I noticed today that work had started on the old estate agent's office next to Kilvert's, that's been on the market for about a year now. Chatting to the ladies at the Mixing Bowl next door on the other side (while Islay made herself known to them in a "Hello, I see you're opening the fridge...." sort of way), it seems that Sal from Fleur de Lys antiques will be moving in there soon, now that her present shop, rented from Booths, is due to be converted into toilets.
Meanwhile, in Booth's, men in hard hats have been wandering round in a purposeful fashion, and a mini digger has been seen out the back. Plans for the 70 seat theatre are obviously in hand - and on Monday and Tuesday the shop will be closed to allow scaffolding to go up.
And the first of the Millbank houses now has a 'Sold' sign up. They're putting the roofs on the latest block of four houses, but they've put top soil down on the land that was originally intended to be the other 20 or so houses in the development, so maybe they aren't intending to build those just yet.
Down at the site of the old Ship Inn, just a bit further along the road, there are plans to put new housing up there as well, but no work has started yet. I can't work out how people will get in or out - the ground surface is at least three feet above the road, with a retaining wall.
And finally, goodbye to Silent Voices. The blinds are pulled down and the sign has been painted out.
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