Pedestrian Crossing on Reckleford, Yeovil part 2

Work appears to be under way, lights have gone of the poles, the buttons still appear active and people are still crossing without a care in the world.
There is no real signage to state the obvious i.e. the crossing is not working.
The pavement at the bottom end of Goldcroft is blocked off by plant and vehicles parked on the double yellow lines. From the crossing side there was not much choice take to walking in the road up Goldcroft to avoid the hazards on the pavement and take your chance with the traffic. I am sure it will only get worse.

Pedestrians are directed between the Van and the arm of digger (Mind your head).

Pedestrian Crossing on Reckleford

Pedestrian Crossing on Reckleford between Gold croft and Yeovil town centre is going to be closed in the from Monday 11th July for approximateley 3 weeks.

There is a map attached to the crossing showing a suggested alternate route. It suggests the best way to cross is use the crossing 260m down the hill!

I think folks will take their chance and cross just past the barriers adjacent to the Fire station. I certainly don’t advise that.

Not to sure how this will affect the traffic, long queues and will take for ever to get through Yeovil.
I am sure this has been planned by Somerset County Council with little thought for local residents and business.

Work has started but as yet is not affecting users of the crossing.

Steam on Preston Road Yeovil

A steam Roller having a Sunday afternoon drive down Preston Road Yeovil.

Glovers walk in Yeovil Town center - Closed

Glovers walk in Yeovil Town center still appeared to be closed this morning following incident on Sunday night.
See report on Avon and Somerset Constabulary website Link

How to make your pc go faster?

Have just heard PCgofaster.com advertised on local radio, there wasn’t much detail, I have tried the website advertised pcgofaster.com, and the page would not load.

I am intrigued to find out more as an IT pro I am always interested in these sort of sites.  My regular customers will be calling to find out more.

Have you experience of this site? Please let me know your views.

There are things which can be done at no cost to speed up a PC, Running an anti virus scan, uninstalling unwanted software, defrag your disk.

If you have vista see how much memory your pc or laptop has, make sure you have at least 1GB or even more.

Microsoft has plenty of helpful tips

Abbey Hill Steam rally, Yeovil Showground

Abbey Hill Steam rally, Yeovil Showground

The Abbey Hill Steam fair has just finished. I visited on the Sunday the first time I had been to this Steam rally.

I was expecting a steam to be the main focus; there were a range of traction engines, Lorries and other steam related items. 

My last visit to a steam rally was the Town and Country show at the Royal Showground near Kenilworth when as a teenager I was roped into stewarding.

That time of year to get tidy up the garden

That time of year to get tidy up the garden following winter. Have just purchased a few new plants to fill a few holes in the borders.

In recent years I have bought plants from the local Garden Centers in Yeovil, but a good frost and they are turned in to compost.

I have also bought a few plants from Warden Hill Farm on the Dorchester road (probably the highest point and most exposed). I guess if the plants can survive at Warden Hill then they should live in my garden. I work on the principle of as little effort as possible.

Yeovil has now got another garden centre, if you live in Yeovil and want some good plants with out the frills of a fancy garden centre try Yeovil Market.

There are some amazing private gardens around Yeovil and Somerset Council do a great job around Yeovil.

St John’s Church yard (the Beach) is a blaze of colour.

Yeovil Garden Centres

Warden Hill Farm