Contributor Leaderboard

I've used Forresters many times , they are excellent, reliable, and reasonably priced, they represent why we should support our local industries

i wish they would explain........as a united bedlington may stand a better chance of funding and get our leisure facilities that we so deserve lets face it if you add it up ashington by the time it is finished will have had 2 leisure centres

the area in question has never been the same since the porta cabins left (bridge repair people).they just seeded it they should have been made to put it back the way it was before they arrived the verge used to be beautiful with daffodils in spring.

It's also like that here Canny lass, come rain, sun or snow the 4-H club clear all of the highways on the first weekend in May, (thousands of kilometers, orange garbage bags every km!) and in town there is a local competition between businesses and groups to see who can collect the most bags around town! The city of St Albert bring in sheep to their parks to keep the grass down (fertilize for free!)

Its the Council thats gone to seed.

Couldn't agree more. There's a couple of good reasons why verges in Scandinavia are so nice. First and foremost it's to help reduce accidents caused by elk and deer running on to the road. Verges are generally speaking quite wide here and the vegetation is kept very short to give motorists a better chance of seeing wild animals before they reach the tarmac. It's easier to take avoiding action if you see the animal before it gets onto the road.Another reason why verges are so nice is that we have spring cleaning 2 weekends in April/May every year. The government pays a small sum of money to all clubs and associations who participate. The members take care of a stretch of road and get paid by the kilometer to pick up and bag anything that shouldn't be there. Bags are provided by the local council and when filled are left on the roadside. These are then collected by the local council within the week. The clubs get a boost to their funds and the members get fresh air and exercise. I think it's a great idea.