Bellend Sebastian Posted 20 August 2009 Posted 20 August 2009 That's that, then. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news...il/article.html I'm hoping there will be some exciting lying-down-infront-of-bulldozers type scenes. I can see some of my friends chaining themselves to it, the nutters
Zingari Posted 20 August 2009 Posted 20 August 2009 let that be a lesson to all nazis , you never win in the end , and some sort of war crimes tribunal should now be set up
Lillehamring Posted 20 August 2009 Posted 20 August 2009 That's that, then.http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news...il/article.html I'm hoping there will be some exciting lying-down-infront-of-bulldozers type scenes. I can see some of my friends chaining themselves to it, the nutters once again, DMU gets their way, and more of leicester's culture disappears. its the same as when they built that monstrosity of flats next to the holiday, how many times was that refused by the planning commission, until the council waded in and 'influenced' the planners... the west end and castle park should have been the rose in leicester's crown, sadly it has turned into a claustrophobic over-built up redbrick nightmare, and not even with the saving grace of adventurous or innovative architecture... really really sad news, and another irreversible mistake
davieG Posted 10 September 2009 Author Posted 10 September 2009 Confirmation of the date and venue for the Bowstring Bridge Protest Rally:- 1pm, this Saturday (12th Sept) at Bede Park off Western Boulevard. PLEASE bring your friends and family to show the council the strength of feeling in Leicester about the demolition plans. We have produced a PDF format poster which we would encourage you to display in your window:- http://bit.ly/x7Jdr We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on Saturday. Leicester Civic Society Details - http://www.leicestercivicsociety.org.uk/re...otestposter.pdf
Bellend Sebastian Posted 10 September 2009 Posted 10 September 2009 Same day as a home game? Trust me, most of the leading lights of the campaign wouldn't have a clue there's a game on
Lillehamring Posted 10 September 2009 Posted 10 September 2009 Same day as a home game? just before the match and at bede park, no excuse for a lot of city fans to boost the numbers there
Daggers Posted 12 September 2009 Posted 12 September 2009 Confirmation of the date and venue for the Bowstring Bridge Protest Rally:- A lovely little party going on, up on the bridge, when we left the pub this evening.
MC Prussian Posted 13 September 2009 Posted 13 September 2009 A lovely little party going on, up on the bridge, when we left the pub this evening. Unfortunately, the coppers downstairs weren't invited.
ozleicester Posted 15 September 2009 Posted 15 September 2009 So...what was the outcome? Did many attend, was there any "progress" made?
Dr The Singh Posted 15 September 2009 Posted 15 September 2009 So...what was the outcome?Did many attend, was there any "progress" made? Yes, they were burning effigies of Councillor Colin!!! I was at the pump and tap with a few of the FT lot, it's a cracking little pub, what a shame it won't be there for too long!!
Bellend Sebastian Posted 15 September 2009 Posted 15 September 2009 Exciting promises of 'non violent direct action' are being made. I'm interpreting this as some exciting Arthur Dent style lying down in front of the bulldozers.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 6 October 2009 Posted 6 October 2009 The evil heritage wreckers foiled our intrepid would be direct action-ers by, erm, getting up early and putting a fence around the bridge. They think it's all over And it is now
Sparky Posted 6 October 2009 Posted 6 October 2009 They have made traffic a fecking nightmare now , sat in traffic on Narborough Road for near on 25 mins yesterday !! Couldnt see a pedestrian route , does anybody know if you can get through , if i cant get to the Soar point from Brauny Gate on friday night then the shit really is gonna hit the fan !
Bellend Sebastian Posted 6 October 2009 Posted 6 October 2009 Panic ye not, you just have a short detour past the John Sandford Sports centre, round the back of Colourworks and then you come out just next to the Pump and Tap. It will cost you about a minute of your life THAT YOU WILL NEVER GET BACK. They don't think of these things, do they? Edit: I did that the wrong way round, didn't I? Sorry
lou Posted 6 October 2009 Posted 6 October 2009 Panic ye not, you just have a short detour past the John Sandford Sports centre, round the back of Colourworks and then you come out just next to the Pump and Tap.It will cost you about a minute of your life THAT YOU WILL NEVER GET BACK. They don't think of these things, do they? Edit: I did that the wrong way round, didn't I? Sorry It'll all be worth it when DMU get their new (smaller I understand) sports hall and swimming pool
Unit Posted 9 October 2009 Posted 9 October 2009 I was down on braunstone gate last night and ended up asking one of the leader women about it, she just blamed it allll on the students which i thought was a bit harsh, she didn't have half as much hate towards dmu themselves as the actual students. I wanted the bridge to stay and everything but i think it's a bit late
Bellend Sebastian Posted 9 October 2009 Posted 9 October 2009 I was down on braunstone gate last night and ended up asking one of the leader women about it, she just blamed it allll on the students which i thought was a bit harsh, she didn't have half as much hate towards dmu themselves as the actual students.I wanted the bridge to stay and everything but i think it's a bit late That sounds a bit bonkers. The people I know who have been actively involved in the campaign have left it now because it's all over, and although very noble those that are left protesting on Braunstone Gate are wasting their time a bit really, aren't they? There are plenty of people the finger can be pointed at, but students? Much as I loathe them (not really) that's a bit harsh
Lillehamring Posted 9 October 2009 Posted 9 October 2009 That sounds a bit bonkers. The people I know who have been actively involved in the campaign have left it now because it's all over, and although very noble those that are left protesting on Braunstone Gate are wasting their time a bit really, aren't they?There are plenty of people the finger can be pointed at, but students? Much as I loathe them (not really) that's a bit harsh well, hopefully it will make the people of leicester more aware of what DMU and the council are doing... mind you there's not much left for them to fuck up now... - my money's on the Great Central station to be the next casualtty... what i can't under stand about this, is why they haven't even offered to just take the bridge and stick it on the ground some where round there, like a kind of sculpture? but then, (one of) the council's biggest failings is a lack of vision...
