Pencester Gardens in January

• howard mcsweeney1

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  25 January 2016     17:53289899
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  Bit of gardening required when Spring comes along.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  
• Brian Dixon

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  25 January 2016     19:05289904
  #2      
  ex puddles due to flooding.
• Guest 698

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  25 January 2016     19:33289906
  #3      
  Damage caused by the funfair operators?
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• howard mcsweeney1

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  25 January 2016     19:42289907
  #4      
  Don't think so Peter normally there are yellow bits and small bald patches that correct themselves fairly quickly.
• Andy B

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  25 January 2016     19:43289908
  #5      
  Looks like flooding/puddle damage to me.Its sure to grow back.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  25 January 2016     19:56289909
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  Too far gone in my view looks as bare as the bits by the Stagecoach office that people trample through.
  
  Looked nicer by the river.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  
• Reginald Barrington

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  25 January 2016     20:26289912
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  If it's only water damage it will be laying dormant underground until the ground temp rises above about 6° and 3 or 4 wks after it will be as good as new. The lower paddock in connaught is more soil than grass this time of year but always comes back in spring. The groundsman should level the dips with top soil once it starts growing in spring if they know what they're doing.
  Arte et Marte
• Andy B

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  25 January 2016     20:36289913
  #8      
  Years back the parks n gardens were run by groundsmen that knew what they were doing,nowdays i,m not so sure.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  29 July 2016     12:43316182
  #9      
  No signs of it coming back to life.
  
  
  

  
• Sue Nicholas

  • Location: river
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  29 July 2016     12:51316184
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  Too many events allowed the grass never has time to recover.I think they will need to keep an eye on Kearsney Abbey The gardens could go the same way.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  29 July 2016     15:54316188
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  The grass usually corrects itself after events, I don't think the contractors used are actual groundsmen, more a labour force.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  30 July 2016     11:59316211
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  It will take another bashing tomorrow when the fair arrives with the surface soggy from today's rain.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  1 August 2016     13:21316266
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  Not too much damage to the surface. All rides £1 over the 4 days except dodgems at £1. 50.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  3 August 2016     08:03316346
  #14      
  Rain due to clear this morning in time for the first day of the fair.
• Brian Dixon

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  3 August 2016     14:52316357
  #15      
  fair up and running lunch time.