 Cracks start to show in Victoria Park story, Media blamed for extracting too many stories from town park |
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 Nov 8 2010, 05:42 PM
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So why are they dewatering when it is meant to have been switched off?
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Nov 8 2010, 07:08 PM
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QUOTE (Iommi @ Nov 8 2010, 05:42 PM)  So why are they dewatering when it is meant to have been switched off? Where did you read they were meant to have finished dewatering? |
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Nov 8 2010, 07:45 PM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 8 2010, 07:08 PM) Where did you read they were meant to have finished dewatering? http://newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=15019 Costain have told the media that pumping has stopped. Wake up at the back  .
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Nov 8 2010, 08:10 PM
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QUOTE (HJD @ Nov 8 2010, 07:45 PM) http://newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=15019 Costain have told the media that pumping has stopped. Wake up at the back . |
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Nov 8 2010, 08:22 PM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 8 2010, 07:08 PM) Where did you read they were meant to have finished dewatering? From the article above it says:"The underground work which necessitated the water being abstracted has now finished and the pipes have been shut off. " |
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 Nov 8 2010, 08:27 PM
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QUOTE (Iommi @ Nov 8 2010, 08:22 PM) From the article aboce it says:"The underground work which necessitated the water being abstracted has now finished and the pipes have been shut off. " But they haven't have they, so it looks like the NWN have got it wrong.
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Nov 8 2010, 08:30 PM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 8 2010, 08:27 PM) But they haven't, have they, so it looks like the NWN have got it wrong. Which is why I asked the question, but it seems strange that they would continue to dewater if the work that necessitated it has been finished. |
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Nov 8 2010, 08:34 PM
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QUOTE (Iommi @ Nov 8 2010, 08:30 PM) Which is why I asked the question, but it seems strange that they would continue to dewater if the work that necessitated it has been finished. I haven't seen it reported that this work has finished, where did you see it? |
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Nov 8 2010, 08:36 PM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 8 2010, 08:34 PM) I haven't seen it reported that this work has finished, where did you see it? From the article above it says:"The underground work which necessitated the water being abstracted has now finished and the pipes have been shut off. " |
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Nov 8 2010, 08:44 PM
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QUOTE (Iommi @ Nov 8 2010, 08:36 PM) From the article above it says:"The underground work which necessitated the water being abstracted has now finished and the pipes have been shut off. " Again no source. Basically the NWN just made it up didn't they, which goes back to what the original poster was saying.
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Nov 8 2010, 08:50 PM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 8 2010, 08:44 PM) Again no source. Basically the NWN just made it up, didn't they which goes back to what the original poster was saying. They might have made it up, but they could have been lied to. Perhaps Cllr Allen could clear this up; to some here it looks suspicious. |
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Nov 8 2010, 08:53 PM
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"The underground work which necessitated the water being abstracted has now finished and the pipes have been shut off."
- Quote from Newbury News |
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Nov 8 2010, 08:53 PM
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QUOTE (Iommi @ Nov 8 2010, 08:50 PM) They might have made it up, but they could have been lied to. Perhaps Mr Allen could clear this up, as to some here it looks suspicious. I'd go with the former as there's no source credited to the statements. |
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Nov 8 2010, 08:54 PM
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QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 8 2010, 08:53 PM) "The underground work which necessitated the water being abstracted has now finished and the pipes have been shut off." - Quote from Newbury News ER, yes...we've already been down this one!  |
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Nov 8 2010, 08:55 PM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 8 2010, 08:53 PM) I'd go with the former as there's no source credited to the statements. You may speculate, but I have read it in good faith and it seems a strange thing to report. BTW - the dewatering was scheduled to finish in November. |
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Nov 8 2010, 09:06 PM
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QUOTE (Iommi @ Nov 8 2010, 08:55 PM) You may speculate, but I have read it in good faith and it seems a strange thing to report. BTW - the dewatering was scheduled to finish in November. Perhaps they should have sent someone down to check given the whole thing seems to be behind schedule. It is after all, five minutes walk from their HQ. |
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Nov 8 2010, 10:56 PM
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QUOTE (Iommi @ Nov 8 2010, 08:50 PM) They might have made it up, but they could have been lied to. Perhaps Cllr Allen could clear this up; to some here it looks suspicious. Anything to oblige. The water pumping cannot simply be shut off; it needs to be gradually shut-down in an orderly fashion. Althought I agree the conflicting news and reports are a bit frustrating. I've asked for an update from Costain tomorrow (9/11) and I'll post any reply I get. Regards |
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Nov 8 2010, 11:20 PM
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QUOTE (David Allen @ Nov 8 2010, 10:56 PM) Anything to oblige. The water pumping cannot simply be shut off; it needs to be gradually shut-down in an orderly fashion. Althought I agree the conflicting news and reports are a bit frustrating. I've asked for an update from Costain tomorrow (9/11) and I'll post any reply I get. Regards Thank you Cllr Allen, a voice of calm in a sea of chaos! 
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Nov 9 2010, 11:56 AM
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Hey User. Do you still rent out your house in Park Terrace? Maybe you are in a better position to update us all.
-------------------- Newbury's #1 ill-informed internet poster
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Nov 9 2010, 01:11 PM
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I have some questions the Council might like to answer:
Does the Council not insure against damage to the park's walls and buildings? Does NTC have a repairing obligation to all of the affected buildings - even the toilet block? Do any of the Friends of Victoria Park own property affected by the supposed subsidance? Is the damage to the walls and buildings not a result of tree root damage and collapse after felling? Couldn't you just have repaired the football pitches with a couple of dumpy bags of topsoil? How much exactly is the survey costing? Why is the survey delayed? -------------------- Right an injustice - give Simon Kirby his allotment back!
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