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00:00 And I offered to redecorate the whole thing and I would have put a new piece of metal across here to hold that two roofing together
00:13 and it would have been much more substantial and all it needed was to clean the windows.
00:19 And then we got a reasonable bus stop.
00:21 The water comes from the road.
00:23 I sent a survey to the council explaining that the middle of the road, and I did it with my laser level, is at 160mm above the back of the bus stop.
00:36 So what happens is the water runs into here.
00:40 Now a friend of mine who's done a lot of work in the village had volunteered to do the tarmacking for your church.
00:49 So if there's water and mud in there, you can't expect kids or adults or anyone wearing reasonable shoes to have to stand in there and then get on a bus and go to school or work.
01:00 I also offered to put a seat along the back, constructed about 800mm high, so people can rest against it or sit on it if they want.
01:11 What did the council say to you when you proposed doing this for them?
01:16 They sent me nothing. Not even a thank you for the offer of doing work for free.
01:24 And it is so disappointing. It's not the cost. I said I'd do it for nothing.
01:32 They haven't even said, "Oh, please do it."
01:35 How does that make you feel?
01:37 Angry, disappointed and frustrated.
01:42 Because I would have enjoyed doing it for the village without money or anything. I just wanted to do it.
01:51 It wouldn't have cost them a penny.
01:53 Knowing the council, or local people know, that my experience in the construction industry is 30 years, that I'm a qualified builder, I know about engineering,
02:03 but they haven't even had the decency to come back with the "accept your offer".
02:08 Would you like to come and talk about what you want to do?
02:11 No.
02:12 Sorry.
02:13 [Silence]