| Bulwell,
not the most inspiring of market towns, is just a few minutes car or bus
ride from Rise Park. It does, nevertheless, have a reasonable range of
small shops, basic public houses, chip shop and takeaways and a butcher.
There is also an open air market several days per week.
There are no nightclubs or high class restaurants or eateries, but it
is believed that Weatherspoons intend to open premises in the town at
some time in the near future, and the town does have a couple of betting
shops and two snooker clubs. The largest shops in the town are
Wilkinsons Hardware, an Argos store and Woolworths. The outskirts of
Bulwell, on the Rise Park side, do however have the Morrisons store,
Matalan and Wickes DIY. Also the Ken Martin Leisure Centre and swimming
pool featured on separate page.
Parts of the town unfortunately suffer from an air of dereliction due
to the continuing lack of maintenance or development of premises long
since vacated by the Vauxhall car dealers (on the main street), and a
large, closed down supermarket in the centre - together with a
substantial space previously available as a car park but now firmly
barricaded off following invasions by 'travellers'. Both of these
premises now empty for several years and a real blot on the townscape,
it has to be said. (Feb 2008)
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| The
old Palace Cinema in the town |
Soon
to become a Weatherspoons pub? |
New
Crown Motors old showroom Feb 2008 |
One
of the better examples of the graffiti artists work |
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| Bulwell
- behind the scenes - It
is when one looks beyond and behind the main street that one finds
scenes of real neglect, a large part of the area being nothing more than
a huge and growing rubbish dump, where it is quite clear that nothing
has been done by the Local Authority, the River Authority (or whoever is
responsible) for some years.
This is the area
behind the old Kwik Save, the existing Argos store and the stretch of
the River Leen from the town centre, past Bulwell Bogs and out towards
Cinderhill. An absolute disgrace to the district.
The River Leen has become a
favourite spot for the dumping of shopping trolleys, three piece suites
and other assorted rubbish - as have the car parking areas and Spring
Lane alongside the tram and railway tracks.
Not just a
matter of opinion - the photographs below were all taken on a
single short walk round the area over a 40 minute period in February
2008.
Surely a case where the camera cannot be lying. Can anyone deny that
this does nothing for the image of the town or the area in general?
Yet the Council deems it fit to install signs warning dog owners
to "Pick it up or face prosecution". One rule for them and
another for..................?? |
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bank by Argos, where the rubbish grows on the trees too |
It's
bagged up - so should be OK for a few more weeks |
Bulwells'
own Shopping Trolley park |
The
overflow trolley park by childrens playground |
Convenient
seating for visitors to the town centre |
Stop
here to rest your feet by the river Leen |
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| Another
riverside seat - please bring your own rubbish |
Only
just arrived - so this can be excused - Feb 2008 |
At
least someone is trying to control the keep pollution |
But
heaven forbid - if a dog does a 'Richard the Third !!! |
And
still they display the Cleaner City sign |
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