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beernard
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 Posted - 11 May 2012 : 20:51:03
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| I am not sure if i have missed a thread or news clip on here, but why is the grass not being cut around the village? Is it just certain areas? I live off cumberland road and the grass areas are a total mess. I do not think it has been cut in over a month! |
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hairspray
Senior Member
United Kingdom
104 Posts |
Posted - 11 May 2012 : 23:00:02
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| Possibly because it has not stopped raining! |
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Crazypaving
Average Member
United Kingdom
51 Posts |
Posted - 23 May 2012 : 12:47:12
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| Has anybody else noticed the disgraceful state of the grassed areas and verges in Bramley Green. as far as I understand this is the responsibility of APC so why does it look worse than an inner city London Estate? the verges along Rowan Way and Nursey Road are dreadful. Mayflower Park and the Community Centre don't look much better. What on earth is going on? Is the APC trying to make the village look as awful as possible so to discourage property developers from investing here? If so, they are succeeding. What a complete shambles the place looks and no sign of a mower or strimmer anywhere! Does not a proportion of our council tax go towards these communal issues. It is bad enough that after 8 years there is still no sign of the roads being adopted despite having to contribute to WSCC coffers. |
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rogp
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23 May 2012 : 20:32:49
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| Think you will find this is not confined to just Angmering, Littlehampton, Wick all over the place the verges etc are terrible state, however as Hairspray says, they can't really mow/strim in the rain. Saw some council workers strimming away in East Preston so hopefully wil get ours done soon. |
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Pansy
Senior Member
United Kingdom
172 Posts |
Posted - 23 May 2012 : 21:45:57
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| The roundabout at the end of Station Road/A259 is becoming quite dangerous with the tall grass. It really needs cutting tomorrow! |
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Crazypaving
Average Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 May 2012 : 07:49:51
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| It's not raining now nor has it for at least a week or more and that doesn't stop the authorities from mowing! Think you need to live in Rustington to get the verges cut! Reckon Angmering is bottom of the list! In any event, the grassed areas and verges in Bramley Green, Mayflower park, community centre etc is the responsibility of Angmering Parish Council. It's nice to see the centre of the village looking so nice. Wonder why that is when the rest of the village looks a tip! If it's true that ISS have had their contract cancelled, surely the APC has made alternative arrangements and employed enough replacements to do the job. Perhaps we are all going to get a rebate on our PC tax because of services paid for and not provided! Oh look, there's a pig flying across the sky!!! |
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jammer
Senior Member
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Posted - 24 May 2012 : 08:56:34
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The verges etc. and grassed areas where I live (greenacres estate area) haven't been cut for about 6 weeks as far as I can remember. The grass is nearly 2ft tall in places.
I rang WSCC highways dept to complain last Friday and got a reference number and an assurance that it would be chased up.
It is a total mess. I was told that the contractors had informed them that they were behind, and the guy at WSCC asked me how much was affected. He was surprised when I told him the whole village was affected.
Yeah Great job WSCC.
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jammer
Senior Member
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Posted - 24 May 2012 : 09:02:08
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| Also I can remember them mowing when it was wet before, as I remember all of the wet grass cuttings (that they no longer clear up) being trodden into my porch by my kids. |
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roosterbri
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
553 Posts |
Posted - 24 May 2012 : 11:05:14
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Grass grows....grass gets wet when it rains....grass does not cut very well when it is wet...grass can take a week or so of this weather to dry down to a cuttable level.....just saying
You could try cutting some yourselves as some have....!!!!!!!!!ducks behind the shed.. |
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hairspray
Senior Member
United Kingdom
104 Posts |
Posted - 24 May 2012 : 11:42:56
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The village hardly looks a tip!! Think some people on these forums need to get a life or worry about more important matters !! and yes some of you will think I am rude ....but I worry about more important things than a bit of long grass !!!!!!
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Karl@KCM
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 May 2012 : 14:31:11
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cutting it outside the school today, looks a lot neater 
I agree with roosterbri, if everyone who cut their lawn cut the verge outside their house there would be
a, nothing to moan about and
b, a lot tidier (because its so untidy) village  |
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derekdainton
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Posted - 24 May 2012 : 14:59:26
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| Heaven forbid that you should suggest people take a personal pride in their neighbourhood. If the grass was long outside my house I'd get off my backside and cut it. |
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hairspray
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 May 2012 : 15:43:09
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| I do tidy up the communal flowerbed outside my house, I have pruned the tree , which I guess should be the councils job. If I had long grass outside my house in a communal lawn I would mow it myself and not wait for someone else to do it if it bothered me. I pick up rubbish if I see it anywhere when I am out and about in Angmering. What I should have made clear is I am a pro active person regards my surroundings . I accept we pay taxes for the work to be done but at times of a back log of work due to bad weather I am understanding of this. I do take a pride in my own front and back garden but admit I get exasperated at What I consider to be trivial moaning. |
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jammer
Senior Member
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Posted - 25 May 2012 : 10:22:21
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its not just verges where I live, its whole areas, should we just get out and mow that ourselves? Im talking about 1200 square feet (approx) you would cut that yourself would you derekdainton? Nothing to do with personal pride mate, sheer logistics. I dont own a powerful petrol mover that can cut grass over 2ft in length.
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roosterbri
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
553 Posts |
Posted - 25 May 2012 : 11:42:28
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Unless I have misunderstood the minutes of APC meeting they have agreed to the purchase of an £11000 mower just for the purpose of keeping Bramley Green grassy areas mown. Perhaps Jammer you should ask APC if this mower could also be used on Greenacres as opposed to paying others to mow the area.
