Fight goes on to get Brockworth 'bridge of booze' removed
VILLAGE boss Jim Hunt said he will "fight" to have Brockworth's bridge of booze removed.
The parish council chairman has met with Nightjar Road residents and council chiefs to try to resolve problems in the area.
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Jim Hunt
Suggestions include planting holly and prickly bushes in the area to keep the youngsters away.
All summer, young people have been gathering in a concealed hollow between Horsebere Brook and a play area, disturbing residents' sleep.
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Villagers said they ride mopeds across the bridge and gather to smoke, drink and even have sex in the bushes. A petition with more than 70 signatures has been handed to the parish council asking for the bridge to be removed.
It was originally built to bring communities together by linking the Nightjar estate to Ribble Close.
So far Tewkesbury Borough Council has refused the request, saying the bridge was part of the original planning permission of the estate.
Mr Hunt called a meeting at the bridge so bosses could see the problems with the site themselves and discuss solutions face-to-face.
A handful of residents went along to put across their case to representatives from the county and borough councils, highways and police.
A list of solutions has been drafted which includes planting holly and prickly plants in the hollow, and completely relocating the play area.
Mr Hunt said: "A lot of work is needed going forward.
"Highways have offered to put barriers up on the bridge to prevent motorbikes going down there.
"The council is still adamant they don't want it removed.
"But we haven't finished with that yet and will put as much pressure on them as we can.
"How far we will go as a council I'm not sure but I will fight it all the way I can.
"I know if I lived there I would be as angry and upset as they are.
"They get no peace at all."
Written requests will now be sent to the councils for the work to be done.
Comments
by Walker100
Thursday, September 06 2012, 10:54PM
“Holly is very slow growing. Go for Pyrocantha, 3 inch thorns and very fast growing. It's also a very effective deterrent as a border shrub for your garden.”
by thomas1996
Thursday, September 06 2012, 5:34PM
“I'm sure the homeowners in Nightjar Road would rather not have a walkway to the mainly council tenants on Ribble Close - they must be snobs, who had angelic upbringings as children and are only worried about their reducing house prices. You're pushing on an open door there Jim!
The fact is there has been a nearly new 4 bed detatched house for sale on Nightjar Road for over a year, it started at £260,000 then £250,000 now £240,000 and still not sold. Another almost identical house has gone on the market a few doors up and has already been reduced by £10,000. That no-sale situation is more about Millbridge Acadamy's new science block which has been built only a few yards from their back windows, which looks like more like an office block than a school and come the winter will no doubt be lit up like a Christmas tree which will really annoy the residents. The houses are hard to sell there, not because of the bridge.”
by Douglasknows
Thursday, September 06 2012, 3:48PM
“Hmmm, I might be looking for a property there so I can join in with the vilagers' activities”
by safeandnice
Thursday, September 06 2012, 12:14PM
“If the young people are in the hollow, the villagers are riding mopeds etc in the bushes, who needs binoculars?”
by badger12
Thursday, September 06 2012, 12:11PM
“Closing this bridge would effectively segregate an entire estate.”
by Pebbles23
Thursday, September 06 2012, 11:41AM
“No wonder they sell so many binoculars on Ebay.”
by safeandnice
Thursday, September 06 2012, 11:33AM
“'Villagers said they ride mopeds across the bridge and gather to smoke, drink and even have sex in the bushes.'
Must be a very active village”