Wellington in a recession

I walked through my home town of Wellington today. It was not a pretty sight. Too many shops are closing down. A sad loss to the town was the cafe Flap Jacks which has always been a pleasant haven for a cup of tea and...well... a flap jack.
With the loss of Woolworth's and others the gaping holes where shops used to be resonate like black teeth in a line showing a grin to be scared of. The writing was on the wall back in 2008 when our shoe shop Stead and Simpson closed down remaining empty to this day.
It's winter time and maybe that has some bearing on the number of people in the town but I'll swear today was a wet Wednesday afternoon that rang with that tone deaf ring of a death bell. The recession is here. To stay if you listen to the politicians.

I think I will make it my business to chart this little occurrence so that Wellington's history can continue to be documented. Wellington has had it's casualties that for sure. She sacrificed a few sons to the first world war. I wonder who we will lose in this next battle. I'll be keeping a running commentary on that, so if you are interested tune in the for the next installment.


Here is a view of the Wrekin, a famous landmark of the Shropshire Countryside, taken from the road leading down to the A5 from Wrockwardine. If you look closely you can see the vehicles on the M54 passing by.