Craig Y Don

[DaveR]

Yorkie, you missed this sentence at the bottom of the town council's home page:

Please note that this site is still under development

When I used to be involved with a web development company, the rule was that a website was never sent live unless it was tested and finished. The Town Council website has been in that state for about 2 years now. Still no Agendas or Reports of Meetings published on the website - why?

[Yorkie]

Yorkie, you missed this sentence at the bottom of the town council's home page:

Please note that this site is still under development

That's been there for at least 3 years!   

The Town Council website has been in that state for about 2 years now. Still no Agendas or Reports of Meetings published on the website - why?

Because the Town Council, and I think by now we can even include the expensive Town Clerk and her Staff, are all a bunch of useless imbeciles.    Thjey don't even reply to letters anymore!

[richardfaz]

I note the search councillors by postcode reveals Janet FS and Christine Jones as the councillors for Craig-y-Don - even though Bri points out that Christine Jones is no longer a councillor! So I won't depend on that part of the CCBC site!

Thanks for the confirmation that both I and the Washington are in Craig-y-Don!!

[Bri Roberts]

Clr Christine Jones is not a Town Councillor but she is a County Councillor.

[Fester]

Richard Faz, you very kindly point out that Janet Finch-Saunders is possibly winding down her Councillor activities in favour of the more weighty issues she faces in the Welsh Assembly.

I would certainly hope that is not the case.

Well, not until she stops claiming the full allowance for her 'trivial' County Council role!!

[Yorkie]

She is also a very INefficient Llandudno Town Councillor along with her Father!    Her Mother was Mayor some years ago so it is a bit of a family affair.     

[andyCYD]

I am the newly elected chairman of the Friends of Queens Park Craig y Don. I will try to keep the forum up to date with events etc.

I have started the website www.craigydon.co.uk, which includes a weekly blog. Also, on Twitter @craig_y_don

Please get in touch if you would like to join the friends of the park, have any ideas etc.

Very late notice, but we have a meeting this evening, