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| It's a shame that BT aren't as good as this. We have been waiting for almost a month for them to reconnect my workplace after joyriders took out the telegraph pole outside. |
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Service today can sometimes be not as good as we could hope for, but a member of my family had a fault with the electrical supply cable to his house.
It happened last Saturday afternoon when the power went off. Freezing cold and snowing. He rang the electrical company, a UK call centre and within an hour, the man from Scottish and Southern Electric was knocking on his door. The fault was located in the road, so the house was connected by emergency cable to the street light on the edge of his property. Temporary power on by 7:00 pm Saturday evening.
The team from SSE turned up with their digger Sunday morning and by lunchtime in the freezing cold, they had laid a new cable, jointed it up and the power was back on.
Great service but Tuesday, by some strange coincidence, exactly the same thing happened at my house. No electric at the meter. Phoned the UK call centre who were really helpful, man with me within an hour, two calls from SSE to my mobile to let me know what was going on. Team turned up that afternoon with the digger, located the break, dug a big hole, rejointed the cable and finished at 7:30 pm, power back on.
What a result , the guys were really cheerful and helpful and really cared about what they were doing. So refreshing when often one is passed from person to person and it’s a struggle to get even the most basic service.
Full marks to Scottish and Southern. |
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I see Millets is going (and the Schoolwear Company has gone)....there's a lot of empties in towns up and down the land. Don't mean to be gloomy but this BID's got a lot to do.
Why are they spending so much money advertising to all and sundry? Surely they have a database of businesses in Newbury town centre, can't they approach them directly?
There have been huge ad campaigns in magazines, newspapers and local radio. Who is paying for all of this?
They now have a banner across Northbrook Street, that can't be cheap.
One local shopkeeper told me that from £200,000.00 p.a. raised, £80,000.00 will go on administration. How many businesses are going to be sucked in on this gravy train to replace the steering group? |
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| I see Millets is going (and the Schoolwear Company has gone)....there's a lot of empties in towns up and down the land. Don't mean to be gloomy but this BID's got a lot to do. |
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Chimney fire at the Old Waggon & Horses in the Market Place Newbury
Firefighters were called to the Old Waggon & Horses in the Market Place to deal with a suspected chimney fire earlier today (Tuesday)
Fire crews were still on the scene at 3pm |
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Brian
One of these days I will get the hang of how to work this forum. I keep doing things wrong.
Terrific idea if that is OK with you. Have sent a PM with my phone number if it is any easier.
Dave Smith |
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I can arrange to copy and make available DVDs for anyone interested. I could put several copies for collection in a Newbury shop (Natures Corner) and people can just pop in and ask for one. A letter to that effect in the Newbury Weekly News would make Newbury people aware who don't do .net.
If you think that is a reasonable solution, then PM me and I will give you my name and address. |
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hmmm........
What would Jesus Richard Garvie do....?
Hopefully, not try and politicise planning applications for political gain. |
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Just trying to get this....
So, the Lib Dems are against Sandleford and the racecourse housing because they think 'brownfield' sites like this should be developed first.
Then, when the developer submits two very different proposals, neither are acceptable to the Lib Dems on NTC.
Surely objecting to this AND Sandleford is untenable, and highlights Lib Dem duplicity once again.
hmmm........
What would Jesus Richard Garvie do....? |
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Just trying to get this....
So, the Lib Dems are against Sandleford and the racecourse housing because they think 'brownfield' sites like this should be developed first.
Then, when the developer submits two very different proposals, neither are acceptable to the Lib Dems on NTC.
Surely objecting to this AND Sandleford is untenable, and highlights Lib Dem duplicity once again. |
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On thread 1930's Cine film of Newbury I explained how many bits and pieces of home film taken in 1930 by a H.T. Cadd of Newbury had come into my possession and I was collating them into a viewable DVD.
As an amateur I am pleased to say that the project is completed (a professional would not say that ) and I would be pleased to supply anyone who is interested with a copy (free of charge I hasten to add).
Bearing in mind some of the "goings on" that happen on the web I can understand that people are not keen to supply home details to some unknown stranger so I would like to call on any suggestions as to how this distribution could be achieved. It has been suggested U-Tube but the whole DVD is 1 hour and 5 minutes long and almost 4 gig. That is a bit big for uploading. Admittedly the parts that I can specifically contribute to Newbury (1935 Carnival Procession, Regatta on the river) could be uploaded to U-Tube but it is the DVD as a whole that is fascinating not just it's separate parts so I don't want to go cutting it apart.
Is there a Cine Club or Old Film Society of some sort in Newbury that would undertake to pass them on? Just somewhere neutral that people would not be wary of contacting and to whom I could send copies. Or some society that might even copy the DVD for others to be able to view. There is no copyright on on memories of the past. I leave it to any of you good people who are interested to help in this matter.
Dave Smith
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| JACK OF "NEWBURY" never came from Newbury....he came TO Newbury...married his dead bosses widow and could not help but get richer by the day,as history tells us,he was in the new cloth trade[VODAFONE has similarities] YES he probably would approve,as he changed the old place a bit,too! |
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| I saw Ballantyne go...he shook everyones hand after his last assembly.....then BAZZ came in the following term 1962[autumn] I do remember tackling him on the rugger pitch in Enborne rd......never got any corporal punishment......you lucky people!...but did get sent to the prefects attic once.....got off because he[slipper wealder] knew my parents. |
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Must be something on my machine then.
