May 12, 2023 7.00 pm This story is over 19 months old

Out of date ‘eyesore’ barriers standing in Sleaford for months

Signs say work should have finished in March
Blocks have risen around the tree and are causing a trip hazard. | Image: Ellis Karran for the Lincolnite

Lincolnshire County Council has admitted signage saying repairs to a Sleaford path should have been completed months ago is out of date.

The signage says the work to repair and store the pavement around a tree near the Handley Monument was supposed to have happened between February 27 and March 31 this year.

However, two weeks into May and nothing appears to have happened.

It has prompted social media comments that the barriers are “unsightly” and an “eyesore”.

On the Let’s Talk Sleaford Facebook group, Trevor Brown said: “It says essential repairs but it’s been like it for months.

“Looks really unsightly in my opinion.”

A spokesman for Lincolnshire County Council said works were still planned to take place in the area and admitted the dates were incorrect.

They said the barriers were to protect residents from tripping on blocks that had risen up across the pavements.

The signage is long out of date. | Image: Ellis Karran for the Lincolnite

“It is a trip hazard and needs sorting,” they said.

“We are looking to try and incorporate it into some other works and aim to source suitable materials.”

The council could not provide an estimated time of completion, however, said: “Until it is, we’d like to thank everyone for their patience whilst we carry out the works.”

LCC will be update the signage to reflect the current situation

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