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For health reasons I regularly do a circuit from Victoria Centre up Talbot Street, through the General Cemetery then the arboretum, through rock cemetery then back down Mansfield Road. Its amazing what a pleasant walk through a great deal of greenery with much wildlife and historic/interesting buildings I keep spotting each day. Its just sad that the amount of rubbish in the general cemetary seems to be multiplying along with a makeshift homeless camp and associated drug paraphernalia. I fill a small carrier bag each time I go with general litter and dispose of it when I get home, its just sad

Mick's just shortened MG's moniker by taking off the number and 2 letters at the end, and as he's done that throughout the thread you can't see what he's done. Good idea, otherwise too much information.

Carni , that story reminded me of when I was a nipper not more than about 5 or so and brings back something you don't see now . My mum and I went into town on a number 65 and got off where the railway bridge was on Parliament Street on the opposite side of the road to where the Vic Centre is now . Just as we got off the bus , a train was going under the bridge towards the station and the path was completely enveloped in steam . Being surrounded by this thick "fog" , I panicking a bit and grabbed my mums hand and we walked on . When the steam had cleared I looked up and to my horror I was h