NICHOLAS SYMONDSON

@Robin_Askwith I knew you at Orly Farm School Robin, and I am in the photo, I hated it there. I remember you always wore short trousers below the knee and that you were a Cheeky Chappy as your career was later to prove, well done to you. All the best, Nick Symondson.

BOTD Simon MacCorkindale 1952 So sad he died so young…leaving a stunning wife and thriving career.. Here he is with me at Orley Farm School circa 1958..

@CheltCivicSoc Whilst both Gloucester and Cheltenham Borough Council treat the town with contempt it is doomed. Their attitude and lack of action is simply appalling and a slap in the face to ratepayers.

Everywhere suffers from this gradual, apathetic, thoughtless cut-cut-cut. It’s just a bit of litter. It’s only a coffee stain. It’s just one bollard. It’s just one plastic window. It won’t hurt. And before you know it, you have a terrible mess and no money to rectify it.

@CheltCivicSoc @GlosCC @CheltenhamBC @civic_voice @createstreets @mrpotholeuk @DomJMorris @Dk1Knight @CheltenhamBID We have elected Councillors, why do they wilfully ignore what everyone can see? Utterly shameful.

We’re forced to agree. @GlosCC and @CheltenhamBC are not taking the dismal state of the town seriously enough. We made the point very bluntly almost a year ago. What has changed? Where has there been improvement?

@CheltCivicSoc Wonderful to see that there are still craftsmen around who really care and have heart and soul. If only one percent of such skill could be transported to some of the works our Councils are responsible for!

Stunning is an overused word when applied to property but this beautiful craftsmanship certainly warrants it.

@CheltCivicSoc It is just so depressing that these crass tarmac repairs proliferate all over Cheltenham. Who signs them off and why is there no will to do something about it? What are Councillors there for? How can they ignore it?

Cheltenham vs Bath. Spot the difference. It’s a tricky one so do your best.

@CheltCivicSoc @CheltenhamBC On every aesthetic level, the design of this block, and you could not describe it as anything but a block, is inexcusable and will blight this part of the road for decades to come. It takes no account whatever of its surroundings, how could, it ever have been passed? I despair.

This building sits in the Conservation Area. The application had 61 comments about it - ALL objecting. ALL were material considerations. Yet @CheltenhamBC thought the impact acceptable simply on the grounds that it would be better than the former buildings! 😖😖😖

@Pollysymondson Don’t let the bu..ers get you down, that’s what I say xxx

@GlosLiveOnline Cheltenham should be a glorious Town, with its architecture, parks, restaurants, theatres, festivals etc. The tragedy is that both Councils play the blame game, the result is that the High Street for example is a disgrace. The pavements should have been replaced decades ago.

What do you like/dislike most about living in Cheltenham? gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenha…

@Pollysymondson @TweedyClown @Everymanchelt Gee, thanks Pol, besides Tweedy I felt underdressed!

@CheltCivicSoc Our streets and pavements, particularly the High Street are a disgrace to the utter shame of our non functioning local authorities. What a shocking legacy.

No tarmac cowpats in sight. Just neat, clean stone paving befitting the area’s character.

@CheltBachChoir @StadtKantorei We were privileged to go to such a wonderful concert, with everyone performing their socks off. One word sums up the entire performance by all who took part “perfect” !

Lovely to rehearse with @StadtKantorei the last two nights - the combined forces make for a lovely sound! Tickets to hear the finished result are still on sale at cheltbachchoir.com/concerts.html and some should be available on the door #twintown #Cheltenham #Göttingen #mozart #gjeilo

@stwater @CheltCivicSoc Why on earth was it felt necessary to paint the pavement blue to indicate a totally obvious drain cover. It defies belief and whoever was responsible should be thoroughly reprimanded! Nick S

@CheltCivicSoc Hi there. I'll have this looked into as soon as possible, please bear with me.

First job this morning is getting @stwater to remove its sign that was abandoned 2 weeks ago and cleaning their paint off our expensive stone paving that was sprayed there 2 months ago. We seem to be the only ones who notice this stuff or do anything about it.

@chessmartinez What a brilliant painting, it captures the great actor heart and soul.

My brother's amazing painting of Alan Rickman. What a loss ❤️

@pioneersarahm Priceless!! It’s ha ha from me!

Just been down to tesco getting a sandwich and some crisps and the lad at the checkout asked if I wanted to go for a drink. I told him I was married! but I was flattered. He said ‘no, it’s part of the meal deal’. You will NEVER catch me in tesco EVER again! 🤣🤣🤣

@vernalscott Brilliant ideas all of which boil down to common sense. Policing in this country is broken, and here are the solutions.

Looks interesting. What do you think? 🤔

@BerkeleyPlaceGP Just had my first appointment at the modern new premises, very impressive and masses of parking spaces. I was seen by Dr Ropner who was caring and interested in what I had to say, as opposed to hoping I would not be too long so that he could see his next patient!

For too long, Cheltenham's town centre has not been up to scratch. This manifesto sets out a clear vision for all parties and levels of government to support.

@CheltBachChoir @CheltenhamTH I will be there, in the audience this time but greatly looking forward to it. On the subject of ‘great’, great choir, great musical director, great orchestra and great soloists with the mighty Mozart composing! It will be well worth the wait.

It’s so exciting to finally be promoting an actual CBC concert again - this one is going to be very special and we hope you will all come out to join us at @CheltenhamTH on 23rd Oct. Link to tickets here: cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk/event/mozart-g… #CheltenhamBachChoir #Mozart

@HenryStaelens What a brilliant effort, so good in fact that my daughter Polly waxed lyrical about the decorations on Gloucester Radio!

My neighbours have done well. I haven't even got a wreath. gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/famil…

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