained paving continues to indicate ineffective cleaning...Meanwhile, in the doorway of the shop abandoned by o2 a torn and disused wigwam, an equally disused sleeping bag and other detritus provide a woeful aspect, before bags of rubbish then catch the eye in Token Passage. Now Fodilic's closure which is perhaps temporary, joins other vacated premises. Whilst such closures are beyond the scope of local agencies why do we have to be confronted with the sight of litter, all manner of other detritus and unclean paving? These unwelcome sights are particularly irritating as they are juxtaposed with nebulous and needless examples of publicity such as the poster attached to the old M&S building (another site of retail decay!) which proclaims amongst other things that Putney is 'engaged.' Whereabouts this engagement occurs and with what is a matter one can only muse upon... There is little or no engagement on Putney High Street with aesthetics, cleanliness or tidiness and certainly not with 'facilities' - another local hobby horse which rears it's head... I returned home even more aware that The real issues for our High Street still show no sign of being successfully dealt with by Wandsworth Council of any of the local agencies.
Miles Thompson ● 1428d5 Comments