Whatever happened to jumpers for goalposts? Street Snooker could be coming to a recreation ground in Hedge End. The Town Council is consulting on whether to install one or more of these new games, which have recently been featured on BBC TV.
From a personal point of view I have concerns about how much they would really be used and for how long after the initial novelty wears off, and about the visual impact of a bright green wall on people who use our recs for informal leisure and relaxation, and whose houses overlook the rec. Greta Park, Turnpike Way and Dowd's Farm Park have been mentioned as possible locations.
Details of the consultation are on the Town Council web site - here -, and I do hope that as many people as possible make their views known to the Council and their Councillors so that we can make an informed decision on how to spend your money.
You can email me at keith.day@hedgeend-tc.gov.uk if you do not want to leave a comment on this blog.
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I understand where you are coming from on this. One of the counter-arguments in favour of some kind of "sports wall" (not necessarily a street snooker one) in Greta Park and Turnpike Way is that they would discourage informal football being played against the changing rooms and pavilion, which in itself causes additional wear and tear and avoidable maintenance costs.
ReplyDeleteResidents around Greta Park get quite a lot of 'user' noise from the equipment already in place. Although, traditionally, snooker is a quiet sport, will it be in this situation and on a wall? Who is it aimed at: youngsters who play animated games on their computers and Wii's or OAP's who are going to stagger into the park on their simmer frames? Has this been thought through or is it another tickbox addition for the HETC?
ReplyDeleteYou're right BT Way: Greta Park is right in the middle of some fairly dense housing and the council needs to keep the noise impact in mind when deciding where to position these walls (if they go ahead).
ReplyDeleteThe whole proposal is still in the process of being thought through - part of the consultation is to identify if there is a demand for these things and from which section of the community.