Southend’s infamous Millennium Clock is to be removed.
The clock arrived (12 monthe late) at the top of the High Street as a celebration of the dawn of a new millennium. It was based on a design by a local schoolgirl.
Over the last nine years, the clock has been a) temperamental and b) controversial, and it’s hardly been a reliable timepiece – failing to keep the right time despite repairs, and rarely rotating as designed. There was talk of moving it to an indoor location, to protect the poor thing from the weather.
Well, it seems that time is finally up, and Southend Borough Council are set to remove it – at a cost to us of £5,000.
There’s some discussion in our forum on the fate of the clock – feel free to join in.
Going to miss the clock? Comments please!
