[garinda]

Although it might be sleeting again this time next week, today is absloutely beautiful, and there is some real warmth in that strange yellow thing up in the sky.

On my twice weekly little sojourn into Accrington, I thought I'd wait with the shopping bags, whilst sitting enjoying the sunshine on Broadway. Sadly however, all the benches were full.

Old dears were queueing up for someone to depart before they could park their backsides down. I had no chance of a seat, so had to stand leaning against Home and Bargains, whilst waiting for my Mum to finish her shopping.

It was whilst sulkily stood there, that I worked out that there are now only a tenth of the seats on Broadway, compared to when they were round the raised flower beds, and non of the haemoroid inducing marble or stainless steel benches, now face the sunshine. So even if you are lucky enough to get one, you will have to rotate your round head like an owl, to feel the sunshine on your face.

So, the newly, and expensively, refurbished Broadway, is not a place to sit and enjoy the sunshine. Infact if some entrepreneur wants to start renting out deckchairs there this summer, they should make a bloomin' fortune.

Hyndburn Borough Council once again prove that throwing money at something, with very little awareness to design and ergonomics, does not necessarily mean it's going to be an improvement. Just as moving the market wasn't, but we'll save that for another day...