Freelance Journalist, broadcaster, columnist and local historian. Director of Bath Newseum. Married and lives in Bath.
Interested in local history, architecture and visual display in museums and urban spaces.
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I seem to recall in an earlier blog you were told that the Council had a whole stack of the hoop stands back at the depot. I know they had their own fixture problems but at least the bike stayed attached to the stand!
At least as worrying for me, though, is that – following on from the tacky red street furniture in Union Street – the use of these cheap-looking bike stands further suggests that B&NES has abandoned any interest in creating a high quality, co-ordinated public realm with bespoke street furniture . Since the resignation of Rhodri Samuels is there anyone at B&NES involved in this or was all that extensive consultation and expensive design wasted?
I seem to recall in an earlier blog you were told that the Council had a whole stack of the hoop stands back at the depot. I know they had their own fixture problems but at least the bike stayed attached to the stand!
At least as worrying for me, though, is that – following on from the tacky red street furniture in Union Street – the use of these cheap-looking bike stands further suggests that B&NES has abandoned any interest in creating a high quality, co-ordinated public realm with bespoke street furniture . Since the resignation of Rhodri Samuels is there anyone at B&NES involved in this or was all that extensive consultation and expensive design wasted?