Bromley pothole artist appears on Steph’s Packed Lunch

Tim Webb has been taking to the streets of Bromley with the unique approach of using his “pothole art” to highlight the borough's road conditions.

After first being highlighted by News Shopper, Tim's creative campaign has gained widespread attention and today he made an appearance on the Channel 4 programme to discuss his motive and showcase his artwork.

At midday today (June 19) Tim explained his creative visions and the driving force behind his unique artwork while live on the program.

In his conversation with Steph, Tim unveiled a pothole art piece featuring a tow truck and Noah's Ark.

Noah's Ark and the tow truck (Image: Tim W)

He explained that the artwork had specific references to his home borough, saying: "This one is particularly where I show an eye for detail because the casual viewer might not see this.

“I put a lot of finer detail in there. Look at the tow truck, the postcode is BR6, which is the postcode for my area, and where I live in Bromley is BR6."

He rounded off his interview by demonstrating a "toad in the hole" concept in the studio (a toy frog sat in the centre of a pothole) which was “dedicated to his favourite dish”.

Tim’s artwork has previously included various scenes staged in and around the potholes, such as baby crocs, a family of ducks, a stairway to heaven, an exotic fishpond, a recovery truck rescue, and even a crash-landed UFO.

Each creation aims to raise awareness of the neglected road conditions in Bromley.

Tim was inspired to launch his creative campaign after seeing a similar initiative on Facebook in Brightlingsea, Essex.

Encouraged by the idea, he began staging toys and props around Bromley's potholes.

However, it was when Tim started re-reporting the potholes to FixMyStreet, accompanied by photographs of his creative displays, that action began to be taken to repair the potholes.

The newfound attention garnered through his unique approach seems to have spurred the local authorities into action.

Speaking previously to the News Shopper, Tim shared his perspective on his campaign.

Some of Tim's previous work (Image: Tim W)

He said: "Sometimes you have to step outside of the normal comfort zone in the way of doing things, and I think I just got a little voice inside telling me this seems to be a way forward.

“I never meant to start a campaign at first."

Recently Bromley Council announced that a second contractor has been hired on a temporary basis so that the outstanding potholes in the borough which had built up over the winter can be repaired.