Why Was The Thorpe Green Tree Felled?

[JennyMorgan]

http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/views/why_was_the_thorpe_green_tree_felled_1_4841711

Why indeed? 

[ranworthbreeze]

Hi Peter,

Sadly local authorities seem to be felling trees all over the place, much to the annoyance of people in these areas, recently in Sheffield an area that had been fighting the felling of their trees were awoken around 4.00am to the trees being felled.

My guess is that their legal departments are ruling the roost.

Regards

Alan

[Islander]

This is old news. Not one tree but SIX trees were felled to make way for yet another First World War commemorative garden. There will be FIVE new trees planted in a crescent with a poppy garden. This is all part of the 'improvements' to River Green by the town council. Better waste bins collection and access to the western end would be money better spent.

Interestingly this work has only required a tree order and not planning permission but the placing of a bicycle rack for a handful of bikes (5 I think)  had to have a full planning application!

Thorpe river green is being handed back to the council this year as the BA consider that the lack of use makes it not cost effective. The council have decided that £10,000 needs to be put aside (raised) for future repairs to the quay heading and steel piling. There MAYBE charges for mooring over 24hr but this will appeal to some as the green is a perfect spot to moor and bus into the city.

 

Watch this space.

 

Colin

[marshman]

Apart from being covered in bird poo!!!!!!

[Islander]

You have to pay for every little pleasure in life Marshman. 

Forgot to say the £10,000 is to be an annual put aside. Precept went up 9% last year this year will be the same...ish. In line with inflation of course plus a bylaw enforcement officer who may hand out on the spot fines for allowing your dog to foul the area (ok), dropping a fag end or sweet corn tins( beware fisherman).

Having said that, this is a lovely spot to visit and well worth trying to get under the bridges. We are 8ft airdraft and can get in and out on most tides so those a bit lower should have no trouble. We have several nice pubs and eateries close to the green from simple to some of the best on the broads. So come and visit.

Colin

[ranworthbreeze]

If only there was a suitable mooring location (I know there is Commissioners Cut) but somewhere a little nearer especially so you could visit the pub just through the bridge.

Regards

Alan

[Islander]

So what's your airdraft Alan? Over 8ft you may not get in (or out again for a while). You could always try whitlingham and bring an inflatable but if you come in from the city end you will have to pass the Town House and The River Garden before you even get to the green with The Buck and The Rush Cutters (book early, good food) and then you have to row back. Time Ranworth Breeze had some davits and a small rib?

 

Colin

 

P.S. Don't tell everyone what we have here, they will all want to come south.

[ranworthbreeze]

Hi Colin, our airdraft is 9 foot 8 inches with the canopy and masthead down. we used to have a small tender, but we sold it to one of our owners and included the small outboard that used to be fitted above the bathing platform, a source of many banged heads and the only place for the tender to go was over the aft escape hatch, we only used it once.

Regards

Alan

[MBA Marine]

2 hours ago, ranworthbreeze said:

If only there was a suitable mooring location (I know there is Commissioners Cut) but somewhere a little nearer especially so you could visit the pub just through the bridge.

Regards

Alan

In the season when the boats are out, why not ask Andy nicely to moor at Freedom, and take a day boat to explore thorpe green and into Norwich.

Or better still as the moorings are in much better order, moor at commissioners cut and Freedom is a 5 min walk on the foot path by the river for the dayboat.

 

[Islander]

Hi Alan, I hadn't realised how tall Ranworth was and I've seen her at Bramerton too.

As Mark says, the cut moorings are good and only a shot walk to The Rush Cutters but you have to use the footbridge to get to the road, not very friendly for anyone with a disability. It's a shame the ferry service is not likely to operate this year as I'm sure they could do a pickup and drop off service as well.

should the ferry service run this year then whitlingham mooring would be another option as it runs from there to the green.

Maybe a C in C with a friend with a dinghy.

Colin