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start [2019/06/09 12:21] – [Rushcliffe Borough Council is reported as trying to sell off Lutterell Hall for development.] fulfordstart [2023/09/24 21:10] (current) – [July 2018 - The end of planning constraints in West Bridgford] fulford
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 ===== News ===== ===== News =====
-==== Rushcliffe Borough Council is reported as trying to sell off Lutterell Hall for development. ====+===== June 2019 - Rushcliffe Borough Council is reported as trying to sell off Lutterell Hall for development. ====
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 West Bridgford Community Hall, in recent years re-badged by Rushcliffe Borough Council as "Lutterell Hall". The hall has been a prominent part of West Bridgford life since 1929. Used as  a daily preschool, a venue for wedding receptions, political hustings, childrens parties, community meetings and for for numerous miscellaneous activities and classes the** Rushcliffe web site** says this: West Bridgford Community Hall, in recent years re-badged by Rushcliffe Borough Council as "Lutterell Hall". The hall has been a prominent part of West Bridgford life since 1929. Used as  a daily preschool, a venue for wedding receptions, political hustings, childrens parties, community meetings and for for numerous miscellaneous activities and classes the** Rushcliffe web site** says this:
  
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 Those who want to stop this latest move to create private profit at the expense of the communtiy should scoot over to https://www.change.org/p/rushcliffe-borough-council-save-lutterell-hall Those who want to stop this latest move to create private profit at the expense of the communtiy should scoot over to https://www.change.org/p/rushcliffe-borough-council-save-lutterell-hall
  
-[[ More News | News & Belated News ]]+==== July 2018 - The end of planning constraints in West Bridgford ===== 
 +|[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/8941/category/296|{{https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2019/04/24/20190424234508-412325a1-me.jpg}}]]| 
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 +This monstrous great concrete and glass box that dominates the skyline and provides a picture window to all the neighboring gardens was not required to go through planning consent by Rushcliffe Borough Council. Because it contains concrete and glass the planners deemed that the construction was broadly similar to that of the beams and stucco of the Edwardian frontage. Nor was creation of a 2nd floor deemed to be a significant change in the shape of the roof. The local residents were not given the opportunity to comment, still less object and the build went ahead under permitted development. 
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 +Interestingly the wooden framed windows and juliet balcony next door went through a 2 year planning process. Consent was denied and only after a Department of Environment review was consent granted. One can only speculate on what kinds of influence might have been brought to bear. 
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 +Surprisingly it appears our Green Councillors support the officers' decision. 
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 +I think from this point forward we can assume that no one in Bridgford will have to concern themselves with planning consent for any development. 
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 +[[ News | More & Belated News ]]
  
 ===== Bridgford Park ===== ===== Bridgford Park =====
 ==== History ==== ==== History ====
-[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/1320/category/74|{{ https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2017/01/01/20170101114040-f4c32b62-sm.jpg |Copse in the mist}}]]+[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/1320/category/74|{{ https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2017/01/01/20170101114040-f4c32b62-me.jpg |Copse in the mist}}]]
 Albert Heymann, the son of a wealthy lace maker in the City of Nottingham sold the hall and grounds to  Albert Heymann, the son of a wealthy lace maker in the City of Nottingham sold the hall and grounds to 
 West Bridgford Urban District Council for a song. The park was supposed to be maintained for the recreation of local residents in perpetuity but there has been successive encroachments in order to build car parks. West Bridgford Urban District Council for a song. The park was supposed to be maintained for the recreation of local residents in perpetuity but there has been successive encroachments in order to build car parks.
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 Many of the trees now have identification plaques on nearby posts. There is a tree walk for which the signboard is near the old main gates to the hall.  Many of the trees now have identification plaques on nearby posts. There is a tree walk for which the signboard is near the old main gates to the hall. 
 === Woodland === === Woodland ===
-[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/1185/category/74|{{https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2016/12/28/20161228110501-7b89df55-sm.jpg?500x233 }}]] +[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/1185/category/74|{{https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2016/12/28/20161228110501-7b89df55-me.jpg?500x233 }}]]
  
