I
bought the January issue of the local newsletter after I posting my
initial comments about the disappearance of Lorne's iconic Swing
Bridge. This contained some more information about the bridge's
demise.
It
seems that the bridge was closed (we are told, for safety reasons)
last March. The planning process was then said to be “in motion”,
but at least one resident claims to have heard nothing. Then in the
space of 5 hours, supposedly without any notice at all, the bridge
was demolished in November. As the letter writer says, “No
farewell to a piece of Lorne history, no consultation yet again with
the people who use and love it – just gone”.
Hardest
hit, it seems, was the previous operator of the cafe on the bank of
the river. No-one could get to him over the winter months, and he
departed. Some have seen it as unfair that a new operator arrived just
before Christmas.
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