Bellend Sebastian Posted 9 October 2009 Posted 9 October 2009 well, hopefully it will make the people of leicester more aware of what DMU and the council are doing...mind you there's not much left for them to fuck up now... - my money's on the Great Central station to be the next casualtty... what i can't under stand about this, is why they haven't even offered to just take the bridge and stick it on the ground some where round there, like a kind of sculpture? but then, (one of) the council's biggest failings is a lack of vision... That'd never happen on grounds of cost, but it would have been nice. The Great Central Station is supposedly being included as part of the regeneration project happening around it, but I don't know to what extent it will be left intact. Being as it could actually serve some purpose, I'd assume it's got more chance of being preserved than the bridge, which doesn't really do anything. I was looking on Google Maps yesterday at satellite photos of the bridge, and it underlined how it's just sat there being a bridge where you don't need one. I'm not saying it isn't a shame that it's going, just that it's hardly surprising that there wasn't more official support for it to be retained
davieG Posted 9 October 2009 Author Posted 9 October 2009 From the Merc; Bowstring Bridge campaigners are furious after tonnes of demolition machinery was seen on the structure, despite council claims it is unsafe. A 2005 engineers' report commissioned by Leicester City Council stated the bridge could only just support its own weight, and since then no money has been spent maintaining or strengthening it. But protesters have been questioning the claims after heavy demolition vehicles were spotted on the bridge, near Braunstone Gate in the city's West End, over the past five days. Bob Young, who works in Braunstone Gate, said: "I'd accepted the fact that it was coming down but after seeing it crawling with diggers I feel cheated, and I feel like I've been lied to. "The council has said all along that it can only take its own weight and that's why it had to come down." He said he believed that having vehicles on the bridge showed claims about its strength were "clearly untrue". He added: "How can we trust anything the city council says?" The engineers' inspection report was completed in April 2005, and Leicester Civic Society used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain a copy of it in October 2005. The report states the bridge is only just bearing its own weight, with support beams corroded to half their original thickness. The report adds that components of the bridge, including the beams which comprise its trusses and its cross-girders, are fit to carry the weight of the bridge itself and no more, and that it would need £775,000 of repairs. Following the report the council agreed in principle to knock the bridge down, unless anyone could pay to move it elsewhere and restore it. Then in January 2006, the council warned that without maintenance the bridge faced collapse within 12 months. Bridge campaigner Lee Clarke, 28, of Braunstone South, said: "You tell me how a bridge that can only support itself has got JCBs and trucks all over it. The council's whole argument for pulling it down was because it was unsafe, so what does that mean now?" The combined weight of the machinery on top of the bridge is thought to be about five tonnes. The council has set aside £472,000 to demolish the bridge. A city council spokesman said: "We've spent no money on maintaining the Bowstring Bridge since the report of April 2005 because of our decision in principle around that time to demolish it. However, we have continued actively monitoring the bridge since then and it has continued to deteriorate. "While the bridge and footpath are not safe to be left open for the public to use, the workforce currently on site are highly-trained bridge engineers, who have been thoroughly briefed on all aspects of how to access the bridge and carry out the various stages work as safely as possible. The work has already removed some weight from the bridge." "The work has already removed some weight from the bridge, and we have also set strict limitations on weight and loading patterns to ensure construction vehicles can operate safety."
Lillehamring Posted 9 October 2009 Posted 9 October 2009 The report adds that components of the bridge, including the beams which comprise its trusses and its cross-girders, are fit to carry the weight of the bridge itself and no more, and that it would need £775,000 of repairs. The council has set aside £472,000 to demolish the bridge. unbelievable - even if that repair bill is accurate, surely it is a better investment to preserve ones dwindling heritage, than have some shitty plastic sports centre that could have been built anywhere... must be painful to see your council tax being pissed down the drain...
vanfox12 Posted 10 October 2009 Posted 10 October 2009 Not to be too critical here but the Bridge was closed off more than a couple of years ago and suddenly when the announcement was made people realised they needed to protest to keep it. By the way if world ended tomorrow no one would care. If people hate the Council so much vote out the bastards at the next local elections otherwise except the status quo.
Budweiser Posted 10 October 2009 Posted 10 October 2009 Not to be too critical here but the Bridge was closed off more than a couple of years ago and suddenly when the announcement was made people realised they needed to protest to keep it. By the way if world ended tomorrow no one would care. If people hate the Council so much vote out the bastards at the next local elections otherwise except the status quo. What odds would a bookies take in the next 30 mins do you reckon?
AjcW Posted 11 October 2009 Posted 11 October 2009 I was on braunstone gate this evening, and ive got to be honest and say its the first time ive noticed this bridge, shame its going as it fits in well down there, some really good pubs, restaurants and little take aways and just a generally social area. I cant see for the life of me how a (presumably) ugly modern DMU building is going to fit in.
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