 There are 4 copses in the park which in recent years have been routinely cleared of undergrowth and wood chippings have been used to enlarge the paths through them. I suspect it may not be that good ecologically but it does look good and makes more of the park accessible. There are 4 copses in the park which in recent years have been routinely cleared of undergrowth and wood chippings have been used to enlarge the paths through them. I suspect it may not be that good ecologically but it does look good and makes more of the park accessible.
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 ==== Fauna ==== ==== Fauna ====
 Bridgford Park is home to grey squirrels, magpies, blackbirds, hedgesparrows, pigeons and a couple of very cantankerous crows. Foxes roam the park at dusk but appear to be residents of the adjacent Bridge Fields rather than the park itself. There was a nesting [[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/2726/category/126|mistle thrush]] until late June this year (2017). Bridgford Park is home to grey squirrels, magpies, blackbirds, hedgesparrows, pigeons and a couple of very cantankerous crows. Foxes roam the park at dusk but appear to be residents of the adjacent Bridge Fields rather than the park itself. There was a nesting [[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/2726/category/126|mistle thrush]] until late June this year (2017).
-|[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/4590/category/188|{{https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2017/12/19/20171219144600-58b039ca-sm.jpg?200x110|Blackbird}}]]|[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/4417/category/180|{{https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2017/10/30/20171030201500-942098a0-sm.png?200x110|Grey squirrel in Bridgford Park }}]]|[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/4505/search/67|{{https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2017/12/06/20171206091859-0465cce9-sm.png?200x110|Are you looking me?}}]]|[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/2723/category/126|{{https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2017/06/27/20170627155738-82c89248-sm.jpg?200x110|Feed me}}]]|+|[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/4590/category/188|{{https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2017/12/19/20171219144600-58b039ca-me.jpg?200x110|Blackbird}}]]|[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/4417/category/180|{{https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2017/10/30/20171030201500-942098a0-me.png?200x110|Grey squirrel in Bridgford Park }}]]|[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/4505/search/67|{{https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2017/12/06/20171206091859-0465cce9-sm.png?200x110|Are you looking me?}}]]|[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/2723/category/126|{{https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2017/06/27/20170627155738-82c89248-sm.jpg?200x110|Feed me}}]]|
  
 ==== Artifacts ==== ==== Artifacts ====
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 The cast iron drinking fountain which was hugely popular when I were a lad is still in place but is now surrounded by shrubbery and it is no longer functioning. Given contemporary concerns regarding the use of bottled water I wonder if anyone on the Council will have the good sense to return it to full functionality. Harumph! I somehow doubt it. The cast iron drinking fountain which was hugely popular when I were a lad is still in place but is now surrounded by shrubbery and it is no longer functioning. Given contemporary concerns regarding the use of bottled water I wonder if anyone on the Council will have the good sense to return it to full functionality. Harumph! I somehow doubt it.
  
-Most of the old park benches have been replaced over  the years with the latest incarnation being all metal, presumably some light weight alloy, structures but there is is still at least one old West Bridgford UDC cast iron affair left. Some of the slats have been broken out and I do wonder whether it will be survive to be restored to its former glory or if it will be replace with one of utilitarian all metal affairs.+Most of the old park benches have been replaced over  the years with the latest incarnation being all metal, presumably some light weight alloy, structures but there is is still at least one old West Bridgford UDC cast iron affair left. Some of the slats have been broken out and I do wonder whether it will be survive to be restored to its former glory or if it will be replaced with one of utilitarian all metal affairs.
 ==== Opening Times ==== ==== Opening Times ====
 The gates are supposed to be open between dawn and dusk but the process is very unreliable.  The gates are supposed to be open between dawn and dusk but the process is very unreliable. 
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 Saddly in recent years the Prom has become combined with Armed Forces day, which for some of us creates a sense of unease which spoils the event just a tad. Saddly in recent years the Prom has become combined with Armed Forces day, which for some of us creates a sense of unease which spoils the event just a tad.
  
