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This blog is an eclectic collection of my thoughts and concerns. Some subjects are brought to my attention by others who feel this blog is a good conduit for communication. I am a volunteer for a number of local organisations, but I do NOT write on their behalf. I do not pretend to talk on behalf of any organisation or the community. There are people who share some of my views, and others that do not. If you do not like what you read here, find another blog to read, or better still write your own.
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- 150th Anniversary Countryside Show
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- Applefest 2007
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"I am not a sheep, I have my own mind. I am fed up with being told what and how to think? Whilst we are still allowed the remnants of free speech, I will speak out."
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I think I agree with that.
This Blog is my snapshot of what is happening locally.
Whether you view me as an activist, a mischief maker, a nutter, an irritant, or a recorder of social history probably depends on your position and point of view.
Feel free to browse the content and comment at will, but I will only consider publishing abusive comments about individuals where the author is identified, and reserve the right to contact the person named prior to publication. I may give more leeway about organisations. If you feel that any comment has been published in error please email tenburywells@gmail.com
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I get the feeling that the river's going to keep on rising for a good few hours yet (7.30pm sun 29th).. It'd be interesting to see what the EA. measurements show a little later..
Latest Update from 10pm update on EA website:
"At 9:45pm today; the level at the Tenbury Gauge was 3.44 metres and rising. A peak level of between 3.5 and 3.6 metres is expected to occur tomorrow morning."
"This message will be updated at 8:00 am."
We are watching the river level very closely at the moment, between 7pm and 9pm the river rose 18". We are checking again at 11pm, to see what change there is.
Just got back from having another look at the river.
Between 9pm and 11pm it has gone up about 6".
Get Tesco to pay for flood defences .
tesco would have done the flood defences by now if the stupid council had let them in when they first applied, oh dear
I was down the river again this morning at just before 6am, and it had gone up 6" since my 11pm visit.
I'm no expert on flood defences, but I'm not convinced how effective they would be unless they were installed in the Bridge Hotel car park.
From memory, at the start of the flooding, I recall the water being backed up by the arches of the bridge, resulting in the water coming through the bridge car park into the town.
That's how it appeared to me anyway, as I was there at the time.
Under the new S106 rules Tesco couldn't be asked to pay for any flood defences other than those already included in the site scheme.
I'm not convinced be the flood defence scheme as currently planned.
Do we really want the Town surrounded by a wall like the one behind the new toilets? or earth bunds of the same height across the Burgage?
Tesco wasn't putting in flood defences for the town, they are only putting in flood defences to protect their own store, they don't care about the rest of the town
On that basis there are a 100 other businesses that dont care about Tenbury as they are not paying for flood defences either!!!
whatever you obviously didnt want tesco to come to tenbury oh well hard luck cause they are. they will be good for the town at the moment it is a ghost town needs tesco too boost it up
This Tesco thing's just going to rumble on isn't it? Inevitable given the level of opposition locally I guess.
If it makes you feel better then keep thinking that they're fluffy, 'community-focussed' and only have the town's wellbeing at heart, etc, etc..
The reality of course is that they're a hard-nosed business at the end of the day (and one not doing as well as they were - to their great frustration). They'll spend only as much as they absolutely have to on the CM site and not a penny more. If they could have got in without throwing around monies on additional sweeteners to the various councils then I'm sure they'd be even happier.
They've put in something on their plans for their own potential car park re floods but don't be lulled into thinking they give a monkeys (why should they?) for the rest of the town - be it with flooding or otherwise..
They want the lion's share of the town's trade and and this plan is both a tried and tested formula and a ruthlessly efficient vehicle to achieve that end.
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