Get on yer bike!

[Acrylic-bob]

Interesting point there Willow. There does seem to be a disinct diminution in the availability of open water. The borough seems to make very little of the river and the brooks which flow through the town and HBC's incompetance when it comes to public fountains is legendary. As you say. water can be attractive and impressive if properly used AND MAINTAINED.

[garinda]

I don't know who maintains the lodge at Foxhill Bank Nature Reserve, most of the path maintenance seems to be done by the Friend's organization.

I do know the litter bins haven't been emptied in six months.

The whole new development, including more bloody shops when we have such a glut of them already empty, smells a bit fishy, but perhaps that's just the lodge drying out.

[SPUGGIE J]

Originally Posted by garinda

I don't know who maintains the lodge at Foxhill Bank Nature Reserve, most of the path maintenance seems to be done by the Friend's organization.

I do know the litter bins haven't been emptied in six months.

The whole new development, including more bloody shops when we have such a glut of them already empty, smells a bit fishy, but perhaps that's just the lodge drying out.

Suprised that the council aint selling the lodge mud as a healthy body pack to raise some cash. It will be sold to housing developers at some point no doubt if this scheme fails.

[Basher]

Originally Posted by chav1

hang on i thought they wanted us to drop dead so that they dont have to pay out pensions or is it a case of they want us breathing and paying taxes but once we reach pension age it would be appreciated if we would kindly drop dead

cycle lanes..?

if your scared of traffic get off the road and use the pavement i have cycled for years yet i seriously think cyclist are getting pampered way too much with all these stupid modifications made to the roads especialy since cyclists dont pay road tax

I couldn't have put it better myself chav1.

[SPUGGIE J]

I would quite willingly pay to use the roads providing I get to thump the minority of stupid drivers who think its fun to drive very close to cyclist or blast their horns at us just for fun. Its these kind of idiots that make the hostile air between cyclists and careful thoughtful drivers. There is only so much bouncing onto pavements that can be done if they are too close. Alls it takes is a small miscalculation and i am under the twerps wheels!!!

[Madhatter]

I think you've lost the chance of something that could have been really nice, the bridge could have been rebuilt over the water with high barriers, turn it in to something nice, instead you get more flats, houses and shops.

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

Interesting point there Willow. There does seem to be a disinct diminution in the availability of open water. ....... As you say. water can be attractive and impressive if properly used AND MAINTAINED.

I do believe that Hyndburn did once have more than it's fair share of open water sites....The only ones that now appear remaining are Foxhill Bank, Hagg Lodge & the Canal. Yet the most successful urban regeneration schemes in the country - Salford Quays, Albert Dock, Newcastle Riverside & London Docklands have all been based around the successful and imaginative development of water assets. What a shame that those idiots at HBC could not have followed suit.

[garinda]

Perhaps I dreamt it but didn't someone once say the canal/Commercial hotel at Church couldn't be developed into residential accomodation because of it's proximity to Blythes?

If so how was planning permision granted for the new housing estate, just across the road on the site of the old reservoir?

[Tealeaf]

...because it is more than 500yds from the main production facility. Or at least that is what I heard.

[garinda]

Ok thanks.

Let's hope the wind's in the right direction in the result of an accident.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by Madhatter

I think you've lost the chance of something that could have been really nice, the bridge could have been rebuilt over the water with high barriers, turn it in to something nice, instead you get more flats, houses and shops.

That's what I thought they were going to do at first when I was concerned about people falling off but like you said they could have built decent barriers, and developing the lodge attractively, AND maintaining it would have provided something far more attractive than another bunch of retail outlets which will probably end up empty.

[garinda]

It could have been Accy's answer to the Everglades.

Instead of alligators, we could have safely looked down on all the terrapins that were released after the Muntant Ninja turtles craze had died.

[park381]

Originally Posted by garinda

Perhaps I dreamt it but didn't someone once say the canal/Commercial hotel at Church couldn't be developed into residential accomodation because of it's proximity to Blythes?

This link is interesting reading "Church Canal Gateway"
http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/your%5F...easibility.pdf

[Acrylic-bob]

I would say that, on the whole, it was a good idea....but then this is HBC we are talking about and I am sorry but I will not believe one word of it until I see it. Moreover, the longer the buildings lie derelict, the less chance they have of being regenerated or restored. I may be wrong and too cynical for my own good. If that proves to be the case then I will be the first to say so - but I would caution against holding your breath in anticipation.

[park381]

I will agree with you there A-B, but you have to admit, the water colours look very good