Cherry Tree Park Residents Association

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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:38:17 +0200

we use the plastic bowl for glass and seperate our own recycling into platsic carrier bags. Although they say they don't accept carrier bags we have not had any complaints from the bin men. We just put the filled bag straight into the bin. It won't smell because you are supposed to wash the recycling before disposal. Remember they have threatened to fine people for dirty waste!

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Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:24:57 +0200

Not us.
I don't understand why they want us to just throw all the recycling stuff together in the same bin without any attempt to keep paper, metal and plastic separate. I can't believe they're going to employ someone to try and sort it all out afterwards, so it can be recycled.
There are bound to be some plonkers who put general waste in the blue bins and contaminate it all.

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Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:39:11 +0200

Recycling bins

Has anyone worked out a good bin system yet?!?!

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Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:49:25 +0200

Really sorry to hear that, Paul.
I, for one, thought you were doing a really good job and, as I said in my response to the East Kent Gazette, I thought you were very unfairly treated by that paper.
I wonder if anyone else fancies taking on the job you started. I know I don't.
All the best,
Gilb & Von

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Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:16:00 +0200

For Your information with effect 18/07/07 I Paul Lewis resign my position as the neighbourhood watch coordinator. I would appreciate if there is any future trouble in the neighbourhood please contact the police directly. It has been a pleasure working with all the neighbours around amethyst drive. Thankyou

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Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:32:45 +0200

Re the parking around the building site.
I reported this matter to the Health and Safety Executive and they got an assurance from Bovis....YEAH..RIGHT!!!!....that this will not happen again.
I am sure that it WILL happen again so please,if anybody sees it again please let me know and tell the offendor/s and Colin or Theo, if possible, that the HSE will be told about it again !
Many Thanks
Paul

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Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:26:48 +0200

Sorry about the concrete monsters people !
I am trying to arrange a meeting with Swale Council tomorrow (Monday 2nd) to arrange to get the "Knee Bar" fencing from side to side between No1 Raite Green and No 10 Amethyst Drive.
I realise that the tubes are unsightly but I assure you they ARE only very temporary and at least they wont Urinate and Deficate all around the bushes whilst they are there !

Paul

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Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:05:11 +0200

Then again, some bijou concrete monstrosities might be nice to make it quite clear we're living in Beirut, and definitely not somewhere desirable. I wonder how much our new landscaping will knock off the price of the houses for sale on Amethyst Drive.

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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:02:55 +0200

Just received your note about the travellers, Paul.
An excellent effort by all. A big thankyou for organising it.

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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:06:24 +0200

Sorry James. Thought we were still talking about the ones by the old Redrow site office. We hadn't seen the ones on our play area as we always leave the estate on foot by tunneling under the fence by the big skip onto Quinton Road.
I assume the way to stop them getting vehicles onto the play area is to put up some of those wooden barrier things, like they have where that green strip crosses Emerald Crescent.

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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:43:08 +0200

Thing is though, James, they came in down the footpath from the B2006, didn't they?
I don't want Bovis puttng another b****y fence up around us and blocking off yet another footpath. Pretty soon, the only way out of here will be via Gillingham.

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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:35:31 +0200

Hello?
Does no-one else agree with me and Wendy about Bovis & Redrow plaguing us with their heavy plant and delivery lorries, and persisting in fencing off access to our houses, or is it just that no-one is visiting the Blog?

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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:17:23 +0200

Has any body reported the gypsies to the police yet, I will today!! I hope the council can get a court order very sooon and Bovis secure whatever entrance they used to enter the site

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Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:19:47 +0200

I totally agree with you! I am sick of Bovis ferrying their crap down Amethyst to that skip! There's no reason why their Heavy Plant has to keep going up and down past our houses now - other than to get to this skip. They should have made provision on the current site to put this skip - I suppose it's because they have crammed so many properties onto this area - they've left no room for it! I am also sick of all the lorries turning up every morning by the show house to unload - who show no consideration to us trying to get past to get our children to school on time or to work! One of them told me to drive over someones garden the other day to squeeze past - I said No - of course - and had to wait for ages because he wouldn't move - miserable git!!

