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And then the parakeets arrived! And they seem to be, literally, top of the tree.

Last night Sir Patrick Vallance referred to this and said it is about balance of risks. There is no scientific absolute rule, as KK says, it depends on context, indoors/outdoors, mask/no mask, physical contact/people or surfaces/ length of time of proximity to other people/ finally absolute risk- is there an infected person close to you. Problem is we don't know who is infected and who isn't and people who are super spreaders may not be aware themselves. so, until we know more about the virus, I'd go for being super cautious but this has to be balanced against harm to the economy and people being able to earn money and live. No easy answer. However, I would add that if the council is blocking off streets to facilitate social distancing (however dubious) then people should stick to a SD 'rule' or else what is the point?

They are objecting to it on Goodrich why not here?

As they are doing on Goodrich we need to object to this. At the very least, it can be a barrier that can be closed for school times and lifted for the rest, that way emergency services can get access all the time. This notion of a ?temporary? barrier using great concrete bollards is Cllr Livingstone nonsense.

Hi, I understand. I will only say that a folding bike is very easily stored and some take up very little room and can be assembled and packed down in a minute. I said in another post, they can be stored in a bag, which gets over the mud and dirt aspect. It seems crazy to spend ?5,000 public money on a hangar if, as seems now to be the case, they are so very easily broken into. Perhaps the council needs to look at a different model or work with the company on security.Since there is this issue I doubt insurance would cover theft from a hangar either.

Tackle your local councillor.

I have had a jay ( garrulus glandalius) visiting - what a stunning creature.

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Proof, if proof were needed, it is all about the money.

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On balance, however tempting, I would advise against feeding foxes. It is in their interestS to maintain their innate wariness of us. Foxes are naturally exploratory and curious and if they lose their wariness of a household they can become more dependent and more territorial. You may not mind fox poo in your garden but your neighbours may not be so keen. Fox poo carries all the nasties that dog poo contains but foxes are not wormed.Foxes carry Toxocara Canis. I would prefer foxes to focus on their natural diet and maintain the balance of nature, capping the populations of slugs, snails rats and squirrels. Limiting food sources also acts as a natural cap on the fox population. We tend to feed foxes for our own benefit, not theirs.

Do you mean no left turns off LL into those roads. How would residents get onto their streets? What about volume Of traffic on Lordship Lane and ED Grove, that also have schools and a medical centre within yards of the road? Additionally, what about social distancing next to all the shops? I suppose we can then narrow LL to further block through traffic and enable pedestrians on the road but that will hamper the regional economy and cause issues for those using public transport and emergency services access.

No if we put up a really big fight they won?t. This really is time for the community to get vocal and first port of call should be councillors. They have to represent us. Perhaps we should push for a large public meeting, maybe an online one. I am tired of this Labour Council behaving in such a paternalistic manner. They need to start listening properly or we will end up in a mess.

Photographs and film of statue and its final destination for the museum, melt down the bronze and cast a new statue. fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I also kind of like the idea of putting it in a > museum... lying on it's side, complete with > graffiti. With an explanation of both the slave > trade and the BLM movement. > > Melting it down is fine too, though...

Actually, now you mention it, the proposed Tell Grove barrier on MG may become a parent drop off point for Charter. They are removing parking and putting double yellow lines in the run up to allow cars that try to use it as a cut through space to effect a three point turn and go back. Who knows how these things can turn out.

But we are not talking post covid, these measures are framed as the Council response to Covid and social distancing requirements. 2 hours is a fair chunk of time to remove a ?temporary? barrier. No reason it cannot be made permeable to certain types of traffic, especially emergency services. exdulwicher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As I keep saying, how convenient that the very > measures the council has pushed for years now are, > miraculously, the solution for the effects of the > pandemic and social distancing requirements. > > I'd be more concerned and worried if the council > had said "all these things that we've been > consulting on and modelling and surveying people > with a rough general idea of expected traffic > outcomes - yeah well we're not going to do any of > that post-Covid, we're actually going to do a > whole host of completely unrelated stuff which > we've suddenly decided is better". > > Not saying they're right or wrong at the moment > but they're only NAL barriers (blocks of > concrete). Can take them out in a couple of hours.

Normally Emergency Services would be statutory consultees for any planned road closures...they have to be so they know alternative routes. However, the legal imperative of these measures leaves their input much less clear, the measures are being framed as temporary but implemented with some very permanent looking structures. Plus emergency services have a lot to consider right now and we do not know how all this is/ will be presented to them. For instance, is it a matter of ?residents were asked and over 80% of respondents were in favour?. If something along those lines why would statutory consultees object? It does not feel transparent. As I keep saying, how convenient that the very measures the council has pushed for years now are, miraculously, the solution for the effects of the pandemic and social distancing requirements.

Blocking off major access points does not seem helpful in that respect. Moreover, digging up streets where utilities have failed is in itself an emergency. This is about facilitating social distancing. It is still not clear how these road blocks will help in that respect. Again, the barriers could and should be fully permeable- removable for emergency access. Instead, we understand, they will be immovable.

Set up a camera and then we can all see the results!😀

Goodgirlbadhair, this is appalling I hope that you might receive the support of your neighbours in mounting a challenge. You could also approach James McAsh who should be sympathetic and keen to help. It seems clear that your very present and pressing needs have not been considered at all. Did the council person who allegedly visited and checked the street in May make contact with you?

How about a bike bag that you pop your bike into into before entering your property? Obviously much easier with a folding bike and most of those have bags designed just for that purpose. Folding bikes are probably an ideal solution for most city dwellers and help solve the potential theft issue as you can take them just about anywhere.

The definition of what constitutes ?healthy? has shifted with Covid. Accessible and equitable social distancing across the community is what we need and the needs of the elderly and extremely vulnerable are especially important and must be carefully considered. Emergency access is vital for them as is the ability to travel by whatever means they are able to, safely. I am not wholly convinced that the old plans meet those needs but I may be wrong.