-[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/2818/category/130|{{ https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2017/07/03/20170703121558-79284e69-la.jpg?600x400 |Prom in Park 2017 }}]]+[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/2818/category/130|{{ https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2017/07/03/20170703121558-79284e69-me.jpg?600x400 |Prom in Park 2017 }}]]
 ===== Grantham Canal ===== ===== Grantham Canal =====
 33 miles lonh, the Grantham Canal was completed in 1797 with the primary purpose to carry coal from Nottingham to Grantham. Just 33 years later the profits  of the canal were under threat from the railways. 1850 saw the opening of the Grantham to Nottingham railway and by 1861 the canal fell under the control of the railway company. 33 miles lonh, the Grantham Canal was completed in 1797 with the primary purpose to carry coal from Nottingham to Grantham. Just 33 years later the profits  of the canal were under threat from the railways. 1850 saw the opening of the Grantham to Nottingham railway and by 1861 the canal fell under the control of the railway company.
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 I found it curious on recent walk around the old village 28h October 2018) that the newly fashioned attractive public spaces had no one in them, Perhaps the designer intended that these spaces should only be eye candy for the motorised visitor, there were certainly no benches or bins that might suggest the presence of people. In contrast to the Bridgford Park facility, the play park here was also bereft of parents and toddlers. I found it curious on recent walk around the old village 28h October 2018) that the newly fashioned attractive public spaces had no one in them, Perhaps the designer intended that these spaces should only be eye candy for the motorised visitor, there were certainly no benches or bins that might suggest the presence of people. In contrast to the Bridgford Park facility, the play park here was also bereft of parents and toddlers.
  
-[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/6423/category/309|{{ https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2018/12/10/20181210005624-305eebf3-la.jpg |Unpopulated Spaces}}]]+[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/6423/category/309|{{ https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2018/12/10/20181210005624-305eebf3-sm.jpg|}}]]
  
  
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 ==== Wilford Hill ==== ==== Wilford Hill ====
 ===== Economy of West Bridgford ===== ===== Economy of West Bridgford =====
-As a dormitory town to Nottingham City across the River Trent, West Bridgford has never been dependant on it's own resources. The local town shopping centre continues to do well but in recent years high rents and business rates have largely driven out independent retails. The shopping centre is now dominated by chain coffee houses and charity shops. The town centre has three small supermarkets in Marks and Spencer, Iceland and the Co-op. M & S occupies the site of the old Manor House, once a club, more latterly a public house. Part of Bridgford Park was given over to the creation of additional public car park when M&S was built. There are two larger supermarkets, ASDA on Loughborough Road and Morrisons on the Gamston Estate.+As a dormitory town to Nottingham City across the River Trent, West Bridgford has never been dependant on it's own resources. The local town shopping centre continues to do well but in recent years high rents and business rates have largely driven out independent retailers. The shopping centre is now dominated by chain coffee houses and charity shops. The town centre has three small supermarkets in Marks and Spencer, Iceland and the Co-op. M & S occupies the site of the old Manor House, once a club, more latterly a public house. Part of Bridgford Park was given over to the creation of additional public car park when M&S was built. There are two larger supermarkets, ASDA on Loughborough Road and Morrisons on the Gamston Estate.
  
 Although gone from Central Avenue there are still 3 butchers in West Bridgford, one on [[business:butchers:rutherfords|Abbey Road]] another on Melton Road and a third in Edwalton. There is also a fishmonger on Melton Road. Although gone from Central Avenue there are still 3 butchers in West Bridgford, one on [[business:butchers:rutherfords|Abbey Road]] another on Melton Road and a third in Edwalton. There is also a fishmonger on Melton Road.
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 ==== Christmas Lights.==== ==== Christmas Lights.====
 The Christmas lights switch on this year was on Saturday 2nd December. The switch on at 5pm is immediately followed by a short fireworks display as it always is, because Rushcliffe Borough Council knows that the best way to celebrate any event within a month of bonfire night, especially at a time of budget cuts, is to burn money to light up the night sky for a few minutes. T'was not a bad display but I do think that the cooperative efforts of the [[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/4435/category/181|Fulfords and Rileys| Bonfire night in Edward Road ]] on the 5th did it quite out do. The Christmas lights switch on this year was on Saturday 2nd December. The switch on at 5pm is immediately followed by a short fireworks display as it always is, because Rushcliffe Borough Council knows that the best way to celebrate any event within a month of bonfire night, especially at a time of budget cuts, is to burn money to light up the night sky for a few minutes. T'was not a bad display but I do think that the cooperative efforts of the [[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/4435/category/181|Fulfords and Rileys| Bonfire night in Edward Road ]] on the 5th did it quite out do.
-[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/4517/category/187|{{ https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2017/12/06/20171206103941-b3384472-la.jpg?600x450Fireworks display over Bridgford Park December 2nd 2017 }}]]+[[https://gallery.fulford.net/picture.php?/4517/category/187|{{https://gallery.fulford.net/_data/i/upload/2017/12/06/20171206103952-878542c5-xl.jpg?600x450Fireworks display over Bridgford Park December 2nd 2017 }}]]
  
