No more smells at Bridgwater

[Cornishman]

Those up country forumites who travel from the Midlands to the South West down the M5 will be pleased to hear of the closure soon of the British Cellophane factory at Bridgwater which over many years produced that rotten eggs pong. Seems cellophane is not much used these days.
On second thoughts, perhaps some of you might miss it? It made a good waypoint.

 

[longjohnsilver]

Well it will certainly be missed by the workers there!! Probably the towns biggest employers. Not good news.

 

[snowleopard]

smelt it last week - when is this closure?

 

[jerryat]

Agreed, I'd sooner put up with a brief pong for a couple of minutes while passing than have the distress and worry that must be being felt by those who worked there.

Jerry

 

[Sammo]

End of an era. Hopefully the site will spawn factory units and Bridgewater can become famous for something else.

Is the camel still there? You can get a good bearing off that.

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[flyingjunior]

Yes the camel is still there in his usal spot along with a baby camel /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[whisper]

It was also a good spot to allow one's own gasses to escape - ready made culprit, what.

 

[jerryat]

Hi Uncle Albert and Flying Junior!!

Good Lord!! I'd forgotten all about the Camel! I remember my two sons pressing their noses to the car window AGES before we got there so they didn't miss it. That goes back a few years 'cos they're in their late twenties now!!

Thanks for bringing back the memories.

Cheers Jerry

 

[flyingjunior]

I will try to get a piccy of them next college hols I belive that the big Camel was part of the local YFC's float certaintly it is in a field own by the guy who runs the local YFC (no I am not from Bridgewater area or even Somerset).
ps what about the whicker man just before you get to the camel south bound?

 

[longjohnsilver]

Yes you're right it was on a carnival float. It was even kidnapped quite a few years ago and held to ransom!!