Large crowds, all young-ish and well behaved. So were drivers of numerous cars looking for parking or passing through.
In other news, Save Newcastle Wildlife reports that plans to concrete over Newcastle's Green Belt have been modified. A fence has been removed or moved. I cannot get worked up about this to be frank. That sector of the Green Belt – 'The Great Park' – is done for. The usual suspects are knocking up wooden sheds with a brick skim as fast as possible and thousands of new tenants are being placed away from shops, schools, doctors and hospitals that can only be reached by motor transport. Great planning it's not. Meanwhile the student flats mania around the inner city continues, possibly the biggest building scheme in Newcastle since T. Dan Smith got busy smashing up the west end with a wreckers ball.
Those of us who care about the environment, both natural and built, have to be more imaginative. I shall be developing my ideas with examples in future posts.
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