Five qued gerrin! You’re josheen aren’t ya duck?

There are few things in Stoke on Trent that truly bring in the outsiders. Stoke really is one of those cities that people aspire to leave rather than draw in people who aspire to live here. However one of those few attractions has really been burgeoning the last ten years or so is Trentham Gardens, especially after the introduction of the Monkey Forest.

On the back of that investment came the development of the new paths, the Italian Gardens and the shops between the garden centre and the lake. At the start of this year some wise guy decided to charge people to walk around the lake, something which had been free for as long as the lake had been there.

Now, I’d been aware that this charge was imminent and as such wasn’t entirely surprised when yesterday ‘may un mar lady’ were asked to dig our hands in our pockets. However a fresh dose of outrage came over Lisa, hence the title of the blog. Yes she’s a true Potteries girl but I don’t think she actually said, “Five qued gerrin! You’re josheen aren’t ya duck?” You’ll have to allow me poetic license there I’m afraid.

It must be noted that on one of the sunniest days of the year so far the car park was half empty, less people were in the shops than usual and from what we could see the path around the lake looked like a ghost town. I really feel for the shop-keepers as passing trade must have dropped significantly. It might be rather late to join now but this facebook group is still heavily subscribed to and I urge you to join in unison with me when I say “Five qued gerrin! Hast thee avin me on mar mate?”