howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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someone pointed out to me recently that during the snowy weather the slope here is very popular with children and their sleds.
the concrete posts remain from when the seat was taken away about 8/9 years ago, unfortunately the posts are about halfway down the slope.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Isn't it as is because there is a treasure buried underneath?
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Looks dangerous, someone's little one could become a cropper running in to those posts, accidents can happen.
Ho hum.....should we risk asking if the local authorities might use their H&S logic (and their wish not to be sued) to move this before the next 9 years go by?
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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Exactly what I was thinking Bern but sadly that requires common sense.
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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you would laugh
i asked if they could cut the grass at the top of the slope so kids could use it for footy
couldnt cos of elf and safety
what is it all coming to?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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yet concrete posts are o.k.
Should I stub my toe up there I will, of course, call on the full might of the law...........
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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On the assumption that this is at the old Clarendon Play area, I have now written to the Director of Property Services and asked for it to either be repaired to its former state, or be taken away all together.
Roger
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Guest 722- Registered: 23 Aug 2011
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If this is behind Clarendon Place, we used to have a fantastic sledge run. All the way from the moat down to the opening, until the play area was built. and the football pitch. Both of which have never really been used. just left to go to ruin.
It was quite a log back up the hill with sledge but well worth the extra long run down. I'm talking 1960's.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Andy
I don't share your view on the usage
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Guest 722- Registered: 23 Aug 2011
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I haven't lived there for 30 years. maybe it is used more now but when I was a kid there was never much going on there. It was the "destruction" of our sledge run that I was upset about. As a 10 year old. The swings used to get vandalised a lot. What is there now ?
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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sadly andy
its all gone
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Which, I suppose, sums it up.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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all that remains is the hard standing where the swings etc were and the two concrete posts.
thanks roger.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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No problem Howard, I hope whatever they do, is done quite soon.
Roger
