Trent Park is one of 2 courses I've walked off due to slow play. It got to 5 hours for 11 holes, so I gave up. Never been back since I'm afraid. I have a much publicised car (diesel), so travel around the country playing where old uni mates are. Hev…
Just spent 2 weeks in Germany and Holland. Our parks are a complete disgrace compared to there. People have different attitudes and the councils recognise the value of quality communal space. Seeing FP this morning was utterly depressing
Anywhere closing is sad news. Hats off to anyone that takes the plunge.
I would ask the forum if I have an old fashioned view on something though. Is it acceptable to crowd fund a Restaurant? I remember when this place first launched and the pitc…
On the basis that the thread was posted after initially an 11 year old had been implicated (no longer the case), I'd hope most people were at least surprised. When I was 11, i wasn't even allowed to the nearest town on my own, and i watched Byker Gr…
In a similar move to the congestion charge, I would like to propose the annual BBQ license which must be purchased if you intend to BBQ in the year. The annual cost would be £183, and would allow you to BBQ every day of the year for just 50p. Busine…
I'm not being funny, but it appears that the number one reason for people to not back brexit is almost always financial. I don't think there's much emotional attachment to it, its just about how individuals wealth might be affected. If someone asked…
Visited this weekend again and thought it was a great event. Generally a nice atmosphere.
Have the school ever enquired about hosting their own stall for free? Would be a good place to have a second hand stall hosted by parents. Not quite a "hand …
I have a friend that started his career at HMRC and then moved into the private sector. It is the known career route. Unless you stop that, its always going to happen. I would say they keep maybe 5-10% of the people they train.
Disappointing high number of BBQs in the area this weekend from Islington residents. It was very difficult to breathe at times. A George foreman grill should be used instead.
I'd like a vote on the final deal. I voted remain, but was bizarrely quite pleased when leave won the vote. I made my vote on what made me angry, and I came to the conclusion that had nothing to do with being in the EU. That said, deciding your own …
@joust Maybe but if global mobile phone penetration is already at 63%, that's a lot of £2, and nobody is talking about that. That drag on energy never used to exist. Do your parents fondly talk about the Peruvian asparagus they ate as a child. Doubt…
Some predictable commentary from people whose lives are just different to others. We'll have to agree to disagree on private car ownership. Its an easy target. I accept the arguments against, it would be nice for people to understand that for some i…
I have been noticing lately that vegans have very aggressive tendencies, and as such are a real threat to our community. I witnessed a young mum being harassed for eating a KIND bar, which might have contained honey. For that reason, I want all vega…
I drove past pizza x drink at maybe 6pm and it was absolutely rammed with lads drinking outside on the road. The feds arrived and as far as I could tell they just stayed until they moved on afterwards. Everyone was dressed up to the nines. Unless t…
I’d accept anything if they bought the cars off me that they told me to buy which they’ve now decided are bad. They will need to ban smoking, all bbqs, all kebab shops. Tandoor ovens too.I appreciate the ultimate need to change but I resent being pu…
Wireless keeps coming back so I guess the margins are absolutely fine. The park remains uninvested and the local neighbours have people urinate in their garden for 2 months and have drugs dealt outside their houses. Well at least the council managed…
Using wireless. £55 per person, 10,000 people over 3 days. That’s £1.65m. Each person spends £30 inside, that’s £900k. That’s a low estimate. So that’s a conservative £2.65m revenue using simple calculations. And I doubt the promoters pay the publis…
So in actual fact there is no benefit to the park, it’s to the Council’s bottom line. And in my opinion having seen the costs, it’s sold off pretty cheaply.
It gets lost in fudging if its used in the way you suggest. If it goes to the park then its obvious and measurable. I wouldn't trust any council to follow through on a pledge to take money generated from something like this through to services. Comp…
The "peaceful protest" took place inside the café and certainly wasn't invited. They did do something wrong, they were really rude and inconsiderate to the customers who had chosen to spend their time and money in there. If they had a point to make,…
Poor English on my part, nothing more. All comments related to how I felt versus a week ago because of police action. It's a forum dicussing the area and I said how I now felt about my local area. I will change my words