Sunday 5th January 2014
Nick Dombkowski has launched an online petition to get the ‘Boreham’ signs reinstated.
He writes ~ “I feel that the identity of the hamlet of Boreham and its placename have been stealthly taken away by the removal of the road signs that once stood at either end of the hamlet in recent times. I feel that their removal was a step towards absorbing Bishopstrow into Warminster East (formerly Boreham). It is only by the beady eyes of some local wise folk, who have lived here for decades, that this has been drawn to my attention. They have asked me ‘What can be done?’ They say they have challenged the local parish authority to no avail. The response was ‘They wouldn’t do such a thing as that!’
So, I am asking local people, past and present and even new to the Boreham area to sign a petition which we will present to Wiltshire Council, asking to reinstate the Boreham signs.
Boreham can boast an agricultural history, being predominantly a farming community. It once had its own post office and a couple of shops. One of the shops was Webb’s Convenience Store, now the empty Rip-Off building. Click here to go to the Boreham Page on Vision For Britain.
The old Boreham Farm now lies buried under St. George’s Playing Field. My late father worked as a farm labourer in turn at Boreham Farm (for Tom Bazley) and also Home Farm, Boreham (for Bert Legg). I would like to reinstate the name Boreham with its own signs, in memory of my father and to all the people who have served the Boreham community all of their lives.
Incidentally, the word ‘Boreham’ appears on the BBC Weather app on one’s Smart phone or Ipad, so I think it is important that we protect the name of a place I’m immensely proud to be part of. Hope you feel the same way too. Thank you for reading this. Please support this cause.”
To sign the petition online, click here.
Danny Howell replies ~
Thank you Nick for letting us know about your initiative. I applaud your action and I will certainly sign your petition. I will encourage others to do likewise. By the way, I raised the matter of the removal of the Boreham signs, on this website, back on Sunday 21st October 2012, after Jean Whelan had raised her concerns about the matter at the first public meeting the East Boreham Residents Action Group (EBRAG) held at St. John’s Church that autumn.