Fisherman
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Sometimes in life you witness something that gives you hope for the future, something that in todays world is rare, and something that just has to be admired and applauded.
We are just back from Hawick, and spent a night in their large Common Haugh carpark. Towards the far end they have allocated an area which could easily accommodate 20-30 vans. They have even installed an elsin point, with a fresh water tap. But sadly the tap has a small hose attached used to flush out your cassette after emptying. They really should have installed a separate tap. But the mere fact that a council in a Scottish Borders town has went to all this bother, and expense on our behalf, in an area where Borders council have banned all overnight camping in all of their carparks is quite frankly amazing. And this council are not a council who have seen a chance to make a fast buck by providing nout but a parking space for £10 a night, no it’s FREE, yep free.
There’s a sign when you enter asking you politely not to stay more than 48 hours, but I was assured by a council worker they don’t enforce this request. They have been running the facility for three years, and they have had hardly any issues whatsoever.
Hawick is a lovely wee Scottish toon, with a vibrant high street, and lovely walks along the river Teviot and its tributary Slitrig water. There are shops aplenty, and loads of places you can get a coffee. The local Wetherspoons does a traditional Scottish breakfast for £4.99.
Is it not strange that whereas other councils reckon that we are the route of all evil, Hawick have managed to operate this facility free of charge with hardly any issues, seems that it is possible to allow overnight parking without problems, but you have to have the right attitude to do so, and the good folk of Hawick have that attitude.
We are just back from Hawick, and spent a night in their large Common Haugh carpark. Towards the far end they have allocated an area which could easily accommodate 20-30 vans. They have even installed an elsin point, with a fresh water tap. But sadly the tap has a small hose attached used to flush out your cassette after emptying. They really should have installed a separate tap. But the mere fact that a council in a Scottish Borders town has went to all this bother, and expense on our behalf, in an area where Borders council have banned all overnight camping in all of their carparks is quite frankly amazing. And this council are not a council who have seen a chance to make a fast buck by providing nout but a parking space for £10 a night, no it’s FREE, yep free.
There’s a sign when you enter asking you politely not to stay more than 48 hours, but I was assured by a council worker they don’t enforce this request. They have been running the facility for three years, and they have had hardly any issues whatsoever.
Hawick is a lovely wee Scottish toon, with a vibrant high street, and lovely walks along the river Teviot and its tributary Slitrig water. There are shops aplenty, and loads of places you can get a coffee. The local Wetherspoons does a traditional Scottish breakfast for £4.99.
Is it not strange that whereas other councils reckon that we are the route of all evil, Hawick have managed to operate this facility free of charge with hardly any issues, seems that it is possible to allow overnight parking without problems, but you have to have the right attitude to do so, and the good folk of Hawick have that attitude.
