A teenager thinks his town's roads are so below par he decided to make a point - by using potholes to make a crazy golf course.<br /><br />Ben Thornbury, 18, swung into action after reading about locals' fore-strations on Facebook.<br /><br />The student mocked up a sign and opened the course in the middle of market town Malmesbury, Wilts., last Friday (7/4)<br /><br />He says more than 20 residents turned up to have a go - and he hopes it will force the authorities to take action.<br /><br />Ben said: "I'm really proud it was my idea. <br /><br />“People were playing crazy golf in middle of the high street while all the cars were coming past. <br /><br />“Probably more than 20 people turned up - for a small town that’s very good. <br /><br />“A family had just come into town for the day, they rocked up in the middle of the road and started playing golf with us.<br /><br />“It’s just been such a rewarding feeling and people have been messaging me saying, ‘You’ve done it again for the community’."<br /><br />Ben, from Malmesbury, enjoys spending his free time volunteering for projects in his local area, taking on tasks like cleaning the streets and trimming overgrown hedges. <br /><br />So, when he realised how much the potholes in the town were affecting residents, he decided to turn his hand to protesting. <br /><br />Using supplies he already had from his volunteering work, he created a sign reading ‘High Street Crazy Potholes Golf Now Open” and set up the course using mini traffic cones. <br /><br />He posted about his idea on Facebook and as the likes started rolling in, locals started turning up.<br /><br />Ben said: “The potholes in town have been a massive issue for months now.<br /><br />"Residents have been complaining on Facebook saying all the roads and the high street is full of them. <br /><br />“We’ve been reporting it and had no response from the council and now people are getting fed up that nothing is being done about it. <br /><br />“With my community work, I had some signs I wasn’t using - I mocked up a design on my phone for a road sign saying ‘crazy pothole golf’ and that’s how it all came about. <br /><br />“People thought it was a brill idea and were saying it was about time someone did something about it to raise awareness. <br /><br />“The council might not respond to a letter, but I hoped using a bit of humour would get their attention straight away.”<br /><br />Wiltshire Council has been approached for comment.
