Well done Hyndburn Parks dept
for a change instead of calling em ... we should be congratulating them .. they've won the 'prestigious' Green Flag for 7 of Hyndburn Borough Parks ... (its in last weeks accy observer)
Wilsons Playing Fields and Woodlands Lowerfold Park Cutwood Park Oakhill Park Mercer Park Gatty Park and Accrington Cemetery and Crematorium They've done well ... well done!!!! :D |
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The Parks Dept is massively under funded and under staffed. I agree they do well with what the Councillors give them but have you had a walk around some of those parks recently? Some of the paths in Oakhill are terrible and should have been re built years ago, the ponds and waterfall haven't worked for years and a very small group of volunteers have been trying to repair them with a tiny budget. The bowling Pavillion in Lowerfold needs pulling down and it had a fair chance of being rebuilt except another HBC department caused a £40,000 funding bid to fail because they acted too slowly. I could go on but won't.
Green flag sounds good but to me it should be a minimum standard all Hyndburn's parks should be at for starters and not treated as some wonderful achievement. |
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Seem to recall our Market Hall getting a plaque a few years back,:rolleyes: If yeh buy that prestigious award crap, then yeh aint been around them places recently imho. Who actually awards these things? either somebody on a backhander or somebody that needs commiting is my guess.:rolleyes:
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While you are undoubtedly right Neil......I really think that many of the parks are under used.
People(and I know this is a generalisation) often fail to value the green spaces which are dotted about the borough. The up keep of these parks is an enormous task.....and I know that you know this. There have been cutbacks in many vital services.....and I would hazard a guess that the upkeep of parks in the area is of a low priority. How can this situation be overcome? Would it be feasible for the parks to have sponsors......businesses that would be willing to invest capital in improving the paths....or other facilities within the park? Could some of the work that is needed be done by those on community payback? I really don't know what answers to these questions are.....but what ever the failings of the current system, the volunteers who work tirelessly (with limited funding) powered by goodwill and the desire to improve the local environment should be congratulated for their work in keeping the green spaces as good as they can make them. I give them my thanks for what they do...and add my admiration for their efforts. Well done. |
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How ironic,have just bought the Observor n theres a letter n picture about a park in it.:rolleyes:
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I visit Burnley road cemetery once a week and it is always kept immaculate.
The little area where the cremation graves and stones are is always very colourful with plenty of flowers. Yesterday I was placing flowers on June's grave and the head of the gardening department approached me and asked me what I thought of the site. I told him much I appreciated all the good work the lads do and asked him to thank them personally from me. I can't comment on the parks as I never go there, as far as the article in the Observer is concerned unless my chips are wrapped in a copy I don't read it. |
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The cemmy is always kept nice, i go yon meself regular. Perhaps cos its not a big chav magnet?
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It's other departments, some officers and councillors who don't understand how the systems work that can often cause problems. I was recently asked by a none parks council officer to insist that a funder told us the terms and conditions of the bid we were applying for. Those that know about these things understand that terms and conditions can often be different for each project and can be set by a grants panel to ensure the work is done a certain way. We had to withdraw that £40,000 bid because other council departments couldn't meet the application deadline - they only had about 4 months to sort it :( Quote:
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Sorry for the long post and any ranting I may have done |
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