Coppice Celebratory Project - Page 2

jaysay · 28-09-2009, 10:18

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Originally Posted by katex

Good event Gayle ... well done, enjoyed it very much.

Met Tosh at the bottom ...excellent company (we exchanged nostalgic memories

), particularly as neither of us wished to ascend the Coppice with any great rush. Kept close to the Red Cross guys just in case we needed oxygen ...

Loved the musicians that greeted you on the way and the choir was lovely.
Well, everybody was great really. Good to see lots of children there; suspect they had never been up the Coppice before.

Congratulations to the councillors too who are making efforts to improve the pathways etc., around this area .. gotta preserve the landscape we have been blessed with.

My 'photos aren't the best ... but sure there will be lots of offerings later.

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Great pics kate, thanks from those of use who couldn't make it even if we'd wanted to

Ossywarrior · 07-10-2009, 14:55

the paths up the coppice have been completly ruined

katex · 08-10-2009, 07:04

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Originally Posted by Ossywarrior

the paths up the coppice have been completly ruined

It does allow disabled people with motobility scooters to get up there though Ossywarrior .. although appeared to be a bumpy ride, however, sure I heard Graham Jones, in his speech, say that it would be surfaced with a covering to fit in with the environment.

Ossywarrior · 08-10-2009, 10:23

the hardpack they did was very good, which is what people walked up on the parade but they have just tarmaced the right hand side all the way up to the stone, which has runined it, the coppice is the gateway to the pennies and numerous superb rides and walks. ive riden all over the place this year and hyndburn are the first to tarmac a hillside....it really is sad

Gayle · 08-10-2009, 10:33

I haven't seen it so I can't see how well or how badly it's done, so can't comment on its appearance. But whatever has been done, it's not Hyndburn Borough Council that's done it - it's Lancashire County Council under their Remade programme.

I presume it's about accessibility.

Ossywarrior · 08-10-2009, 10:36

well they need sorting and yes it is done under there remade programme, i always wonder why the council/county council are so backwards whe it comes to keeping green space green. a huge tarmac pathway up the coppice is disgusting

Roy · 08-10-2009, 13:43

It does look pretty bad!

armani · 20-10-2009, 22:59

just seen this how rediculous used to love going up there on my horse, is there anywhere to go on my horse that hasnt been tarmac'd??????

Morecambe Ex Pat · 02-11-2009, 10:00

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Originally Posted by Roy

It does look pretty bad!

Where was this picture taken?
Is it the front face overlooking Avenue Parade?
I remember the last time I walked up the coppice, Peel Park Ave and then up the Burnley Road side the view over Burnley road was obscured by trees. It is a few years ago so I imagine by now the view from the top is quite limited too, what a shame.

Neil · 02-11-2009, 10:06

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Originally Posted by armani

just seen this how rediculous used to love going up there on my horse, is there anywhere to go on my horse that hasnt been tarmac'd??????

Looks great if you have a wheelchair or a pram. Are you allowed up there on a horse? You can't take a horse in many parks so it might be the same.

katex · 02-11-2009, 11:33

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Originally Posted by Neil

Looks great if you have a wheelchair or a pram. Are you allowed up there on a horse? You can't take a horse in many parks so it might be the same.

They've always been allowed before Neil, don't see should be any different now .. would be able to see the horse dollops better though ...

Mmm ... doesn't exactly match the environment does it .. still will allow more people access. Eh ! Can probably go up in me stilettos now

Bernard Dawson · 02-11-2009, 12:12

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Originally Posted by katex

They've always been allowed before Neil, don't see should be any different now .. would be able to see the horse dollops better though ...

Mmm ... doesn't exactly match the environment does it .. still will allow more people access. Eh ! Can probably go up in me stilettos now

Just as long as you don't try and get up on a motor bike,you can go up in any shoes you want.

Neil · 02-11-2009, 19:16

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Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson

Just as long as you don't try and get up on a motor bike,you can go up in any shoes you want.

Do you know if horses are allowed?

Bernard Dawson · 02-11-2009, 21:11

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Originally Posted by Neil

Do you know if horses are allowed?

As Kate said horses have been allowed in the past. But as you say horses our not allowed in the other parks of the Borough, and the coppice is a park so you would think that they shouldn't be allowed.

I'm not sure why somebody would want to go up there on a horse anyway.But I'll find out what the policy is in relation to horses and the coppice.If we have one that is.

My main concern in the past has been keeping motor bikes from getting on the coppice.Not always successfully.