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Not sure, but I work with a lady whose husband works with a drains company and they have been laying drains between JJB and the entrance, so could be this, but they will have to relay I am told.

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We know Peter Britcliffe reads Accy Web, from comments in his 'giving up the fags' blog, has he perhaps noted our comments re: the tarmac?

The concrete looks more appalling than the black stuff.

Forgive my ignorance, but is tarmac usually used as a base for concrete? I think it looks like expensive panic measures, to try and mask what is begining to look like an almighty cock up.

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I havnt seen it but from what has been said it sounds as though Uncle Hughie Urquart has been at work.:eek:

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do you think P.B. is some direct relation of heath robinson? lol

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Apparently there is going to a final layer laid on top to add that finishing touch.

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why do i get the impression thats sarcasm graham? lol;)

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Oh so they are planing on painting it then. :rolleyes:

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No, hardcore is a base for concrete, tarmac is layed though in 2 or 3 layers, each layer is a finer grade so it is possible they are going to top it.
I went past on Saturday and there was a guy there with a pneumatic drill chiseling a groove in the new tarmac, they wouldn't normally do this if it was the top coat but we are talking about Accrington here :rolleyes:

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Does anything get done the right way in Accrington? :rolleyes:

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Is it true 2 of the 3 bidders for the Market Hall have pulled out?

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I agree the tarmac was level with the surround, and the grade looked like a finished surface to me.

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Next on their wish list will be Winter Olympics. :D

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Definitely not! Heath Robinsons brand of lunacy always brings a smile to people faces, Hyndburns style of it will just have the taxpayers crying into their hankies.

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The Itallians are better orginised and so are some of the eastern european countries. :rolleyes:

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And can somebody explain the shiny new steel posts?

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what i dont understand is how they can make such a mess of such a small area..

in salou spain where i stayed recently the whole town was cobbled apart from the roads of course and there wasnt one raised cobble in sight or a dirty patch of tarmac

yes i know its a tourist location but considering it is mainly british tourists i didnt notice chewing gum stuck on the floor etc either

yes they are put there for shoppers to walk into just incase they dont manage to cripple you when you slip on the orange cobbles when leaving the arndale

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Red? Is the Stanley badge going in as well?

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Crikey that will look like a burnt patch of skin.

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wait until all that terracotta grit path is encrusted with chewing gum.....there will be absolutely no way it will be removable.

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Just shows how brainy the highways department is dosnt it.:(

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since they employed a guy to desighn accringtons one way system and traffic system who didnt even hold a full driving licence i cant say ime surprised

i believe the moron is currently employed to mess up blacburn now but i may be wrong on his current location

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Yes the white concrete on top of the black tarmac, has been covered in red grit.

It's a bit like the red sands at Teignmouth in Devon, and should certainly encourage people into town next summer to lie down and sunbathe, which will be easier than waiting for a place to sit on one of the very few benches.

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Thats ok untill the German tourist hear about it and put towels down. :rolleyes:

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we dont get toursists ..

this is why we need somthing stuck on top of the coppice remember :rolleyes:

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Depends on what they stick up there. How about a set of pillories to put the council in so we can throw rotten food at them. ;)

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The new 'red beach' could well bring tourists to the town. HBC are trying to turn the wind tunnel, that is the forever shady bit of Blackburn Road, into a place full of continental style pavement cafes.

After enjoying a skiiny latte, people can meander round the corner and sunbathe on the red grit. Will topless sunbathing be allowed, if we are truly going to be continental?

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Fat chance they will have them in wooly overcoats and themals so as not to upset others. :)

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When I passed on Monday afternoon they seemed to be polishing it,using a giant blow lamp thingy!

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They probably discovered they had the plans upside down and were taking it up to lay it somewhere else!

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The lamp is to remove the gum. ;)

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I must admit it is looking slightly better than it was. I've just returned from Accrington, and now some more of the 'street furniture' is in it's looking better. Some of the benches now even have back rests on.

