Winter sun without discontent ... or something. A stroll around to see how the recent snow might have held back Spring, a season that follows on from Christmas without a break these days.
The imminent disappearance of this open space under tarmac or privatised playing fields is lessened. It might not last. I still have a feeling that someone in the Civic Centre might even now be drawing up a plan ...
The usual sights have been joined by welcome developments. The Star & Shadow is still something of a work in progress but the intriguing sign is illuminated and the doors are open. The great lost opportunity of the Portland Green Student Village may in time become less of one; without jeopardising security, some interaction between the spaces of the new accommodation blocks (Halls of Residence just won't do these days) and the Lower Ouseburn could be achieved here and there. One pointer are the informal paths that are being made by people's feet rather than someone with a slide ruler. Compared with where we were even a few years ago, the prospects for this fine slice of green space are a mite better.
A refurbished path leading from Stepney Bank to the railway road bridge into Byker is a sign I should like to see more of in the future.
Slideshow (off site link) here.
