Resident was so fed up with vandals attacking her local bus stop that she gave it a Moroccan-style makeover

13 April 2012

A resident fed up with vandalism at her local bus stop gave it a Moroccan-style makeover - complete with armchairs, cushions and floral wall designs.

Creative Jane Tinsley, 47, has transformed the drab bus shelter into a lavish Moroccan retreat with terracotta paint and interior furnishings.

Mum-of-three Jane launched her TV-style makeover in a bid to stop vandals attacking the dilapidated building near her home.

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No ordinary bus stop: Iris Hynd enjoys her wait at the Moroccan-style bus stop in Cornwall

Now the bus stop in Fowey, Cornwall, provides a distinctly African feel for people waiting to use public transport and take shelter from the rain.

Jane said: "It was scruffy and horrible and the seat was broken and it is one of the first things people see when they arrive here.

"All the bits of furniture and paintings have been donated by lots of different people who all wanted to see the bus stop improved.

"We had plastic chairs at first but now they have been replaced by better quality wooden ones that people no longer needed in their homes."

She even made a curtain for the window and added a rocking chair, waste-paper basket and a selection of neatly pruned pot-plants.

Cafe owner Jane was given permission to spruce up the small stone shelter by the town council after it suffered years of vandalism.

Councillor Sally Bain said: "She's made it so attractive. In the early stages there was some vandalism but now it seems to survive.

"I think it's rather lovely and it's very popular in Fowey."

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