Published: February 27, 2008
Burnham seafront signs get a spring clean thanks to local councillor

A winter of storms and high winds has left signs along Burnham's seafront looking worse for wear, so work has begun this week on refurbishing them in time for the start of the tourist season.

When town councillor Peter Clayton heard the council had been quoted a bill of several hundred pounds to repaint the finger posts along The Esplanade, he and several friends sprung into action to do the job for free.

"I am pleased to help save the tax payer a little bit of money," he told Burnham-On-Sea.com.

"I am by no means a professional, but I have been involved in other improvements around the town in recent years - including refurbishing the War Memorial Hospital and repainting the town signs along roads into Burnham."

Cllr Clayton added: "The finger posts are in much worse condition than we first thought and will all have to be stripped right down to the metal. The salt water has got under the old paint and is bubbling up in places."

Our photo shows Cllr Pete Clayton and Jo Burridge at work along Burnham's seafront this week.