Saturday, 20 February 2016

28th July. The Mersey Gateway
Well, it's causing many diversions, queues on the existing bridge and speculation on how much the tolls are going to be, so let's find out...
A brilliant talk by a volunteer who works on the Mersey Gateway project, illuminating the room with facts and figures relating to the building ( yes Les, coffer dams and all!) the cost and of course how the new bridge will impact on "old Runcorn" and the people who reside therein.
Inevitably when a speaker comes along and does a talk such as this one, there are going to be questions... He was not disappointed! The floor was awash with can moments, some pertinent some having a dig at the council, some asking why, who, where and when. All answered with aplomb and the room was thankful for another night of information and banter.

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