Walker claims metric signs are "kick in the teeth for Brexit Burnley"
A Cumbrian man has accused Burnley Borough Council of betraying those residents of the town who voted for Brexit by installing new “metric” direction signs.
Mr Neil Prendergast of Gosforth in the Lake District contacted the Burnley Express to air his “disgust” about the signs, recently erected at the Brun Valley Forest Park, near to Rowley Lake.
He said: “I was disgusted when I heard about these signs. We live in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and we have imperial measurements.
“I think it’s a kick in the teeth for those residents in the town who voted for Brexit. We have voted to leave the EU and we don’t live in continental Europe.
“These signs should be in miles, but some smart Alec at the council has decided they should be in kilometres. I live in the Lake District, I do a lot of walking and I measure it in miles.
“I think this is the thin end of the wedge, it’s plain silly. They will have us driving on the right hand side of the road next.”