tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766575468286623779.post1648996741279614481..comments2023-11-15T23:04:07.204+00:00Comments on Hedge End Blogger: What Is The Town Council To Do?Keith Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03224992126917407802noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766575468286623779.post-85120100260228335712011-10-20T21:33:06.297+01:002011-10-20T21:33:06.297+01:00Thanks for the comments. All these points will be...Thanks for the comments. All these points will be discussed over the next couple of months, so it is good to get other points of view. The £ figure will get refined as well - these are just first guestimates at the moment.<br /><br />Interesting point about the planters. I have a feeling that to dismantle them, remove the rubble and soil and make good the paving would be even more expensive than to repair and plant them up with some shrubs and perennials. Especially if volunteers are willing to take them over.Keith Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03224992126917407802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766575468286623779.post-13282412684187013372011-10-19T22:51:55.532+01:002011-10-19T22:51:55.532+01:00A couple of years ago, the HE Gardening Club offer...A couple of years ago, the HE Gardening Club offered to look after the planters and provide the plants but the Council wouldn't let them for 'health and safety' reasons! At the time I thought it a shame as the Gardening Club would have produced a good result in a project in which local people took pride thus fostering community spirit. The added bonus was it would have been at minimal tax payer's cost.Jenny Schwauschnoreply@blogger.com