Safety Equipment Vandalised
Created by blastu2We took our dogs for a walk within the large land section behind Goose Bay Drive – which is beginning to look very pleasant indeed (or was until the weekend). The pathways and ponds amongst the far reaching space are very appealing and QUVL needs to pat themselves on the back for such an area.
Sadly over the weekend, we viewed local boys (approximately 8 – 12yrs of age) in a small group, dragging and using the large white rectangular safety pillows – used by the developers when workers are high-up within partly built properties, and floating them on the ponds whilst sitting on them (one boy wearing a black gas mask thinking it would provide him with the ability to go under the water)! The pillows remain dumped in the main pond by these children.
We equally noted them destroying two orange flotation devices placed either end of the main pond. The floats were thrown some distance from their stored positions, and the white ropes used for pulling-in anyone who maybe at risk within the ponds were damaged too, and all such new equipment has been made worthless.
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We attempted to explain why their actions were not acceptable, but were met with abuse as they simply continued!
The three boys have been viewed previously in our own street as friends of a certain family who have equally been of repeated concern.
QUVL are showing positivity in communal areas for the community – yet whatever is being provided is simply being destroyed within a very short period of time!
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July 6th, 2011 at 5:24 am
Shame on you, those poor little treasures. We should provide more for them.
July 6th, 2011 at 8:30 am
Hubby and I have also walked that route and have had to talk to some boys who were playing with the orange floats. They did reluctantly put them back! I believe it is up to us as a community to look after our open spaces, and if we see vandalism going on speak up! I also believe there is a lot of rubbish being left around by the builders who also need a lesson on how to keep our green areas free of their rubbish!
July 6th, 2011 at 8:56 am
I wonder if such comments as those above would be taken in good faith by the parent(s) of a drowned child which could have been prevented if the safety equipment provided was still usable instead of made worthless by the preferred actions of “poor little treasures”… I only hope I have taken your comment the wrong way and it was simply sarcasm?
Perhaps it’s considered better to destroy everything around us rather than accept it with respect, and use it responsibly so we can be seen by those who could provide further communal services as worthwhile in their provision?
July 6th, 2011 at 9:02 am
Gillian, your comments are equally justified too… The ease of access of these safety pillows & wooden pallets from developers dumping their materials freely around the open spaces needs to be taken into account too.
The orange safety floats, ropes – along with developers materials remain dumped in the water itself as of last evening.
July 6th, 2011 at 1:51 pm
The Developers treat the whole area as they please, it is still just a building site. It suits them to do this, hence the constant false promises on roads and such, even the state of the art heli pad just up from Marham Drive is a great example! As a child I loved to pull the rubber tyres from my dinky cars, obviously things have moved on a tad since my youth. RE my act of simple sarcasm I was just pre- empting the usual do gooders making excuses for poor parenting.
July 6th, 2011 at 6:16 pm
It comes down to parenting. Do you know where your kids are now and what they are doing? They may be one of the ones vandalising Kingsway! It’s not for me walking by to tell them off, the next thing I will get a knock on door from Police. It’s not for us to Police the area, the parents should punish, I agree with nono, the Developers have our money, they dont give a damn, still construction traffic thundering down Thatcham Avenue, one this morning about 7.40 am, his reg no was obscured by mud, says it all doesnt it? When this development was in its initial stage, the Developers must have made some agreements to the Council about Kingsway and what they would do to keep construction traffic off of Thatcham Avenue and policing the area. Next you will want us washing the pavements to keep them clean. It’s up to the management company to keep their promises, oh wait a minute, I forgot, they keep giving us dates when Thatcham Ave is going to be resurfaced then keep putting the date back, perhaps if they did more they may sell a few more houses here.
July 7th, 2011 at 8:40 am
Please don’t get me wrong when I say what I have!
I, and there will be numerous ready lined-up within the KRA committee waiting to jump all over me in readiness to comment, am no friend of QUVL or the DEVELOPERS. We have, and continue too endure difficulties beyond belief from them with regard to the disgraceful state of the property we were sold by Taylor Wimpey, and with regards QUVL, they ignore mostly everyone who requires the need to contact them with their serious ongoing concerns.
We need to take a stand and obtain a strong voice which we really don’t have regardless of the indication of those who suggest otherwise – but when we do begin to see good things, albeit far later down the line of any previous indications of their original provision. I would hope we would still receive them with the same delight we originally had when first made aware of their inclusion on the development.
We never “told them off” we simply tried to explain why the safety equipment was there in the first place, and how it would be needed if something happened to them or a friend of theirs. Sadly, even that route of example was met with abuse too!
I know we were all kids once, and kids need to play. The need for communal areas is clear but these are on the way. The problem is of course – delays upon delays due to very poor management of the development have created a complete lack of confidence in those who feel they can simply feed us with another speech of empty words of promises beyond the previous promises – it’s for that reason we take any added speech with disregard, and it is very clear that all those in position of trust for this community need to obtain better direction with facts rather than possibilities or misguided offerings which result in frustrated displeasure of those we expected more from when acting on our behalf (or so we thought) The one thing we don’t want to do as a community – is in-fight or give the impression we are simply sheep being led – as this provides QUVL and those developers with the ability to sit back even more than ever before as they watch us deflect the real questions they need to address which have caused all the frustration which simply goes ignored.
Would it be better for those who have questions which continue to be ignored regardless of how QUVL provide another form of contact, and take these questions in a different direction (I:E) register them with Gloucester City Council & Councillors so formally they have to respond, and every concern raised is recorded if you direct questions via the council’s heretohelp@gloucester.gov.uk email address.
July 13th, 2011 at 11:05 am
Hi Steve,
Thanks for the images. Although they were taken at night I have managed to lighten them sufficiently to allow a good view of the problem and added them to your post above… (click on the images for larger versions).
Looks like a right mess
Regards,
Clive
September 19th, 2011 at 9:22 am
Good Morning Clive,
We wanted to up-date the conditions still viewed relating to the areas in-question which are clearly an environmental & safety concern…
The pond laying-back from Goose Bay Drive (opposite Taylor Wimpey Office) still has builders materials within it, and equally we viewed the condition of the two Orange Safety Devices. One remains without any flotation device within the casing, and the other orange case/pole is in the pond too!
The pond between Barretts & rail track behind Brize Ave – this still has insulation materials floating within the tall planting in the water.