tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.comments2021-05-14T19:21:50.596+01:00Jesus Green AssociationJGA Secretaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13065756718654244359noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-7146422355470919692013-11-20T17:06:51.735+00:002013-11-20T17:06:51.735+00:00Yes it is, however non-members are not eligible to...Yes it is, however non-members are not eligible to vote.<br /><br />JohnLawton<br />JGA SecretaryJGA Secretaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065756718654244359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-18303847489760197472013-11-20T14:05:39.087+00:002013-11-20T14:05:39.087+00:00Is the AGM open for members of the public to obser...Is the AGM open for members of the public to observe?Hesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786445447447946710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-65535349032989963272011-10-05T22:07:20.544+01:002011-10-05T22:07:20.544+01:00don't paint the skate park you did it once and...don't paint the skate park you did it once and it made the skate park unusable so please don't do it agen if you want the ramps in grey the have them made of smooth concreteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-79750733859403907812011-07-12T12:16:39.631+01:002011-07-12T12:16:39.631+01:00The new plans are tiny and are going to be rubbish...The new plans are tiny and are going to be rubbish. The current park is better than the decided plans, which were obviously only chosen as they are so 'low profile', and the residents don't want to have to look at them.<br /><br />Cambridge is a big, diverse city, and I know any skater will agree with the fact that we need somewhere suitable to skate. A good skatepark can attract people from all over the country. Look at Saffron Walden. The addition of the skatepark there has brought hundreds of more people to the town every week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-6523261460053181262011-06-26T19:40:49.884+01:002011-06-26T19:40:49.884+01:00This is ridiculous wanting to paint the skate park...This is ridiculous wanting to paint the skate park again. The paint is what made the park slippery for users before the upgrade this skate park. It must be well known that the teenagers want a place like a skate park that is actually usable. if you really need the skatepark to be painted please for the love of peace make sure that the paint will not create such a slippery surface.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-40552509528564012222011-01-19T14:00:41.719+00:002011-01-19T14:00:41.719+00:00As you know the Cam Cleanup takes place annually, ...As you know the Cam Cleanup takes place annually, it is a popular event for local residents, community groups and the residential boating community. <br /><br />This year the event will take place on Saturday 26th March, 10:00am-1:00pm, culminating with a BBQ.<br /><br />Please follow links below to see information about previous Cleanups:<br /><br />http://www.camboaters.co.uk/camcleanup/index.html<br /><br />http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Wave-of-trash-is-cleared-up.htm<br /><br />The Cam meanders its way 12 miles from Granchester Meadows to Bottisham lock. Every year Camboaters, 'Anglian Water's RiverCare' alongside Cambridge City Council and the Cam Conservancy organise the Cam Cleanup. We invite volunteers to take part in this excellent opportunity to give this much-loved river a helping hand, by participating in the river Cleanup. The Cam Cleanup is the perfect excuse to get out there and do something for our fine City, as well as expressing our environmental ethic and collective love of rivers and wildlife. <br /><br />The 2009 Cleanup saw more than 200 volunteers collect over 400 bags of recyclable and general rubbish from the river and its banks. Hard working grapple teams recovered a whopping 100 bikes from the riverbed and three motorised scooters were retrieved from Stourbridge Common.<br /><br />This year we would like your help to recruit volunteers, Team leaders and First Aiders for the Midsummer Common area. Can you please circulate this letter amongst your members? In the past only 30 volunteers (including, Team leaders and First Aiders) were required to litter pick the Midsummer Common area. Please ask volunteers to email camcleanup@camboaters.co.uk expressing whether they wish to be a volunteer, Team leader or whether they are a qualified First Aider.<br /><br />Team Leaders and First Aiders will be required to attend a briefing event at the Council Chamber, Cambridge Guildhall on, March 17th at 6.00 PM.<br /><br />I look forward to hearing from you.<br /><br />Kind regards<br /><br />LutherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-52546235628622119382010-06-15T15:06:45.494+01:002010-06-15T15:06:45.494+01:00I was really disappointed by this post. One of th...I was really disappointed by this post. One of the pleasures of living in Cambridge is the parks which are enjoyed and appreciated by so many (not everyone has a garden). When our friends visit us they are delighted by the relaxed attitude towards use of barbecues on Jesus Green. The majority of people are well behaved and respectful, hence litter piled up by the (too few) bins. Lets not throw out the baby with the bath water - by all means protect our parks but don't remove the pleasure of enjoying them. Why not provide more bins / bbq areas for people to continue to continue to enjoy the Green rather than use of law enforcement alla Central Park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-36274545575954666912010-06-04T18:53:50.055+01:002010-06-04T18:53:50.055+01:00Hi