By the way if the grass is """2 ft""" tall I suspect a farmer would be a better bet He would use it for hay!!!!LOL
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jammer
Senior Member
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Posted - 25 May 2012 : 12:04:03
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| Why would APC buy a mower for just one part of the village? Surely it should be for the whole village? Presumably they would be paying someone to operate it too? If this is the case then yes RoosterBri I totally agree with you. Re the farmer suggestion its a good one, but think it may be quicker and more cost effective if we were issued with a goat :-) |
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jammer
Senior Member
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Posted - 25 May 2012 : 13:33:20
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Originally posted by roosterbri
By the way if the grass is """2 ft""" tall I suspect a farmer would be a better bet He would use it for hay!!!!LOL
you may think I am joking but the grass in one section outside my house measures 2ft 11in in some places.
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neil
Forum Owner / Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 May 2012 : 13:49:54
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Extract from the minutes of the APC Policy & Finance Committe Meeeting of 17 April 2012: quote:
Grass Cutting & Horticultural Contracts
The Clerk had circulated a report (copy attached to these minutes) on the conclusions of the Environment Committee, and subsequent investigations relating to a change to the method of delivering adequate village maintenance for the future. On a proposal by Councillor Graham, seconded by Councillor Bos it was RESOLVED to recommend to the Parish Council to:
a) Extend the Flower Bed Maintenance contract with Ferring Nurseries for a further two years at a price of £6,397.15 per annum, an increase of just 1% over that for 2011/2012.
b) Extend the Village Centre Maintenance contract with Seymour & Lisle for a further year at a price of £7,648, an increase of 4.5% over 2011/2012, the first such increase since the contract was first let in 2007.
c) Continue the Grounds Maintenance Operative (GMO) post beyond the fixed term contract and her work extended to grass cutting currently done by ISS Waterers.
d) An additional 10 hours per week to be offered initially to the Environmental Warden to facilitate litter picking prior to grass cutting and strimming of the area and provide support to the GMO.
e) Purchase two mowers, a large sit-on and a self-propelled smaller mower, which would be required. Mowing would be carried out on an 'as needed' basis during March to October and there would be initial and annual maintenance costs for the mowers. The purchase of these mowers would be financed from the remaining funds reserved from the Section 106 settlement given to maintain the Bramley Green open spaces.
f) Use the free storage of the mower and diesel which had been agreed at a local facility.
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BFA
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 May 2012 : 22:31:19
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"They" seem to be getting on with it now - it's a job they are contracted to do so it's not like they've just decided not to do it.
It rained a lot, a backlog was created, they are catching up.
When they do catch up and the show goes on as normal, will there be such an active thread to thank those responsible for these mundane tasks, year on year? Doubt it - little thought is given to things that just happen until a time comes when they don't - and then WHOOPEE, we can bash APC. They can't defy nature.
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jammer
Senior Member
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Posted - 26 May 2012 : 09:17:21
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Yes they started yesterday. Still lots to do but as you say there is a massive backlog. For reference the grass area that affects me is the responsibility of Wscc I think, according to the highways officer I spoke too. And so no apc bashing occurred on my part.
Of course we are grateful to those that do these jobs but am I wrong in thinking that we pay for this service. It's not a gift from a benevolent authority is it ? Maybe I am wrong. But just for the record thanks to all involved. |
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derekdainton
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Posted - 29 May 2012 : 12:22:04
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Hope they are also going to do something about the Legacy Garden on Bramley Green. A nice idea, but it doesn't look as if anyone had the foresight to lay a membrane under the gravel with the result that it's now a weed infested mess.
And as for the so-called Water Lane Garden ..... |
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roosterbri
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 May 2012 : 06:38:23
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"And as for the so-called Water Lane Garden ....."
This has been a joke for a long time....it is as though the APC cannot see that it is a jungle of weeds not wild flowers.
If they will not accept my suggestion of concreting it over and installing troughs in the concrete for flowers/plants then it is time it was contracted out to a professional gardening maintenance company such as Ferring Nurserys.
APC IT IS A MESS
Oooppss thought I saw an elephants trunk sticking up through the weeds
Its a jungle down there!!! |
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drunclejohn
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Posted - 30 May 2012 : 19:13:25
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To be fair, Water Lane is looking pretty good right now, if you look properly and don't just shoot by in a car. There's lot of grass (and goosegrass) but the alkanet and daisies are at their best, there are some spectacular cranesbills in amongst it all and we even spotted an enormous corncockle near the wild flower planted area - which is a really rare wild flower these days. The planted area is covered with tiny seedlings but whether they'll survive if it doesn't rain soon, who knows?
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Originally posted by roosterbri
"And as for the so-called Water Lane Garden ....."
This has been a joke for a long time....it is as though the APC cannot see that it is a jungle of weeds not wild flowers.
If they will not accept my suggestion of concreting it over and installing troughs in the concrete for flowers/plants then it is time it was contracted out to a professional gardening maintenance company such as Ferring Nurserys.
APC IT IS A MESS
Oooppss thought I saw an elephants trunk sticking up through the weeds
Its a jungle down there!!!
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derekdainton
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Posted - 30 May 2012 : 21:21:23
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| Guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You're obviously an enthusiast but to the casual observer it still looks a mess. |
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Rosebud
Average Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 Jun 2012 : 15:56:06
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I noticed today that the grass has finally been cut on the central reservation at the Station Road/A259 roundabout.
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jammer
Senior Member
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Posted - 10 Jun 2012 : 10:41:30
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| Still not cut outside of my house. Ridiculous.. |
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Karl@KCM
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10 Jun 2012 : 11:40:10
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Originally posted by jammer
Still not cut outside of my house. Ridiculous..
Should live down near the school, the endless stream of people carriers parked ther keeps the grass nice and short |
Edited by - Karl@KCM on 10 Jun 2012 11:40:46 |
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