Sink Hole

 I went into Hereford this morning, to find there was a diversion around Commercial Street, where a sink hole had opened up!  Commercial Street is the one leading from the ring road to the railway station.

It wasn't too bad, though - the bus just took the next turn in that direction (Kyrle Road, I think), down by the hospital, and there wasn't much of a delay.

I met a friend on the bus, and she had a good look at the road works.  She said that it looked like one of the trenches that had been opened up for utility pipes was the problem - the fill of the trench had been washed away, or something similar.  It wasn't anything like as big as the sink hole that opened up in Norwich all those years ago and swallowed a double decker bus!

On the way back into town, it was sad to see the mural on the side of The Commercial pub - the plaster of the wall has fallen off, taking most of the picture of Arthur's Stone with it.  However, good news is that the artist who painted the Hereford cow and calf on the side of the Herdsman pub has been painting another mural, of birds this time, on the side of the hospital.

Meanwhile, the cathedral is getting ready to host the Three Choirs Festival, and there are flower arrangements everywhere!