I think that there should be a sort of protocol...Hi<br />I think that there should be a sort of protocol for behaviour as many hardened blokes who have no interest in skating whatsoever come along to the park and start being loud and drinking and can become quite intimidating so that younger members of the community can be put of there sport and said men also act as a sort of deterrent to perfectly innocent kids who have a right to feel safe while using the park even if it is a deathtrap because of the anti-graffiti paint and the cracks<br />HINT HINTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-80159441377627288662009-12-10T05:01:06.903+00:002009-12-10T05:01:06.903+00:00I have written an article about the meeting which ...I have written an article about the meeting which is available at:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/jesus-green-association-agm-2009.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/jesus-green-association-agm-2009.html</a><br /><br />--<br /><br />Richard Taylor<br />Cambridge<br /><a href="http://www.rtaylor.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.rtaylor.co.uk</a>Richard Taylorhttp://www.rtaylor.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-79562959669884335472009-10-03T21:41:34.635+01:002009-10-03T21:41:34.635+01:00My son and all his friends use the skatepark for s...My son and all his friends use the skatepark for skateboarding. Cambridge does need a biiger skatepark with improved facailities. All of these young people are using their time to develop their sport, exercise and enjoy their recreational time. I think it's wonderful taht they have this facility and full support any improvements that can be made to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-49845122520293658402009-08-23T13:42:36.004+01:002009-08-23T13:42:36.004+01:00Section 3.15 of this report is highly misleading a...Section 3.15 of this report is highly misleading as it fails to mention the individuals who objected to the planning application. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/trees-to-be-felled-for-temporary-car-park-on-jesus-green.html" rel="nofollow">I objected myself</a>, and I am aware of others who also did so.Richard Taylorhttp://www.rtaylor.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-76640471073469337642009-07-31T10:11:57.376+01:002009-07-31T10:11:57.376+01:00The state of the grass courts is symptomatic of th...The state of the grass courts is symptomatic of the Council's seeming inability to properly maintain the existing community facilities on the Green. I agree that there is no point having grass courts if they are not looked after, so would urge the conversion of at least two of them into new all-weather hard courts and the remaining space to be returned to public grass.<br />The existing hard courts are in poor shape and need upgrading and the wire fencing renewed. We are urging Active Communities to make this one of their priority projects to be be costed and submitted to the Environment Scrutiny Committtee in October for approval.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-514994474439739222009-07-27T13:41:38.290+01:002009-07-27T13:41:38.290+01:00Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon both hard courts were...Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon both hard courts were in use for tennis. Of the four grass courts, one was in use for family tennis, one was in use for a curious game of 'knee football' and two were not being used at all (one of which has, in any case, a damaged net). If the City Council continues to neglect them, the case for conversion of (at least) two grass courts to hard courts seems compelling. What a shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-37599480189136564272009-06-30T14:32:41.227+01:002009-06-30T14:32:41.227+01:00The first item needed to be attended to would be t...The first item needed to be attended to would be the cracks; the quarter pipe closest to the box, the hip at the bottom and the cracks between the sections of the flat-bank. <br />Secondly, the park as many have stated before I, needs to be enlarged, more flatland area would allow a wider space for such popular games such as S-K-A-T-E and P-I-G. <br />Thirdly, the park needs a path to conserve the grass and to keep the park clear of rubbish. I think that a Jesus Green Committee should be formed to take the park into their own hands and to put ideas and thoughts forward to the Cambridge City Council. <br />On hot summer days such as the ones we are going through at the moment, people enjoy to take a leisurly skate around, it is pro-social, it promotes a healthy life style and keeps teenagers off the street causing trouble and on the concrete having fun. A water fountain would be hailed by all at the park and would be used with no trouble, at such skateparks as One Minet Saffron Walden, there is a timer tap which is used very frequently. An idea would be to postition it behind the flat bank in the shade and away from the concrete to avoid potential safety hazards. <br />Thank you for reading my ideas and propositions for the council.