Wendy

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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:32:40 +0200

Pedestrian Access to the Estate
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Are we the only ones, or is anyone else getting more than a little frustrated at the ongoing lack of pedestrian access.
Bovis have built a footpath at the north end of Bismuth Drive onto Quinton Road, by the traffic lights, but they have dumped a huge great skip on it, and have fenced off the access.
At the other end, people have started moving into the Redrow houses, so they have had to take down their fence to let them in, but they have retained the fence that prevents access to the footbridge over the railway.
Despite the fact that Bovis have finished all building work on Bismuth Drive, they are now taking diabolical liberties with our quality of life.
- they have parked a huge skip across the footpath that we should be able to use to get to the shops
- they are using the car parking area for the housing at the end as a builders' supply yard
- we are having to suffer the noise and disturbance, all day long, of fork lift trucks ferrying supplies to and from the car park and dumping stuff in the skip
- the huge lorry that regularly comes to replace the skip with an empty one makes even more noise, and has totally ruined the block paving in front of it, by digging a hole about a foot deep as it tries to lift it up
I think we have all been amazingly tolerant of the disturbance whilst they were building but, since Darren has left, they no longer show any understanding about any of the problems we have with our houses and, as far as I am concerned, they have stretched our goodwill waybeyond snapping point.
I think it’s time we said ‘Enough is enough’ with the disturbance and taking liberties with our property. They aren’t building here any more, so they should take their stuff elsewhere and allow us proper access to our properties, such as we paid for.
As for Redrow, there’s absolutely no need for them to have that fence in front of the railway bridge. They should tidy up the access at both ends of the bridge and open it up.
I’m totally fed up of having to walk an extra 20 minutes each way whenever I need to get to places like the Post Office in Milton, or to Sittingbourne.
Does anyone agree with me that it’s high time for a joint approach to get something done about it?

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Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:24:48 +0200

I drive a BMW too

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Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:06:17 +0200

Stuart

I hope you told the BMW driver where to get off (As a BMW driver it says it all and he wont be stupid enough to buy an exhaust for £3000 again). Speed bump are designed to go over slowly. you will only damage you car if your going overthem fast.
if they really want to kick up a stink about the bump them i am sure we can do even harder about the access and then they wont have any access to they property. which they even more unhappy about.

regards

kevin

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Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:08:49 +0200

some redrow residents have been complaining about the speed ramp. Apparantly redrow told its residents that it shouldn`t be there? One person in particular driving a bmw black or blue in colour even went as far knocking on my door and advising me that its damaging his vehicle and his exhaust costs £3000 (yeah right.) Unfortuantly this guy now revs his car in frustration every time he sees me now and his car does clear the ramp because I have watched him. Maybe redrow should write a letter to its new residents explaining why its there and that its situated on bovis land. I think some people see my AA van and think I organised the ramp. That is not to say that I think its a bad idea, it has slowed them down alot which is good news!!!!!!!

With ref to the pikeys watch where you walk as its not dogs mess you have to worry about need I say more!

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Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:12:24 +0200

Hi All

in regards to redrow access in bismuth drive, if there was to be a block access on the plans with the council, and as this is not been done then they are breaking their planning application (paul whats your view on this?). also i think we should park in awkard positions on the road to slow cars down as i have noticed cars comming out of their at some speed at times. so they slow down and not hurt any kids playing in front of their houses.

regards

Kevin

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Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:46:18 +0200

Hi all,
Has everyone noticed the yellow signs that have been put up today - (7th June) directing Redrow 'Customers' down Amethyst Drive along Bismuth and into their new Dubut Site! It said on their website a few weeks ago that the development was totally sold out - so 'Customers' should read - 'Resident's' - as there's no more selling to do! So much for Redrow & Bovis assuring us that there wouldn't be vehicle access there!! Or is this a temporary measure? Anyone know anything?

