I have just been to the river gardens in Derby to see what was going on there. In the event, I was dismayed to see a huge section of riverside between the end of the steps and the concrete bridge closed off by a hoarding and inside this a scene of total devastation - with some fine trees (see photo - taken in 2005) and former wildlife habitat destroyed. I was further perturbed when I realised that this, to my mind totally unnecessary work, is being done at public expense, while at the same time the City Council has closed the Silk Mill Museum, axed the Natural History Dept. at the Museum and Art Gallery and savagely cut the Parks Dept.
The photo below shows the state of the riverside, looking the opposite way to the top picture, taken on 1st Sept, 2011. The large willow tree stood just beyond the abutment on the right.
UPDATE: I have learned that the work along the river is connected with the installation of a hydro-electric scheme. This is another case of a seemingly green initiative which is at the expense of other aspects of the environment. I am now on Twitter: @BillGrange
1 comment:
Hello Bill,
Yet more vandalism by the council no doubt in the name of progress and improvement!
Not only should they be shame faced at the destruction but also, as you say, at spending public money at a time of supposed cost cutting !
Scandalous !
Steve
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