<br /><br />P.S we need to create a petition <br /><br />SafeTom Miehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275080676730426290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-22351531813468151632009-06-30T07:47:17.551+01:002009-06-30T07:47:17.551+01:00What's the status of these proposals, are they...What's the status of these proposals, are they going to be presented to an Area Committee meeting, or will Clr Julie Smith decide?John Lawtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-20506567426274991532009-04-30T15:52:00.000+01:002009-04-30T15:52:00.000+01:00In relation to the "'hammerhead' tarmac area". If ...In relation to the "'hammerhead' tarmac area". If an area is required, I would suggest one of the various techniques for strengthening grass areas which both them to be driven on allow the grass to grow through. <br /><br />Along the backs many colleges have grassed areas strengthened by concrete which cars and large trucks park on without doing damage to the appearance of the area. The front of Marshall's car sales area on Newmarket road has a plastic mesh in the grass which also enables vehicles to be driven on the grass without damage. <br /><br />For most of the year in these areas you cannot see there is anything underneath, the strengthening is entirely invisible.Richard Taylorhttp://www.rtaylor.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-89151155201917709412009-04-29T12:52:00.000+01:002009-04-29T12:52:00.000+01:00> the level of new build within the application...> the level of new build within the application was disproportionate.<br /><br />I hope the council take note of this too: maybe if they hadn't made such a greedy proposal (which I believe they claimed could be scaled down later) then the bid would not have suffered out-right rejection!danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049857029232499704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-91465681787569508832009-04-29T00:09:00.000+01:002009-04-29T00:09:00.000+01:00I’m mystified by the statement that “The avenue fr...I’m mystified by the statement that “The avenue from Jesus Lock to Portugal Street was planted with 22 Japanese cherries and bird cherries in 1979.” <br />Likewise at 3.6.1: “The last of the original avenue trees either collapsed onto the ground, or was felled, in 2007. Replacement Japanese and bird cherry trees were planted in 1979, but these are failing. At the northern end some of the bird cherries and a single Japanese cherry survive. At the western end the trees have died and have been replaced with a mix of hornbeam, beech, pear and oak, which do not create a feature avenue.” In the last ten years to my recollection there has been only one Japanese cherry, the one that is there now. The avenue was formerly planted with white hawthorns, of which the last were felled in the last 2 years. These aren’t mentioned, why not? The document states that “the bird cherries were inter-planted with Japanese cherry” but I remember them being inter-planted with white hawthorn.<br />The statement “At the northern end some of the bird cherries and a single Japanese cherry survive” is extraordinary, unless I don’t know what a bird cherry is. It seems intended to suggest that the avenue is sparse and incoherent. The avenue is actually thick with bird cherries, currently in their glory, and their scent can be appreciated on the far side of Chesterton Road even on a cold evening. The map in the document makes that clear: there not ‘some’ bird cherries ‘at the northern end’ but 22 bird cherries the length of the whole path except the stretch from the tennis courts to Portugal St on the N side, about one sixth of the total. One bird cherry was marked for felling over a year ago and has not been removed. If was sick, why was it not removed; it’s hard to avoid the suspicion that it has been left to infect the rest. <br />I don’t understand why the bird cherries, which are native, beautiful, scented, and increasingly uncommon in central Cambridge, have to be removed or, if they do, why they should be replaced with Japanese cherries, a non-native tree which the Council is already planting all over Cambridge with indiscriminate promiscuity. Why not plant a native species and one that was formerly there, viz hawthorn? They grow fast and last.<br />3.1“The plane and horse chestnut avenues should be treated as individual units. A strategy will need to be developed for their removal and replacement.” What about a strategy for their preservation? If drainage had been properly maintained, if the paths had been maintained, if heavy vehicles had been prohibited from the area, would the recent loss of a plane “following root severance”(it was bending over without attention for years) have been avoidable? These problems are listed under 3.2.1 without any suggestion that they can or should be remedied. “Unless the<br />issues associated with the poor ground conditions are addressed, the trees<br />are unlikely to survive for another century.” – what plans does the Council have to address them? The document says that the avenue is able to last another 100 years and then says at 3.3.2“it is likely that the whole avenue, including the younger trees, will be felled. So we have the responsibility of planning for the future for the period of time when the plane trees are felled.”<br />3.4.2 If ‘wild cherry’ = prunus avium how does the proposal to plant along Victoria Avenue square with 3.1 (p 30) “It is important to recognise the importance of views into the Green from the surrounding streets and out of the space to the city. In order to achieve this trees should be of a forest scale so the lower canopy can be lifted above pedestrians.”? Photos of naturally growing wild cherry show them to be dense to the ground.<br />Ruth SmithUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079166617357321882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-86416431385749753212009-04-28T22:46:00.000+01:002009-04-28T22:46:00.000+01:00Apologies for monopolising the comments here.
