Out of the corner of my eye I caught sight of a glint of gold as I headed home on the train out of Worcester Foregate Street. It used to be wasteland beside the cattle market...
We returned to The Hive - Europe's first University/Public Library and were so impressed. Started with the best view in town, from the top of the multi storey car park and then headed over the gleaming footbridge into a fabulous space full of folk, from those paying their council tax to families with their grandparents in tow and upstairs the more studious.It was incredible and the children's section was full of hidey holes and crawl spaces and brightly coloured boxes and cushions on which to curl up with a book. We had to drag ourselves away eventually. The outdoor spaces were visionary too. This is Worcester - how did it happen?
Back across the Midlands in the Meadows of Nottingham I curb crawled around Julian Marsh's low cost eco home development that links to the riverside park and our favourite wading lido. Distinctly European/Dutch in feel and with defining colour sections of green tiles and grey paint - stylish and compact and I want one!
