Simply cosmetic, I very much doubt if any of the work, such as it was, cost very much, but, I cannot help thinking that perhaps it could have been better spent elsewhere.
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Originally Posted by Peter Brydon
Whilst I am in no way either anti Royalist nor a particular fan of the Royal family, the Queens visit to Chester next week has been preceded by amongst other things, the phone boxes being repainted, white and yellow lines on roads being repainted,bollards and the flag staff outside the Town Hall being repainted. It also appears that the boards that have just put up outside the recently closed McDonalds next to the Town Hall are now being removed after being put up earlier in the week , presumably to make the empty shop look more attractive.
I am sure her majesty is more than aware of the current economic climate in the country and the difficulties that local authorities find themselves in and I am sure she would probably not even notice if all the " improvements" had not been carried out.
It does amuse me what those in authority will do when it suits them.
P.B.
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