Green shoots from Sainsbury’s

Seems to be a Sainsbury’s week – with apologies to all the other supermarkets in Bath –  but the Green Park sited store has been in the spotlight for two reasons.

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The man in the orange jacket is rigging up the lights.

The first is the re-vamped pedestrian bridge which – with concerns about the River Avon beneath it expressed to Bath Newseum – now bears warning signs at either end.

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The warning sign.

Today (Wednesday, April 26th) l discovered electricians adding lighting to the barriers to ensure people can cross safely in the dark.

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Connecting up the wiring.

Meanwhile there is good news about the dead sapling at the station end of the store.

I have several times wondered whether anyone would replace it with a living specimen.

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The dead tree outside Sainsbury’s at Green Park.

Now comes the following statement from Sainsbury’s press office…

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We will wait and see.