LYMM village has finally bid farewell to unsightly bollards put in place during the pandemic to create extra pavement space on The Cross.
As part of the COVID recovery plans, Warrington Borough Council placed a number of bollards around the village.
These served an important purpose, as they allowed pedestrians to pass each other safely, while keeping social distancing, and also allowed the popular hostelry ‘The Wine Kitchen’ to safely have an outside area – essential to trade during lock-down rules.
With COVID rules changing, hospitality opening up inside and vaccines changing how people interact, the decision has been made to remove the bollards, returning the picturesque village centre back to it’s original condition.
Local Councillor Graham Gowland commented: “It was great to see good use being made of the pavement during COVID, but many residents will breathe a sigh of relief now the red and white bollards have disappeared.
“I and others had been speaking to the council about whether they are still needed, and with the end of the Wine Kitchen’s side pavement licence, they have now gone”.
It’s understood there may be further changes to the pavement, to make it wider and safer, as the bollards showed little issues with the change to the road layout.
