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Why aren't covered reservoirs on Mount View Rd open to the public?
Why aren't the covered reservoirs on Mount View Rd off Crouch Hill open to the public?
The covered reservoirs are a large green open space,but noone is allowed to use this space as it is locked off and fenced in.
Should the water company open this space up to the public and stick a few park benches there, so you can smoke a spliff and admire the view, rather than having to climb over the fence at nighttime.
Is it a case of NIMBY,the people in the big posh houses overlooking the reservoirs don't want the local spliff smokers to sit out their in front of their posh houses being rowdy and chucking beer cans about?
So they are happy for this place to be shut off to the public? Despite "really caring about the environment darling".
Is this reservoir something that Mayor Boris Johnson could do something about via the capital growth initiative.
I believe water companies in other areas have opened up land.
On 5th November standing on the grass on the top of the covered reservoirs is a good place to see the fireworks and the great view across to central London.Seems a shame this space is wasted.
Surely the council could pay the water company some money to open up this land and to maintain it for kids to play there etc.
As I don't live in this are of SG I'm not sure about these issues.
See page 15 the Ecological column of 13th Feb Saturday weekend section of The Telegraph.Neil McCormick's article about covered reservoirs how this land can be best made use of.
Stationers Park is getting a cash injection soon so why not this?
The covered reservoirs are a large green open space,but noone is allowed to use this space as it is locked off and fenced in.
Should the water company open this space up to the public and stick a few park benches there, so you can smoke a spliff and admire the view, rather than having to climb over the fence at nighttime.
Is it a case of NIMBY,the people in the big posh houses overlooking the reservoirs don't want the local spliff smokers to sit out their in front of their posh houses being rowdy and chucking beer cans about?
So they are happy for this place to be shut off to the public? Despite "really caring about the environment darling".
Is this reservoir something that Mayor Boris Johnson could do something about via the capital growth initiative.
I believe water companies in other areas have opened up land.
On 5th November standing on the grass on the top of the covered reservoirs is a good place to see the fireworks and the great view across to central London.Seems a shame this space is wasted.
Surely the council could pay the water company some money to open up this land and to maintain it for kids to play there etc.
As I don't live in this are of SG I'm not sure about these issues.
See page 15 the Ecological column of 13th Feb Saturday weekend section of The Telegraph.Neil McCormick's article about covered reservoirs how this land can be best made use of.
Stationers Park is getting a cash injection soon so why not this?
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Has anyone from Stroud Green Residents Association or any Haringey Council councillors contacted the water company that owns the covered reservoirs in Mount View Rd to ask them if they would consider opening this site up to the public? If so what was the outcome of these enquiries? A childrens playground and some benches for the mums to sit on and admire the view of central lon would be a start.
Anyone know the contact details of the company that owns the covered reservoir like an email address? So locals can drop em a line.
Don't want to bump/start another thread about this: read in local rag that the wooden outside standing and seating area at Faltering Fullback pub has to be removed because it was constructed without planning permission and locals complained about people standing on those wooden balconies and stairs that go up up up and making noise etc. Read story quickly and can't remember exactly facts n figures of story though in this weeks local paper islington gazetter or hornsey paper
Bump,up you go to the top of the forum son,up you go. Get up there
Don't want to be a bump addict loon like some of the loons on here though - is there a psyciatric condition for those addicted to bumping threads on a local interenet forum? Lets call it tosscat syndrome or ADGS syndrome.Something like that.
into google
and this thread pops up
can any of the media monkeys in n4 or labour party heads or
local rag merchants (local newspaper journalists)
contact big bag boris
n get him to comment on this thread on here
that is if you arent too busy chasing cat up tree stories
for the local rags
have the local paper journalists asked people in mount view rd what their opinion of this thread is - could be a story for you local paper
- local rag story - they are going to smooth out the parkland walk for the cyclists - isit go0d use of haringey council money when the cyclists run u down when u walk finsbury park to ally pally on parkland walk?
Arky
Of course, that was then and this is now, so I suppose it's *possible* that they are now actually planning to do what was just an alarmist misreading that time. But it seems unlikely, unless anyone has a link?
A resident's forum is not the most effective channel for communicating with your MP or any other politicians and banging on about it is unlikely to provoke them into a reply.
Why don't you just pop along next time Lynne Featherstone holds one of her weekly surgeries and raise your concerns with her in person?
Cheers.
I'm sure the forum you obviously provide, at your expense, is loads better. Can you let me know where I can sign up for it?
I am duly chastened and do not, at all, think less of you or your opinions as a consequence.
And now to move on from the crude attempt to replicate the joke in the Venezia thread...
This is the most tiring and poorly argued thread on SG. Waaaah Thames Water only care about making money. Waaaaah politicians don't post on every board in the world. Waaaaaaah none of you care and therefore inferior to me.
Waaaaah.
Waaaaaaaaaah.
And using 'Simples' does not make you big nor clever, it makes you a small minded, easily manipulated, (blunt) tool of the advertising industry. Well done you.
Northern Heights - must be difficult getting around and about with that almighty chip on your shoulder.....
Being rude about the people who run or contribute to this forum shows a complete lack of class. The chaps do a splendid job and I think it's an great forum.