Local business owner, David Scott approached Darwen Online today to help with his campaign for better roads in Darwen.David, who was recently featured in the Lancashire Telegraph (http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/Poster_campaign_over_Darwen_s_potholes/), asked Darwen Online to help generate support for his petition by creating a Facebook Group.
The group has been set-up today to help generate members in the hope of one day submitting his petition to local MP Janet Anderson. In addition Mr Scott has been asking fellow business owners to display his posters in their shop windows, many of which have agreed having been growing increasingly concerned themselves.
"Many of the shop owners suggested that I should create a Facebook Group to help generate awareness and the majority of them have been more than happy to display my poster in their windows."
He added "The council may have some people believe it is a relatively new problem and that the recent cold weather is to blame. Whenever I've mentioned that to people they're quick to point out the old Beatles lyrics which seem to suggest otherwise!"
If you would like to show your support for the campaign please join the Facebook Group by clicking here.
If you aren't a member of Facebook you may wish to share your thoughts and show your support via our forum where local residents can have their say on local issues: click here. As you can see many of the problem areas have existed for quite a few months now and Mr Scott is hoping he can generate enough support to ensure the appropriate action is taken.
He gave us a statement to publish online for him:
"The last thing I want to do is campaign but I feel I have no choice. Our building and business is under constant, 24 hours a day tremors caused by heavy traffic hitting potholes whilst passing through Darwen on the A666 and we're already seeing structural damage to our property.
The Council say they have no funds available for resurfacing our roads and on one account our complaint was (quote) 'Not actionable as the potholes weren't deep enough' according to the Highways Department. This was despite the cobbles being clearly visible underneath the tarmac!
After mentioning the campaign, some repair work was completed but two weeks later the tarmac had lifted and the potholes returned. It took the Highways Department less than a minute to complete the work on three separate occasions.
The potholes are a problem for everyone in Darwen, whether it be transport, structural or just simply being a pedestrian.
Hopefully the people of Darwen will support this petition and air their own views and fight for the decent roads we all deserve and pay for."
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