Turns out it was Chrome - set to English (US). It did give me one alternative - English (Australian)! Eventually managed to get it to add English (UK) and all is well.
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Well good afternoon USA,Brian and MG. I have spent the morning poking about.
I think Galley lane leading to Common lane in Headley is your best chance.
A place called "The Nuthach" is surrounded by trees,maybe a lime. #8 Common lane.
Less than a km is a smallholding with what looks like a wooden standing area for milk churns.
A dairy farm?......The house would be less than 5 minutes from Greenham common.
Too late in those days.
I do remember descending Ashampstead hill sideways .(Brother was driving)
Because I have been pottering about I might have made some road name errors.
Good luck. |
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Thank you. I've had some time to take a look at what you've found.
Just to recap what I know. The letters that we've got, so far, are only addressed to the Limes, Newbury, Berkshire. The letter from the woman living in the cottage was just Ridings (one d) Cottage. Again, she says that the Limes house was renamed Gallentyne? (it's definitely one word, but not legible) when a new family moved in. These homes would have housed British and American officers.
My mother mentioned at one point that the house may have also been called the Limes Headley. Why? I don't know. She was very young at the time. So, this memory might not be accurate and when I searched for that, I ended up at Headley Heath.
So, it seems like what you've found is in the right direction. It was near a farm - possibly a dairy - and the cottage was a "neighbor". Using Google Earth information and the land survey, around Riddings Lane, I wasn't able to find pictures of the "Darton House" if it's still there.
What do you think? Could it be the Darton House that I'm looking for? Or, something else.
Again, your help is appreciated, and I apologize for not responding earlier. |
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My apologies to all. No malice intended.
I had expected to receive an email when someone would reply but haven't. Only now happened to think to check my posting out of curiosity.
I appreciate your help and will more thoroughly review your findings. |
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Does the bulletin board have a spell checker, mine doesn't seem to have one.
Must be something on my machine then. |
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PS BB - is there any way I can persuade the forum editor to recognise that I am English and that storey and recognise are not incorrectly spelt? Is it the forum or my own settings?
Does the bulletin board have a spell checker, mine doesn't seem to have one. |
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Reading have got rid of their Chief Exec....as I've said before on here, I wouldn't wish the Supreme Leader on anyone. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-16262606
I wonder if it is the case that Reading Council run the town and here, WBC non elected staff run Newbury. If the latter is true then it makes the CEO bullet proof. |
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PS BB - is there any way I can persuade the forum editor to recognise that I am English and that storey and recognise are not incorrectly spelt? Is it the forum or my own settings?
It is probably your Internet browser set to spellcheck with a US dictionary! |
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Possibly, but what the residents of Gordon Road haven't sussed is that at the moment they are sheilded from the Kings Road and Mill lane traffic noise. Stick a road through from SCATS and they will get the full value of the traffic noise in both directions.
I believe that the council have doubts about the value of that road proposal and probably don't have enough spare money to develop their bit now or in the future.
But doesn't the traffic plan for the racecourse development include it?
Regarding the height - I thought the new plans had seven storey blocks - ie the same as Parkway. It seems that successive developments are gradually raising the bar - I'm afraid high rise Newbury is with us for good (10/12 storey on the racecourse).
As for the Sterling cables tower, I thought that the owners had an obligation to take down the corrugated iron bit at the top for safety reasons.
PS BB - is there any way I can persuade the forum editor to recognise that I am English and that storey and recognise are not incorrectly spelt? Is it the forum or my own settings? |
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Wondered where you'd gone.
Don't you think WBC are acting unfairly by raising the parking charges in Newbury, but not Hungerford, Thatcham, Pangbourne, Theale?
Once again, it seems we're not all in this together after all.
If parking at privately run public car parks in Newbury costs more per space on average than the other towns you mention and you say "OFT rules on the public sector says that councils are bound by competition law" then they'd legally have to charge more in Newbury, wouldn't they?
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I notice that the builders were working last Sunday on Parkway, in breach of their planning permission.
There were signs up, but they weren't light properly.
Threep.
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I notice that the builders were working last Sunday on Parkway, in breach of their planning permission.
SL are able to tell WBC what they want to do WBC don't tell SL what they can do! 
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Another cut has been WBC withdrawing IT support for school websites, which I hear is supposed to save £5k a year.
In other news....the school dinner contractor has been paid £19,000 by WBC not to sell sweets and fizzy drinks in the canteens.
As Comrade Garvie says...you couldn't make it up.
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They may not be as high as the original proposal but the site would still have some very tall buildings. But the biggest downside of the new plans is the loss of the relief road.
Possibly, but what the residents of Gordon Road haven't sussed is that at the moment they are sheilded from the Kings Road and Mill lane traffic noise. Stick a road through from SCATS and they will get the full value of the traffic noise in both directions.
I believe that the council have doubts about the value of that road proposal and probably don't have enough spare money to develop their bit now or in the future. |
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| But wiil it be there over the weekend for schoolkids to see it |
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