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Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:31:44 +0200

Hi Paul,
Just noticed the speed bump, great idea "WHAT A LEGEND!!"

Dan

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Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:25:13 +0200

Hi People
Just to let you all know, I am going to put a "Speed Bump" type ramp in Bismuth drive just our side of the Redrow "Debut" Site to try to physically slow down the drivers Entering and Exiting there.
Some of them do not seem to understand what 10 MPH means, so a little more drastic measures seem to be neccesary.
If any of OUR residents have any objection to this please let me know.

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Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:12:45 +0200

Re- the travellers in the trees,

Hi all,
whilst walking out of our estate this morning around 8 dogs charged at me, which scared the hell out of me!!!!. The dogs had no leads on which is a concern. Dan has reported this to police and redrow today. Looks like i will be getting back on the bus!!! £££££

Jo

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Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:35:41 +0200

Hi

Just an update, i reported the dumped cars to the police today. I explained there were 4 cars. also I mentioned that the travellers have now occupied the the strip of land the other side of the tress and were nearer to residents!!

Looks like the dumped cars have been removed this afternoon!!

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Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:40:53 +0200

Hi Ken

Thanks for letting me know! Im afraid that I had to pop return to sender on the parcels and put them back in the post, as I had waited for a couple of weeks incase someone came to claim them, but noone did.

Thanks
Elaine

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Thu, 24 May 2007 20:14:31 +0200

Re- the travellers in the trees,

I have reported them to the Police on Sunday, ref 20-0735

I said they were blocking a right of way etc. The policeman on duty was not exactly enthused!!

I hope they will be gone by Bank Holiday!

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Tue, 22 May 2007 20:51:15 +0200

Further to my reply yesterday
The land which these people are occupying is owned by Redrow Homes.
This makes it a bit more difficult for the Police because it becomes a Civil action of Trespass and Redrow have to take Legal Action.I have called their M.D. today aned his secretary assures me that Legal Proceedings have been started.If anybody else wants to complain to Redrow(PLEASE DO SO) the contact details are as follows:
Mr George Cronin 01268 886400,I can only hope that the more complaints they get the more they are likely to push their Legal Team to get this sorted.
In an attempt to put some worried people at ease I have spoken to two Police Officers today,I have a lot of faith in both of these particular officers and one of them has told me that the current travellers do not wish any of us or, more importantly our children,any harm. they just want a place to "Park up" for a while and have no wish to threaten or annoy us in any way. I am not saying that it is 100% safe to walk through that route but I do believe the feedback which I receive from these officers.At the end of the day is ANYWHERE 100% safe ?

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Mon, 21 May 2007 22:41:29 +0200

Hi Dan & Jo
I have reported this to Kent Police,although I am SURE they must have already known about it.
I have asked that it be bought to the notice of Sergeant Darren Ryder who usually deals Very Swiftly with these Undesirables
For your info the incident number for this report was 21/1651.
It may seem pointless but if anybody has five minutes to spare can they PLEASE report the matter again...and again...and again....you get the idea !
Also ask for it to be bought to the attention of Sergeant Darren Ryder.
For your info their location is between Staplehurst Road and Jacinth Drive

In response to:Welcome

Mon, 21 May 2007 19:43:24 +0200

Hi all, have people noticed our guest on the short cut out the estate (public footpath)? Has anyone had any problems because i walk off the estate that way and im really worried for my safety.I contacted the police on sunday, they were not interested and put me on to the local council. Ive have no reply . Help!!!!!!!!!. p.s it takes me an extra 30 mins to walk round the long way. Jo xx

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Sun, 06 May 2007 08:10:34 +0200

Hi Siobhan,

JUst get a packet of 'weed and feed' from the garden centre or Homebas and sprinkle it on. You'll need to water it in after a few days if it doesn't rain. Repeat every couple of months during the growing season, and even the bald paches should be covered up quite quickly. If they're too big, you may have to resort to a bit of seed. I believe there are special little seed packets for lawn repairs.