 Victoria Park - That Sinking Feeling? |
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 Aug 14 2010, 07:54 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 20-December 09 From: Newbury Member No.: 571  |
QUOTE (On the edge @ Aug 14 2010, 04:55 PM)  Just before we go off spending money might be wise to do a quick check in rest of District. Nothing elaborate; simply has anyone noticed any cracks etc. Might just save us a few quid on a Survey at a time when there are other more pressing things. Good point. I've walked around all the major open spaces around Newbury in the last week or so, and haven't noticed anything like the problems in Victoria Park. Please let me know if anyone notices cracks or subsidence similar to the park's football pitch, bowls club, tennis courts and pathways. My contact details are on the Town Council's website. Many thanks David Allen |
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Aug 15 2010, 10:03 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 7,847 Joined: 23-May 09 From: Newbury Member No.: 98 |
QUOTE (David Allen @ Aug 14 2010, 08:54 PM) Good point. I've walked around all the major open spaces around Newbury in the last week or so, and haven't noticed anything like the problems in Victoria Park. Please let me know if anyone notices cracks or subsidence similar to the park's football pitch, bowls club, tennis courts and pathways. My contact details are on the Town Council's website. Many thanks David Allen Thanks - well done! -------------------- Know your place!
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Aug 22 2010, 11:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 24-August 09 From: Newbury Member No.: 298 |
There are serious problems in Victoria Park. The whole football pitch area feels universally uneven with cracks and there are several holes present, one of which I managed to get my arm into up to my shoulder - there was nothing but empty space underneath. It feels like the pitch can collapse into something akin to a vast cavern underneth it! What with the cracks in the Victoria Park pathways, the walls closest to the Parkway development pulling away from the road and the other stories about cracks appearing in houses, the bowling green, etc., why is it not a priority to formally investigate this? We had hot and dry summers in 2003, 2004 and 2006 but I don't remember this scenario arising before.
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Aug 23 2010, 12:21 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 6,056 Joined: 14-May 09 From: Bouvetøya Member No.: 51 |
QUOTE (David Allen @ Aug 14 2010, 08:54 PM) Good point. I've walked around all the major open spaces around Newbury in the last week or so, and haven't noticed anything like the problems in Victoria Park. Please let me know if anyone notices cracks or subsidence similar to the park's football pitch, bowls club, tennis courts and pathways. My contact details are on the Town Council's website. Many thanks David Allen You can pop round to my garden if you like. Lots of cracks. |
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