  
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 ==== Bridge Fields Fair ==== ==== Bridge Fields Fair ====
-Every year there is a bizarre ritual in Bridge Fields. At the beginning of October caravans start arriving and parking near the old railway embankment. Within a couple of days fair ground rides start arriving and are set up ready for the official opening on Thursday evening. The fair opens for a few hours each day until the following Sunday when it starts packing up again. A tiny handful of people go. Fun fairs I suspect are not generally popular among the burghers of Bridgford and the few that are interested will be visiting Nottingham's Goose Fair which runs over the same dates. It must make a substantial loss I would think and it puzzles me that the ritual survives although I am oddly pleased that it does. +Every year there is a bizarre ritual in Bridge Fields. At the beginning of October caravans start arriving and parking near the old railway embankment. Within a couple of days fair ground rides start arriving and are set up ready for the official opening on Thursday evening. The fair opens for a few hours each day until the following Sunday when it starts packing up again. A tiny handful of people go. Fun fairs I suspect are not generally popular among the burghers of Bridgford and the few that are interested will be visiting Nottingham's Goose Fair which runs over the same dates. It must make a substantial loss I would think and it puzzles me that the ritual survivesalthough I am oddly pleased that it does. 
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 ==== Octoberfest.==== ==== Octoberfest.====
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 Parking is a major issue in many parts of West Bridgford. In the streets between Musters Road and Loughborough Road the parking situation is so bad it is sometimes difficult to even drive down the road as there is insufficient room for two cars to pass between the parked vehicles. Parking is a major issue in many parts of West Bridgford. In the streets between Musters Road and Loughborough Road the parking situation is so bad it is sometimes difficult to even drive down the road as there is insufficient room for two cars to pass between the parked vehicles.
  
-In the streets between Bridgford Park and Radcliffe Road the conflict is not just between residents competing for space. There are also would-be shoppers seeking to avoid the charges on the official car parks who cruise the streets behind the park looking for spaces. The problem is compounded on match days when there are also football supporters looking for free parking within walking distance of Nottingham Forest's City Ground. The football fans are at least, only likely to block access for residents for an afternoon whereas the cricket fans will leave their cars outside your home for anything up to 5 days during a test match while they stay with friends or use the local guest houses and hotels. +In the streets between Bridgford Park and Radcliffe Road the conflict is not just between residents competing for space. There are also would-be shoppers seeking to avoid the charges on the official car parkswho cruise the streets behind the park looking for spaces. The problem is compounded on match days when there are also football supporters looking for free parking within walking distance of Nottingham Forest's City Ground. The football fans are at least, only likely to block access for residents for an afternoon whereas the cricket fans will leave their cars outside your home for anything up to 5 days during a test match while they stay with friends or use the local guest houses and hotels. 
  
 When Rushcliffe Borough Council introduced night time parking charges in the Library, Nursery and Gordan Rd car parks, they ensured that the workers in the night time economy, which has boomed in the last ten years, would stop using them for the duration of their shifts and take to parking in the local streets as well. Who  When Rushcliffe Borough Council introduced night time parking charges in the Library, Nursery and Gordan Rd car parks, they ensured that the workers in the night time economy, which has boomed in the last ten years, would stop using them for the duration of their shifts and take to parking in the local streets as well. Who 
-can blame them, when your working a shift on little more than minimum wages who would want their earning+can blame them, when your working a shift on little more than minimum wages who would want their earnings
 instantly reduced by parking charges. instantly reduced by parking charges.
  
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 half on the pavement and blocking wheelchair user access. Campaigns to create parking bays and to clamp down half on the pavement and blocking wheelchair user access. Campaigns to create parking bays and to clamp down
 on selfish parking were spreading across the London Boroughs. Then when I visited home I thought one of the  on selfish parking were spreading across the London Boroughs. Then when I visited home I thought one of the 
-benefits of provincial life was that at least in middle class areas this wouldn't happen. How wrong I was.+benefits of provincial life was thatat least in middle class areasthis wouldn't happen. How wrong I was.
 ===== External Links ===== ===== External Links =====
 ==== Local Links in West Bridgford ==== ==== Local Links in West Bridgford ====
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