The original Friars Square and County Council offices tower block won awards dispite still being thought of as an eye sore by many nearly 40 years later.

It doesnt matter that most people in Southcourt are angry that they now have to walk so much further to get to where they want to go.
It doesnt matter it cost a fortune.
It doesnt even matter it's a danger to anyone.
It doesn't matter that it's made traffic slower with the new crossing from the bridge to the 'coal-hole painted white' bus station.
It doesnt matter many people, myself included, now use another route into town.

We are the unwashed commoners and are expected to complain.

But rejoice as High Wycombe, Amersham, Buckingham and lots of other towns don't have an award winning bridge named after a town in France? Belgium? no-one but the councillors have visited.

They gave us a new bridge that leads to one of the biggest enamel art thingys in Europe, look at it's awesomeness ...yes I looked and thought what a waste of money too!

Congratulations to the 8year old designer of this most attractive construction... It certainly reminds me of a childs school project although prehaps an 8year old would have greater design skills than this. Well done Aylesbury, let us celebrate the continued destruction and disregard for everything that makes this town wonderful. Let us celebrate as the towns history is being paved with concrete, let us celebrate the demolision of all that holds real meaning to the town.Let us celebrate the shortsightedness of the local councils. PLEASE ALL we need to stand and protect what little history and beauty we have left. No we do not want the cobbles in our town centre replaced with slabs no we do not need anymore blocks of flats in the town, we want preservation and restoration of the towns beauty and history not a concrete jungle. Aylesbury has no longer any class or elegance it's been stolen from us in the name of development and rejuvenation.

I'll try again.
Perhaps this year's pantomime can reflect the pride and honour we all feel at this woundrous landmark.
It should be called 'Jack and the Bourg walk", Telling the tale of Jack (innit?) who comes across the bridge in search of vittles to feed his family. Being poor, he can only afford a few things from Morrisons...

And talk about the propaganda machine.
The winning photograph in the BH/specsavers competition wasn't the gorgeous snow-covered church as seen through the roofed gate - a scene which would be almost impossible to duplicate.
It wasn't the sunset over a Watermead lake, again, a scene which wouldn't come around too often.
It was a picture of a footbridge taken from below - but not just any footbridge, the Bourg walk (or, as the BH reported it "the Board walk" (lol).
A scene anyone could capture at anytime.
Sorry judges but it was just a bit too obvious that that picture would win above the many hundreds of fantastic (and some near-impossible to get) pictures.

JR, biggest laugh I have had today.
"Jack and the Bourg Walk", brilliant.
Perhaps Queens Park Centre would consider it for an alternative pantomine???

The bridge is horrible. The tunnel & the transport hub are just the same old 1970's bus station tarted up with some childish pictures. Sows ear and silk purse are words that spring to mind.

Bucks Herald poll.
Do you think the Bourg Walk deserved to win its design award? 22% Yes 53% No 25% Don't care.


53% say no. Says it all really.

Footbridge, nothing wrong with it, just looks a bit old but still does a perfectly good job of keeping the pedestrians away from the trains.
Let's spend £8 million on a new bridge. We don't need one but there's all this spare cash just lying around.


Meanwhile, not half a mile up the tracks, there is a road bridge which sees thousands of vehicles a day crossing over it. This has had a temporary surface over the top for many, many years (in fact, I cannot even remember when the iron plates were laid there).
Should this bridge collapse, trains to London will be disrupted big time, waiting times for ambulances will jump beyond belief and traffic will be gridlocked for a long time.
The bridge is just off the gyratory on the wycombe road.

I imagine £8million would have seen improvements to this major road bridge AND built a half decent footbridge.
OK, it wouldn't have won any awards but I'd put people's lives before silly awards any day of the week.

Anyone seen the revamped caff atop Snowdon?
Now I can see whee that cost £8million
and that was just the train fares to get everything up there!

I walked this bridge Saturday night with my girlfriend for the first time. From the moment I parked the car off Penn Road I was stunned. Stunned at how things don't seem to gel together. The two different styles of handrails/sides. The mesh sides (the exact same style used in detention centres), the appalling design with big curvy sides that look like either speakers or ashtrays to stub your cigarette. The lack of lighting from one end to the other was a serious concern. Youths popping up out of the darkness using one of many staircases particularly alarmed us. The cyclists speeding across the bridge was also a worry as they flew by. The posts put in at the bus station end that have the sharp side facing cyclists was a genius idea by someone. I could go on and on. We were glad to get back to the car I can tell you and I'm not just saying that for the benefit of this comment. Now I find that it cost £8 million!!! £8 million!!! Holy smokes where on earth did all that money go? And where did it come from? It has won an award too for its design!!! Who made all these decisions? £8 million is an awful awful lot of money. Serious questions need to be answered about this whole idea from it's initial conception on a scrap of paper to the finished product.

It may have cost 8 million but no money seems to have been put aside to remove the pathetic grafitti that has already spoiled its appearance. Some money should also have been allocated for cctv because as other replies have noted, the unsavoury minority are using it as a playground. Dangerous dogs being walked across it (not on leads) are becoming commonplace as are groups of youths who barge past lone pedestrians.