The trees are planted as well, though I'm not sure if planting them in the middle of a cold snap was such a wise idea, they are already looking a bit ravaged and moth eaten.

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i too went down broadway today and noticed that it wasnt looking as bad as what i thought it was although that red stuff is a mistake its already got fag ends and paper mushed into it

i also noticed a moth eaten shabby looking thing lowering the tone of broadway but once i had said hello garinda moved on back to ozzy :D

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That was you?

I was just going to post about the quality, and age of the rent boys dilly dallying on Broadway.

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i will take that as a comliment but only on the grounds that i know you couldnt afford me :p

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You may find more of your sort of punter on shop lifter's Thursdays.;)

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yeah well i notice you were stood in the right place

outside homo&bargain

opps did i miss type an E there ...? :rolleyes:

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I like it, :p

I shell have a look at this Red Brick Road tomorrow when I'm over........I take it that its finished...

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No it's not quite finished, looks like it should be this week though.

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Is there going to be agrand opening?:rolleyes:

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unfortunatley i will be unavailable at that time i have more important priorities like opening a can of beer :D

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There are Christmas lights on Broadway too.

It's like a winter wonderland..............in Baghdad.

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WHO DID THEY PINCH THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OF?????

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Take a few photos so us expats can have a peak at the new beach... :)

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ok i will be in town tomorrow so will take the camera watch this space hehe

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I thought it was lazyness so the jokes about councils and light bulbs is true then. ;)

Maybe they will take them down this year to avoid the flak. Besides a beack with coloured lighting mike give some the idea of an all year party.
I certainly dont want reminding in March about Christmas past now or future.

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I agree it dose look abit shabby!
It should remaon a pedistration area only no veichels

Alec
(Jimmi5bellies Son)

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Someone has sprayed the area with silly string......and it has stuck to the gravel. Not the look that the designers ahd in mind I'm sure.

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Yes Margaret, it's covered in the stuff isn't it. That happened on Thursday night at the light switching on thing. There were a couple of stalls selling silling string and flashy light things (one can only assume they had got licences from the council to be there). Some teenagers had bought the silly string and were doing what you do with silly string - covering each other and the floor.

As for my opinion on the actual street itself - I think it's dull, unimaginative and boring, boring, boring but at least they got the thing finished.

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That gravel looked great before people started walking on it and spraying stuff on it and dropping fags and litter,also it's bloody horrible to walk on.

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Try flip-flops, you'll find it'll make you a sunnier, happier, little bunny as well.:) Bless.

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Here you are the new Broadway i just with women could walk faster

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This is the first I have seen Broadway since I was down in October and it has about as much wow factor as a polar bear in a bikini.

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Boring, boring, boring...

....and the photos make it look good!

The whole scheme shows a total lack of imagination!

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IMAGINATION REQUIRES INTELIGENCE, INTELEGENCE REQUIRES A BRAIN AND A BRAIN AINT FOUND IN HBC. :D

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Has anybody been in town first thing this morning???? I went down mid morning and our red beach was covered in puddles, there are still one or two there now. The water has nowhere to drain, all we need is a good deluge then a sharp frost and we'll have our very own outdoor ice rink..:)

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I hadn't been down accy for a few years until last week and desite everything that has been put on this thread I actually do think it's an immense improvement. I do agree with Lettie though, there were a fair few puddles to be avoided on the new red beach! Which I'm sure could have been levelled off a lot better and yes the council buildings shown on the right of micks pics do let the area down. But all in all I am pretty impressed.

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I was there on Tuesday, a sunny day when it hadn't rained, and there were lots of big puddles on the red gravel, and the marble seats were also covered in water, ensuring your piles would be damp as well as cold if you chose to sit down.

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so as long as you wear thick underwear and your wellies your set to go :)

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Ether way of what is going on, I don't understand why they would do something so stupid. Final coats, top coats, ice rinks. It's all bull s#*t.
What ever it is I hope they get it done soon.

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There will be a hell of a long wait for them to finish what they are supposed to be doing this is their idea of finished. Wonder if an outdoor rink would make any money emmmmm.

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