Birkdale’s Lee Durkin is pursuing funding for a number of damaged metal street name signs after raising this last year.
Mr. Durkin said: “After visiting Birkdale and Hillside before the very first Covid Lockdown in 2020, I made a record of damaged signs at the time which I reported to the Council for maintenance.”
“I’d just like to point out that I recognize and am pleased that other people have also reported signs, sometimes before me, however I’d like to bring attention to some of the older signs which really need urgent attention.”
“Plates like Ashton Road are at risk of being lost altogether if they are not fixed as soon as they fall into disrepair. As a part of the street furniture for several decades now, these cannot be faithfully replicated by manufacturers employed by the Council today if left much longer.”
“I had hoped that the Council might have considered getting these signs and others fixed by now, which have lost almost all their lettering like at Liverpool Road, Clive Road and Kent Road as a few examples. Also, with there being district funds available for projects like this, I might have expected that these would have been identified for urgent upkeep given some of these are also main roads, but I just hope better late than never may still apply here.”
“I will be continuing to see if we can get the most run-down signs mended sooner, although I hope that sitting Councillors may do the right thing and agree funding for the worst condition ones as a matter of Keeping Birkdale and Hillside as the Jewel in the Crown of Southport.”
If anyone would like to get in touch please contact Lee at Lee Durkin- Birkdale Campaigner on Facebook.