AS THE wheel saga revolves yet again, I am prompted to ask just how many visitors come to York to go on the wheel and how many come to our city for its fabulous heritage.
I suspect folk will take a spin on it because it is there but cannot see how it can be described as an important ‘draw’. The sights of York are only really seen on foot as they are well hidden amongst our narrow streets.
A Ferris wheel only affords a bird’s eye view of the surrounding area, including any domestic properties within range. Almost any location within the city will have similar problems.
The mainly empty open-top tour buses that clog our roads at least offer a ground-level view, with plenty of time to take in detail as they wait with the rest of us in standing traffic.
Whether the wheel comes to York or not will not affect what we have to offer one iota; it will simply offer a view from a different angle.
When one views some of the locations that sport a wheel, it is obvious they really need one. I am not so sure York does.
JA Whitmore, Springfield Road, York.
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