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Kestrel Way, TEWKESBURY, GL20 8SW

The M5 Motorway viewed from the bridge at Hardwick Bank, the same view as the first picture in the grid square on Geograph in 2005 Image The trees have grown in the past fifteen years and now almost obscure the warehouses. It is remarkable how much trees can grow in a short time.

The "route confirmatory" sign shows South Wales in parentheses, indicating that the M5 leads to a route which goes to South Wales. Despite heading due north at this point, the sign is correct as the onward route is via the M50 (Ross Spur) which leaves the M5 near Strensham. The roadworks were for bridge repairs slightly south of this point.

Approaching from the direction of Bredon.

Land is due to become a Community Orchard if enough local folks get involved.

Passing Driver Location Sign B68.9 Driver location signs are now widely used across the motorway and A–road network. First introduced in 2003, they complement distance marker posts. Both types of marker post display the distances in kilometres from a nominal start point but driver location signs are designed to be read by motorists or their passengers when, for instance, they need to pass details to the emergency services. They give the same location information as distance marker posts, but more visibly on larger signs. They are normally spaced at 500-metre intervals along the nearside verge but if obstacles (eg sliproads or bridges) prevent signs from being erected at these locations, then the interval is reduced to either 400 or 300 metres. Driver location signs display three pieces of information: • The road identifier (eg M5 in this example) • The carriageway identifier – The letter on the second line of the signs, usually “A” or “B”, tells the emergency services or the Highways Agency in which direction you are travelling. The letter “A” ("Away from London") normally denotes carriageways leaving London and "B" ("Back to London") is used for carriageways going to London. In this example, "B" tells us that we are on the northbound carriageway. • The location (which is identical to the location given on marker posts). Distances are accurate to within 20 metres and are generally quoted from the beginning of the motorway. In this example, we are 68.9 km from the start of the motorway. http://www.dft.gov.uk/ha/standards/ians/pdfs/ian93r1.pdf DFT Interim Advice Note (December 2010) http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/breakdown_advice/driver-location-signs.html The AA http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Driver_Location_Signs SABREPassing Driver Location Sign B248.0

Hardwick Bank Road currently marks the north edge of the housing development, but you wonder how long it will be before it crosses the road to the fields the other side.