I h...Apologies for monopolising the comments here.<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/proposed-felling-planting-and-transplanting-of-trees-on-jesus-green.html" REL="nofollow">I have now written an article on my own website about the proposed felling, planting and transplanting on Jesus Green.</A>Richard Taylorhttp://www.rtaylor.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-74850533786990776942009-04-28T14:57:00.000+01:002009-04-28T14:57:00.000+01:00It is one of many items which need clarifying.
Th...It is one of many items which need clarifying.<br /><br />The plan on page 41 of <A HREF="http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/public/councillors/agenda/2009/0430areaw/07.pdf" REL="nofollow">the report</A> shows only three trees in the cherry tree avenue to be felled. <br /><br />Section 3.6.3 - the summary of the proposal for this avenue doesn't mention felling all 26 trees now; which surely it ought to if that is the plan.<br /><br />I agree if the new cherries are planted the others will need to be felled at some point. What evidently isn't clear enough is the proposed timing.Richard Taylorhttp://www.rtaylor.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-17420307072117691772009-04-28T14:17:00.000+01:002009-04-28T14:17:00.000+01:00Are all the paths the responsibility of the County...Are all the paths the responsibility of the County Council then?Richard Taylorhttp://www.rtaylor.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-31733101097083815532009-04-28T09:45:00.000+01:002009-04-28T09:45:00.000+01:00Maybe this needs clarification, but I disagree Ric...Maybe this needs clarification, but I disagree Richard<br /><br />Plans are the transplanting of 2 beech trees into axial avenue, felling of 2 bird cherry and one pear + the removal of one dead beech<br /><br />That's a total of six trees to be removed.<br /><br />And once the 25 haku cherries are planted, is there space for any other trees?JGA Secretaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065756718654244359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-85051487026902512482009-04-28T03:02:00.000+01:002009-04-28T03:02:00.000+01:00I have asked the council if the final decision on ...I have <A HREF="http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/how_current_tree_works_decisions" REL="nofollow">asked the council if the final decision on these and other tree works can be made at the West Central Area Committee</A>.Richard Taylorhttp://www.rtaylor.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-18488992759455415662009-04-28T00:58:00.000+01:002009-04-28T00:58:00.000+01:00The article says the cherry tree avenue is to be r...The article says the cherry tree avenue is to be removed. While the plans show this to be the long term plan, for now only three trees in the avenue are to be felled; new planting is proposed in-between the existing trees. <br /><br />I support the new interspersed planting, when the time is right, and await the argument that the time is right now. I oppose the premature felling of any of the trees on the Portugal Place - Jesus Lock Avenue. <br /><br />The cherry tree avenue isn't the only area where I have serious reservations. <br /><br />At the full council meeting last Thursday Cllr Reid stated that all major tree works on green spaces will be decided on by the Executive Councillor (Julie Smith) as she had received legal advice that was the way things had to be done. However I note I was present at the September 2008 West/Central Area committee which approved fellings on Parkers' Piece and those trees were gone within weeks. <br /><br />There are lots of tree works going to Thursday's meeting I have already <A HREF="http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/new-square-another-cambridge-city-council-grandiose-plan-involving-felling-healthy-trees.html" REL="nofollow">commented on my website in depth on the New Square works</A> and plan to comment on Jesus Green and Midsummer Common soon.Richard Taylorhttp://www.rtaylor.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432620250906148618.post-55012422695467542912009-04-27T19:42:00.000+01:002009-04-27T19:42:00.000+01:00Leave the trees alone - they look fine to me and s...Leave the trees alone - they look fine to me and should last for at least another 100 years. Don't let them near those plane with that ghastly scanner of theirs - it's a virtual death sentence as we know from past experience.Jim Costanoreply@blogger.com