Thursday, February 12, 2009
Wet,Wet,Wet.
Once more the river is a raging torrent.The recent snow melting combined with a fair amount of rain have caused the water level to come up on the grass at the rivers edge. All of the boat staging has disappeared from sight and the level is only a few inches below some of the caravan pitches.The bench at the front is out of reach and the emergency lifebelt is about to be submerged.The ducks on the river are travelling downstream at a rapid rate and have no chance of getting back by swimming.The site is looking very sad.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Another Flood
The deluge during the night of 11th and 12th of December has caused the River Avon to flood once more. The bridge has only just managed to accept the huge flow of fast moving water but the level rose over the caravan site car park again and nearly reached the Four Alls garden area.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Another Wet Week
The heavy rain last weekend (9/11/08) has caused flooding of the river and the caravan site car park has been under water once more.We have not yet seen any floating caravans and ,of course,the site is closed until 1st March 2009.Previous devastation by flood has been at Easter and July but it appears that flood risk is becoming more frequent at other times of the year.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Corrections
There has been a change to the facts detailed on the home page of this site and for the sake of accuracy the following corrections should be noted.
The Four Alls pub and restaurant is still opposite the caravan site but appears to have closed down.It was last open on 18th October but the next morning there was no sign of life and all the curtains are permanently closed.No announcement or notices are evident but it appears abandoned.Perhaps this is an early casualty of the recession ?
Whilst noting corrections it should also be mentioned that the Post Office within walking distance closed down about 5 years ago.
The cycle route along the Greenway avoiding traffic is unfortunately situated several miles away and has to be reached by public road.
The estimated journey time by boat to Stratford is optimistic and in the 6 years I have been travelling it I have never achieved it in less than 2 hours and I normally allow 2 1/2 hours.There is a 4 mph speed limit, 3 locks and often a fair amount of other boats to impede progress.
Another situation be be aware of is the controversy raging currently about a proposal to build an "eco town" at Long Marston which threatens to cause an extra 10,000 daily car journeys.The fear is that,because the inhabitants of the new town will need to commute to jobs,the road through Welford will be used as a rat run to reach Stratford and the motorway network.There has been a foretaste of this during the last 2 weeks because the bridge at Bidford has been closed for repair and all the traffic has been diverted through Welford.The villagers have found it difficult to access or leave their homes due to the nose to tail vehicles queuing past their drives.The problem is increased by a single track section outside The Bell pub,the restricted width of the river bridge, and the tee junction with the B439 just past the entrance to the caravan park.
This is the up to date situation to further reflect the facts.
The Four Alls pub and restaurant is still opposite the caravan site but appears to have closed down.It was last open on 18th October but the next morning there was no sign of life and all the curtains are permanently closed.No announcement or notices are evident but it appears abandoned.Perhaps this is an early casualty of the recession ?
Whilst noting corrections it should also be mentioned that the Post Office within walking distance closed down about 5 years ago.
The cycle route along the Greenway avoiding traffic is unfortunately situated several miles away and has to be reached by public road.
The estimated journey time by boat to Stratford is optimistic and in the 6 years I have been travelling it I have never achieved it in less than 2 hours and I normally allow 2 1/2 hours.There is a 4 mph speed limit, 3 locks and often a fair amount of other boats to impede progress.
Another situation be be aware of is the controversy raging currently about a proposal to build an "eco town" at Long Marston which threatens to cause an extra 10,000 daily car journeys.The fear is that,because the inhabitants of the new town will need to commute to jobs,the road through Welford will be used as a rat run to reach Stratford and the motorway network.There has been a foretaste of this during the last 2 weeks because the bridge at Bidford has been closed for repair and all the traffic has been diverted through Welford.The villagers have found it difficult to access or leave their homes due to the nose to tail vehicles queuing past their drives.The problem is increased by a single track section outside The Bell pub,the restricted width of the river bridge, and the tee junction with the B439 just past the entrance to the caravan park.
This is the up to date situation to further reflect the facts.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Happy Owner ?
This entry is in reply to the person signing himself as a happy owner. His comments are welcomed and I am pleased to reply to his vitriolic statements.Anyone reading his opinions might be forgiven for thinking he is not really a "happy" owner at all.
Firstly his doubts about the truth of my information cannot really be answered without knowing which part he disputes.I am not aware of any point that is incorrect and if anyone can prove differently I will change the offending piece and apologise.
As for my sanity I am not perhaps the best judge but I seem to be functioning quite normally in every other respect.
I am asked if the site owners actions have anything to do with me and my reply is nothing at all.However I do not apologise for expressing an opinion in the same way as Happy Owner does about me. We live in a country of free speech I believe.
I am accused of being vindictive and publishing a mindless blog to discredit the park owner. I only reported on the abortive attempt to get me prosecuted for something I had not done.He did me a favour as it turned out because the policeman told me that,according to the Office of Public Prosecutions,I am perfectly entitled to express my opinion providing it is the truth.Otherwise I do not think I have criticised him.
Actually my last blog gave information about the chance to win a £300K house at "Winourhome.com." Where is the harm in that ? It could do him and other readers a big favour.
