Heyes playing fields.

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I noticed this morning that yet again the heyes playing fields were damaged by what appears to have been a wagon driven on it last night.What i fail to understand is why LCC who own the land,hynburn council and St Marys who want to refurbish the area spend some of the monies they say they have to make the area more secure,ie an earthern bank,even if it is only on a temp basis,but then again the famous health and safety laws might mean that the brussel sprout brained horse riders that gallop across it on a very regular basis or the local numbties in the obligatory corsas who use it as a main road might injure themselves trying to get on.:confused:
 
LCC Consultation: Full: Construction of a Heys Playing Field Heron Way
05/10/2009
single storey football pavilion including new Oswaldtwistle Accrington car park, footpath, 2.4m high 2D security fencing, conversion of existing all weather pitch to natural grass football pitch and
redraining works to existing pitches
http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/site/custom_scripts/planapps/applications/108/051009 TO091009.pdf

The plans were approved, so hopefully when the work's completed, it won't be happening in the future.
 
We locals have been told that public access to the playing field will cease on 23rd due to commencement of drainage works and construction plant on the field.

So if you 'excercise' your dog there you will have to find somewhere else for it to crap
.....and not on our lawns please (I am ready with a camera to record offenders)
 
The permenant fencing looks about 50% done.
Even though it is 8' high it isn't obtrusive because you can see through it easily.
 
Today the fencing firm has been using a sthil saw continuously for the last two hours at the main construction area next to my flat.

....keeping windows closed and hoping for heavy rain

PS Wow - the power of thought! - rain stopped play as I typed
 
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Rain stopped - 'play resumed' - it is difficult to maintain brain power with a two hour headache.
 
The novelty of having something to watch from my ivory tower has worn off good style.

The noise pollution from living next to this building site is driving me scatty (and for those of you who thought I was that already, for me to acknowledge that, shows you how bad it is).

Today, the combination of the prolonged use of a cement mixer and stiyl saws, interspersed with the bleeps of reversing heavy machinery, and the rumble of delivery vehicles is unbearable.

When the caterpillar tracked vehicles pass my front door my desk vibrates.
This is a rant from a sleep deprived person. Any elderly person will tell you that a daytime nap is essential to an 'older persons' wellbeing - I am being deprived of mine.
 

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All work should be finished before the end of the year. It may not get played on until 2012 – 2013 season as the ground has to bed in.
 
Really noisy here today.
My desk has been shaking several times.
That caterpillar track digger makes the earth move for me:rolleyes:

What I dont understand is why they are re-digging a trench that they dug and filled in several weeks ago.
I can see that they are adding another pipe to the one they originally laid.
Why didn't they lay both then:confused:
 

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Heard on the grapevine that a lot of the contractors have had the tyres on their vehicles slashed.
 
garinda said:
Heard on the grapevine that a lot of the contractors have had the tyres on their vehicles slashed.
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That was a few weeks ago. The gang of lads also tried to start the construction equipment. After that they moved their vehicles off the site nightly for a while.

There have been incidents since - kids fooling about on the piles of building materials, thefts of wood - I've lost count of the number of times the police have been up here.

It is amazing to see 14yr olds scale the high fencing in one leap - one even carried his bike over with him.

It might well be providing a much needed amenity for the community but it is very disruptive for nearby residents while it is being built.
 
The roof is under construction now.
This pavilion is big! - three entrances.

I suppose the criminal invasion will really get underway when the plumbing gear arrives.
We have heard that 24hr surveillance will be used - it's needed.
 

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It looks massive.

It must be a right pain, especially in summer, when you want your windows open.

:(
 
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