Nothing to do with me....

Gayle · 08-11-2005, 17:56

Before you ask - there was a piece in the LET tonight

Spotlight on green space
Consultants have been commissioned by Hyndburn Council to carry out an audit of the borough's green spaces and recreational grounds.
The study by Knight, Kavanagh and Page (KKP) will look at the quality, distribution and use of the spaces.
It will also identify any places where there are too many or not enough of these areas in the borough.
The results of the audit will be used to devlop a strategy for managing and devloping green spaces.

One of the consultants may share my surname but it's not me or anything to do with me.

I would have to question why more consultants are being brought in to tell us what the people of the borough could tell us for free? How much is this going to cost us?

garinda · 08-11-2005, 18:32

HBC, like past Tory governments, think that selling off every conceivable asset, as if it was the family silver, will solve all their imediate financal problems.

This shortsighted thinking as already led to the proposed selling of 'our' Market Hall. If they try to sell any of our parks or recreation spaces, many of which were donated by benefactors, I for one will be chaining myself to the park gates.

WillowTheWhisp · 08-11-2005, 18:39

You reading between the same lines that I'm reading between Garinda?

garinda · 08-11-2005, 18:45

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

You reading between the same lines that I'm reading between Garinda?

I think I might be.

If they decide we have to much 'greenery' in Hyndburn, and try and sell off any of our parks or recreational spaces, they'll have a fight on their hands.

park381 · 08-11-2005, 19:22

Perhaps Graham could shed a little light on why HBC have commissioned the consultants to audit our "green spaces"

park381 · 08-11-2005, 19:32

Just found the KKP web site, don't tell you much but here's the link
http://www.kkp.co.uk/
They are experts in sport, leisure ?
May be the site will get finished................at a cost to HBC (or the tax payers)........where do they find them

Acrylic-bob · 08-11-2005, 20:27

Errrmmmm, I think it was some time ago that the council announced, largely to itself, that it had too much green space per head of population and was looking for a way to offload it - err sorry that should read "utilise it more effectively".

The new consultants are employed to determine which bits either won't be missed or we can do without. I'm not offering any odds, other than evens, that top of the list of bits to sell in Accrington will be Owd Bob's and Milnshaw Park.

It would not surprise me in the least to discover that KKP is where Nigel Rix has ended up.

park381 · 08-11-2005, 20:45

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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

It would not surprise me in the least to discover that KKP is where Nigel Rix has ended up.

A-B that would not surprise me, it looks like a "new" company

Acrylic-bob · 08-11-2005, 21:06

Is there any way we could find out?

park381 · 08-11-2005, 21:09

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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

Is there any way we could find out?

We could phone them and ask for Mr Rix...............will do that tomorrow and report back

Uncle Mick · 08-11-2005, 21:32

They could have asked me about the open spaces and parks, I think I know most of `em and I come cheap!

SPUGGIE J · 08-11-2005, 22:26

When it comes to consultations most bodies will ask the po's and disregard the "locals" as the pro's know best. Biggest pile of steak and kidney with gravy around as locals know what they want and why.

garinda · 09-11-2005, 00:36

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

the pro's know best.

The pro's knew all the best places on the Commons and parks in south London when I lived there too, not to mention Glasgow Green.

Doug · 09-11-2005, 00:41

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The pro's knew all the best places on the Commons and parks in south London when I lived there too, not to mention Glasgow Green.

You’re a degenerate Mr Rindy…………The mere suggestion that our pro’s use such pleasant places for immoral purposes fill me with dread. The thought of all those apples, plastic bags, skipping ropes and KY bumper bundles. It disgusting I tell you. Disgusting………

SPUGGIE J · 09-11-2005, 00:49

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Originally Posted by garinda

The pro's knew all the best places on the Commons and parks in south London when I lived there too, not to mention Glasgow Green.

Glasgow Green has more uses than most.