Having spent over a decade talking to children on behalf of the RNLI about water safety and telling them that the chains on the piling are a safety feature in case they fall in, I am concerned that the new biodiversity plantings around High Bridge are now rendering these chains inaccessible.
Anyone falling in is liable to injure themselves on the stakes supporting the plantings.
Looking along the river widening scheme there are areas where these chains are missing or broken.
Who is responsible for the upkeep of safety features?
What risk assessments were made?
Who authorised the plantings?
What was the cost?
Who financed the plantings?
I am sure others would like to know.
I agree the town needs tidying and the river utilised more as an attraction.
T E Carter
London Road
Spalding
