I made a special effort to see the Riesco Collection of
Chinese Ceramics at Croydon Museum before the council decides to sell off yet
more of this important collection which was donated to the museum. How the
council can get away with selling off at least 17 items from the collection is
difficult to understand, but benefactors are going to think twice before
donating anything to council run museums in the future. http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/16102013-89-objects-missing-riesco-croydon-council
The trams are an added attraction to the town and a good way
of moving people around. They have surprisingly good acceleration and ability
to handle steep grades. I would love to see trams come to Guildford connecting
the Research Park, Hospital and Uni with the town centre and then out to the
East with a possible route down to Cranleigh along the old line. I can’t see it
happening as the cost would be too great both in the infrastructure and in the
running. But they have been very successful in Croydon and I have experienced
trams in a number of other towns where they work very well.
