numbnuts
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- Gone over the hill and far away
Done walking in the 28c
There's no current application for that site. the last in 2007, for 45 houses, was withdrawn the following year, contaminated land.The jerking-off JCB guys have been busy... The old Adamroyd mill site I mentioned recently has been comprehensively cleared.
I just found out that the new housing development seems to be going ahead. (As expected, otherwise the would-be developers probably wouldn't be spending all that money clearing the site. Unless of course they were legally obliged to?) There is a public meeting at nearby Todmorden Cricket Club on Tuesday for Tod residents to talk to the developers. I might go along and ask a few questions. I was wondering if they are putting electric vehicle charging points in for each vehicle space, and if not, WHY not! It would be nice if they put some secure bike storage in as well.
The local streets are already semi-blocked by parked cars, so I hope that they put AT LEAST 2 parking spaces per house on this new development because there is nowhere nearby that could take many more parked vehicles.
I took a look at some of the planning documents online. They mentioned that the large stone walls surrounding the site should be retained and repaired. Well, large stretches of them have now disappeared! Maybe the stone blocks are being stored somewhere off site and the walls will be rebuilt once the rest of the development has been completed?
The town does need more housing, and the derelict site was an eyesore. This 'brownfield site' is the kind of place that new housing should be built, rather than on some pristine meadow, just because developers find that more profitable.
There's no current application for that site. the last in 2007, for 45 houses, was withdrawn the following year, contaminated land.
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Company only registered last year.Hmm, interesting...
The developers organising the meeting at the cricket club are "The Fir Wood Group Ltd". Google knows nothing about them!
They give a web address of www.tfwg.co.uk, which was only registered on May 6th. It currently has a holding page on it!
I found the bottom of the ironing basket this morning and once I'd done that we were of out, lunch at Jubilee Junction in Jubilee Crescent, dopey bus driver missed the stop and put us off the bus further down the road, good for us, we were right outside the cafe, after lunch it was back on a bus and into town to watch the parade put on for the city of culture, some shopping and some fun and games getting a bus home, road closures were causing disruption but we got home eventually, it was a good afternoon out in the sunshine.
I have two, would you like one.......thought not
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Well, I'm finally back in the land of the cyclist. 432 days since the accident and finally felt like trying to ride again. A tough 6.3 miles at an average of 13.8mph, not very far and not very quick but I did it on 2 wheels.The arm was a bit painful but I managed it, now to start slowly building up again. I need to work on my core strength as I lean on my hands too much, which is causing the pain in the elbow but it's a start.
You caught a train!Great century ride today. Ended up with 108 and 16.1avg. Very pleased with this as it translates to around 19avg for Ride London.
I'm the cool little guy in blue! The other rider is my preferred windbreak!!!! 🤣🤣
The two women and I are riding RL together.
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You caught a train!