start
Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
| Both sides previous revisionPrevious revisionNext revision | Previous revision | ||
| start [2023/09/24 17:02] – [Bridge Fields Fair] fulford | start [2023/09/24 21:10] (current) – [July 2018 - The end of planning constraints in West Bridgford] fulford | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 48: | Line 48: | ||
| ==== July 2018 - The end of planning constraints in West Bridgford ===== | ==== July 2018 - The end of planning constraints in West Bridgford ===== | ||
| - | [[https:// | + | |[[https:// |
| 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. | 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. | ||
| Line 61: | Line 62: | ||
| ===== Bridgford Park ===== | ===== Bridgford Park ===== | ||
| ==== History ==== | ==== History ==== | ||
| - | [[https:// | + | [[https:// |
| 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. | ||
| Line 87: | Line 88: | ||
| ==== Fauna ==== | ==== Fauna ==== | ||
| Bridgford Park is home to grey squirrels, magpies, blackbirds, hedgesparrows, | Bridgford Park is home to grey squirrels, magpies, blackbirds, hedgesparrows, | ||
| - | |[[https:// | + | |[[https:// |
| ==== Artifacts ==== | ==== Artifacts ==== | ||
| Line 166: | Line 167: | ||
| 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:// | + | [[https:// |
| Line 198: | Line 199: | ||
| ==== 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:// | 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:// | ||
| - | [[https:// | + | [[https:// |
| Line 206: | Line 207: | ||
| ==== 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' | + | 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' |
| - | [[https:// | + | {{https:// |
| - | {{https:// | + | |
| {{https:// | {{https:// | ||
start.1695574978.txt.gz · Last modified: 2023/09/24 17:02 by fulford