ABC Wednesday: V is for Voting

The time has come to vote for the best of Hyde DP 2011.

View the twelve contenders at Best of Hyde 2011 and vote for your favourite three photographs.

Voting closes 12 noon GMT, Friday 30th December 2011.

For more V posts visit ABC Wednesday.

Shops on John Kennedy Road

An off-licence and two takeaways on John Kennedy Road, Hattersley.

Hyde Market at night

This was taken last month while waiting for the Christmas lights to be turned on.

It won't look like this next year as there are plans for a complete revamp of the area.

More information on the work to be done can be found on Hyde DP Xtra.

Sunday Bridges: A Green View of Croft Street Bridge

Crossing over the railway line from Rose Hill (Marple) to Piccadilly (Manchester) is the bridge on Croft Street.

This view of the bridge is taken from the back of Bowling Green Street.

Croft Street leads from Hyde town centre to the Adamson Industrial Estate based around a group of 19th century warehouses next to the Peak Forest canal. One of the warehouses can be seen behind the bridge.

The view of the railway line from the bridge can be seen on my 2nd December post on Hyde Daily Photo.

A street-side view of the bridge can be found on Hyde DP Xtra.

The original photograph from which this image was created can seen on Geograph.

More Sunday bridges can be found at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Weekend Reflections: Crown Decorators

Crown Decorators on the corner of Church Street and Oldham Street are a well-established business by which I mean they've been there for as long as I can remember.

Their windows are quite reflective so are this week's contribution to Weekend Reflections.

Skywatch Friday: Tesco Construction at Hattersley

Tesco are building a new superstore on land off Ashworth Lane, Hattersley.

See how it looked here three years ago.

If you google for information on "Tesco at Hattersley" you will find there is a division of opinion between those who view the development as a dominant commercial giant getting its own way again to the detriment of smaller retailers and nearby town centres and those who see it as an opportunity to create jobs and revitalise a run-down community.

For more sky photographs visit Skywatch Friday.

The price of Holly Wreaths on Hyde Market

Lots of people hang holly wreaths on their doors over Christmas. It is one of many pagan winter traditions that were incorporated into the Christian church. Check out the Christmas Holly for more information.

Holly wreaths were on sale last week by white-van man on Hyde Market for £3.95. I wonder what they would cost in other parts of the country or indeed other countries.