I grew up in the area and went to Bishop Wordsworth’s School in the 1980s and early 1990s. 
I moved back five years ago after more than 20 years living in Northern Ireland.

Shortly after I moved, a shiny new “SALISBURY” sign went up beside the Tesco roundabout on the approach to the city from the A36. 

I thought it was nice enough, but lacked some of the old charm of the discrete sign I remember from my daily journey into school along the A338 through Britford. 

Within a couple of weeks - it may even have been days - the sign developed a severe list. 

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Five years later I feel moved to write, as the sign still leans, and now it sports a delightful planter - full of nettles. 

This is not the only road sign in the local area in sore need of maintenance, and I know council funds are tight, but come on, is this really how we want to welcome visitors to our beautiful city? 

It’s great that Fisherton Street is having the money spent to make it a welcoming entrance to Salisbury, but the Southampton Road is a major gateway from Southampton and beyond, and it is a monumental eyesore. 

Not only with the inappropriate commercial development, but with the lack of care and maintenance to the street infrastructure - barriers, signs and the like.

At least the college and it’s car park are looking presentable! 

I think consideration should also be given to removing trees from on and around the college roundabout and St Mark’s roundabout, to allow a view of the cathedral from the Southampton Road and the London Road - surely something the planners had in mind when these junctions were laid out at the time Churchill Way was built.

Andrew Clark

Salisbury

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