Finally the accusation about my boat.I have paid the same dues as everybody else for using a boat on the upper Avon.When I leave the mooring I have to make a choice of upstream or downstream like everyone else.It is a random decision and probably works out 50/50.Upstream I have to go past the caravan site.I do not "parade up and down" but of course I do return to the mooring.I think,with the poor summer we have had and the fact that the boat was not launched until 1st July,you could not have seen me go past more than about 5 times.I have never stopped to inform anyone about the website.If I am asked I obviously explain that the web site is available but this has only occured twice and I do not force anyone to access it.
Please let me know if there is anything else you wish to take issue with but if it is going to upset you then I suggest you stop reading my blog.
Firstly his doubts about the truth of my information cannot really be answered without knowing which part he disputes.I am not aware of any point that is incorrect and if anyone can prove differently I will change the offending piece and apologise.
As for my sanity I am not perhaps the best judge but I seem to be functioning quite normally in every other respect.
I am asked if the site owners actions have anything to do with me and my reply is nothing at all.However I do not apologise for expressing an opinion in the same way as Happy Owner does about me. We live in a country of free speech I believe.
I am accused of being vindictive and publishing a mindless blog to discredit the park owner. I only reported on the abortive attempt to get me prosecuted for something I had not done.He did me a favour as it turned out because the policeman told me that,according to the Office of Public Prosecutions,I am perfectly entitled to express my opinion providing it is the truth.Otherwise I do not think I have criticised him.
Actually my last blog gave information about the chance to win a £300K house at "Winourhome.com." Where is the harm in that ? It could do him and other readers a big favour.
Finally the accusation about my boat.I have paid the same dues as everybody else for using a boat on the upper Avon.When I leave the mooring I have to make a choice of upstream or downstream like everyone else.It is a random decision and probably works out 50/50.Upstream I have to go past the caravan site.I do not "parade up and down" but of course I do return to the mooring.I think,with the poor summer we have had and the fact that the boat was not launched until 1st July,you could not have seen me go past more than about 5 times.I have never stopped to inform anyone about the website.If I am asked I obviously explain that the web site is available but this has only occured twice and I do not force anyone to access it.
Please let me know if there is anything else you wish to take issue with but if it is going to upset you then I suggest you stop reading my blog.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Alternative Accomodation
Now that we are into October and it is starting to get cold,especially at night,it will soon be time to leave the park until 1st March 2009.Whilst most of us will be nice and warm there are some hardy souls that may have to suffer in a caravan a bit longer.For instance the park owner has made his caravan his main (or only ?) home for him and his partner and 2 children.If it gets too bleak he might like to enter a competition on the web that I have seen recently.It offers the chance of winning, at much better odds than the National Lottery,a home worth £300K for an investment of only £20.It can be found at "Winourhome.com". Why not check it out ? You can only lose £20 and some of that is going to worthy charities anyway.It will change some ones life in a major way.
For instance this could be a big compensation to the Park owner for the money he has wasted on buying a site and adjacent field with no potential in my opinion.
For instance this could be a big compensation to the Park owner for the money he has wasted on buying a site and adjacent field with no potential in my opinion.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
True Colours
The current owner of the caravan park,Mr Alan Burston,has complained to the police that I have subjected him to harassment.This obviously is intended to stifle publication of the facts as presented in this website.Harassment is a criminal offence and would be applicable in the case of more than one instance of causing distress or alarm to the victim. It is intended to protect people against nuisance neighbours,stalking,threatening behaviour or discrimination.
In this case Mr Burston has only spoken to me twice and both occasions were when he arrived unexpectedly on my doorstep.I did write to him once to document what was said during his first visit.The letter contained no threats of any kind.I am not a neighbour of his,have not stalked him or anyone else and have not made any threats.
On the basis of this lack of evidence I am surprised that the police took the trouble to send 2 policemen to interview me on 28th August and again to give me the all clear from the Crown Prosecution Service on 12 September.It took me about 10 minutes looking up the details of the offence in the local library to establish that there was no case to answer.If Mr Burston was serious in his intentions perhaps he could have done the same rather than waste police time in this way.
Anyway,the benefit of all this is to illustrate that this seemingly nice man can resort to underhand methods to try to get his own way.This is just what I have been warning the public about.If you had a caravan on his site and he was displeased with you for any reason it would not be surprising if he reverted to this type of behaviour.Thank goodness he has no jurisdiction over me or he might carry on trying to get me a criminal record for speaking the truth in the public interest !
In this case Mr Burston has only spoken to me twice and both occasions were when he arrived unexpectedly on my doorstep.I did write to him once to document what was said during his first visit.The letter contained no threats of any kind.I am not a neighbour of his,have not stalked him or anyone else and have not made any threats.
On the basis of this lack of evidence I am surprised that the police took the trouble to send 2 policemen to interview me on 28th August and again to give me the all clear from the Crown Prosecution Service on 12 September.It took me about 10 minutes looking up the details of the offence in the local library to establish that there was no case to answer.If Mr Burston was serious in his intentions perhaps he could have done the same rather than waste police time in this way.
Anyway,the benefit of all this is to illustrate that this seemingly nice man can resort to underhand methods to try to get his own way.This is just what I have been warning the public about.If you had a caravan on his site and he was displeased with you for any reason it would not be surprising if he reverted to this type of behaviour.Thank goodness he has no jurisdiction over me or he might carry on trying to get me a criminal record for speaking the truth in the public interest !
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