A Town Centre map has appeared next to the Town Hall in the space formerly occupied by a large rectangular metal noticeboard on two slightly ornate metal posts (which presumably dates back to the street furniture update of the late 90s when we gained a number of shelters and tall lamp posts with hanging basket hooks all in a victorian style).

I have to say that the map is a bit of a disappointment. No “you are here” key (although anyone not realising they are next to the Town hall who can’t see it on the map shouldn’t be let out alone anyway), a number of colour snaps of various buildings which don’t seem to bear any relationship to the location of the originals, four identical photos of what I call the “clippy mat“, our Town crest in an interesting tapestry/shagpile combination produced by one of the local schools. Why four views the same? I can think of three different crests around on plaster, stained glass and terrazo tile.

I have a suspicion that the Town Council had an involvement in these maps but it doesn’t look like we proofed them at all as there is at least one typo- “Joseph Priestly College” indeed!