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WATCH: what YouTuber Turd Towns has to say about Fenland
Two Fenland towns have come under attack by a YouTuber who specialises in videos on towns across the country - with one winning the unwanted title of the worst in Cambridgeshire. Known as Turd Towns, the YouTuber told the Cambs Times and Wisbech Standard that he spent just over a week in Cambridgeshire visiting as many towns, cities, and even villages as he could. Watch the video and let us know what you think. Do you agree, if not, tell us why. Unwilling to reveal his real name or exact location in the West Country Turdy (as he signs himself in emails), explained he started his videos way back in 2011, but has really been focused on creating one for each county since 2019. He claims that his work has inspired many other YouTubers who create similar videos on places up and down the country. His recent visit to Cambridgeshire means he has now been to all the East Anglian counties, and it is fair to say he was not totally unimpressed by what he discovered here. He said he always spends time researching a county before visiting and draws up a list of places to go before he arrives. His visits can also change his view of a place. For instance, March was on his list for the Cambridgeshire video, but when he got there, he found it was "half-way decent" and said he was impressed with the way the town centre looked. However, he is pretty scathing in his assessment of what he lists as the top five Turd Towns in Cambridgeshire. Turdy said he had never felt so unwelcome as he did walking down Norfolk Street in Wisbech. (Image: Turd Towns) Two Fenland towns make the top five, with one taking the top slot for the whole county, with Turdy describing it as "intimidating" and with "nothing good" to say about it. He did not hold back when talking about Wisbech, and he said: "I will never come back here again. Turdy continued: "My first impression was 'oh wow, it's like Bridgewater in Somerset'. "But what an intimidating place this is, and I don't often say that. In terms of Cambridgeshire, this place is bad, really, really bad." Turd Towns was impressed with the beauty of some of the architecture in Wisbech. (Image: Turd Towns) He described shooting the video on a Tuesday and being shocked at how many people seemed to be sitting around "doing nothing" and not seeming to have jobs with "huge" groups of people sitting around outside cafes and in the town centre. "If I were a girl, I wouldn't want to walk alone, that's just what you want in the centre of your town. A place so shifty you can't even use it, but to be honest, I didn't even see anything worth using anyway," he said. He goes on to talk about Norfolk Street and said: "It is a horrible, slum-feeling street, everything was tattered. I have never felt so unwelcome in a place." Turdy adds: "There's a strange electric tension in the air here, something is going to happen if it continues this way. Wisbech is officially the second most poorly integrated town in the UK." Turdy was not impressed by Chatteris and said he would hate to live there. (Image: Turd Towns) He talks about the crime levels and says Wisbech has a worse record than Peterborough city centre. And he concludes: "I left feeling extremely angry, it's not even funny. "It's grim, the people are really rude, it resembles Bridgewater, it smells strongly of sewage drifting across a dead animal carcass, and your neck hurts from watching your back constantly." The second Fenland town he lists is Chatteris. Turdy was shocked by the number of boarded up and derelict properties there were in Chatteris. (Image: Turd Towns) It was ranked third, and Turdy did not hold back describing it as a "post-apocalyptic wasteland" where residents walk around in a "zombiefied state". He said: "Everything is either trashed or on the verge of collapse. You would expect the odd boarded-up building even in the best of places, but this town is seriously taking the urine and dumping it all over the bathroom floor." Turdy suggests Chatteris could have been used as the backdrop for the recent 28 Days Later film, and describes the high street as the "worst I have ever seen for a town this size". He continues: "Nobody wants to be here, but it is not too far from the bigger cities." RECOMMENDED READING: Residents consider legal action after developer blocks gates On a positive note, he says Chatteris "surprisingly" has the second-lowest crime rate in the county. But adds: "Possibly because they closed the police station, suspiciously the crime rate has fallen year on year since the police station closed." Turdy continues, however, by saying: "I was surprised how grim and depressing it was here." And concludes he would rather "eat my own spleen" than live in Chatteris. His overall view of Cambridgeshire was that it was a "mixed bag" with plenty of beauty, although nothing compared to Norfolk and Suffolk. Watch the video to find out which of the county's other towns make the top five. One of the others is given the dubious title of "most boring place" he has ever been.
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March AC news: Club excels at Green Wheel Relay
March AC celebrated a strong showing at the Green Wheel Relay. The race, occurring around Peterborough, saw teams of seven runners each covering roughly 50 miles. Nine March AC teams participated, with one group clinching the open category title. Advertisement Steve Robinett (Image: March AC Runners) Glen Watts, Serge Lambert, Olivia Mead, and Kanina O'Neil all excelled, winning their individual stages. The following weekend, Toni Alcaraz represented England at the Masters Half Marathon in Swansea. Completing the race in 1:32:02, Toni improved her time by two minutes from last year. Do you have a sports report for the Cambs Times? Send details to: newsdesk@
