SIGNS OF THE TIMES..

I`ve mentioned Feock in Cornwall before, notably when I congratulated the residents there for transforming a redundant telephone box into a Book Swap Box, where you could take any book from the box provided you put another one in its place.   It said much about the community spirit in that quiet, idyllic Cornish village and they`re in the news again.

This time it concerns their frustration with the number of road signs cluttering up the place and with a tiny population it worked out that there was about one road sign in the village for every two or three residents.  Feock is in a designated area of outstanding natural beauty and it was refreshing to learn of the willingness of the highway authority to reduce the 864 signs by about 200, although many might argue that there will still be too many.   I guess it`s getting the balance right but having driven through Feock and its winding, narrow lanes I`m not sure drivers will still be able to concentrate on the road and take in all the signs at the same time.

Anyway, maybe Feock`s de-cluttering trial run might lead to unnecessary road signs in other areas being culled too.   There are, of course, examples of signs that are just plain daft:-

......and others that might prove useful in an emergency:-

There really are times when you couldn`t make it up.