When we moved to live in Hilton in 1994, Tomatin Road was a very tranquil place. Few householders owned a car and there was always plenty of spaces to park in front of the shops. Now many of the gardens have been converted into parking spaces, the street itself is full of cars, and there is a competition for parking spaces in front of the shops. I have just watched a lorry unloading in the middle of the street because there is no proper loading bay, an operation which caused chaos for the other traffic. The setting around Hilton Church and the Light house has changed dramatically over the last few years. Sunday morning causes its own challenges too in terms of parking. It remains a constant challenge for us to be good neighbours in terms of parking considerately. We have wondered about having a walk to church Sunday (the last mile for those who live further away!)sometime soon to help us to reflect more fully on the impact cars have on our lives and the community.Thursday, 11 December 2008
PICADILLY CIRCUS, HILTON
When we moved to live in Hilton in 1994, Tomatin Road was a very tranquil place. Few householders owned a car and there was always plenty of spaces to park in front of the shops. Now many of the gardens have been converted into parking spaces, the street itself is full of cars, and there is a competition for parking spaces in front of the shops. I have just watched a lorry unloading in the middle of the street because there is no proper loading bay, an operation which caused chaos for the other traffic. The setting around Hilton Church and the Light house has changed dramatically over the last few years. Sunday morning causes its own challenges too in terms of parking. It remains a constant challenge for us to be good neighbours in terms of parking considerately. We have wondered about having a walk to church Sunday (the last mile for those who live further away!)sometime soon to help us to reflect more fully on the impact cars have on our lives and the community.
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I think this is a great idea Duncan. When we first started to walk it was purely to try and burn off the kids energy before church. Now though, if we can organise our time well (which is not always possible) we actually all prefer walking. It's far less stressful than taking the car!
On a more serious note though, when we began to walk we did hear a few negative comments from several of the Hilton community as we passed by, about the amount of cars and the impact it was having on them. Hopefully though the issue doesn't become so great that it actually alienates us from some of the community we are trying to reach!
And on that note I think we'll be walking to church then on Sunday!!
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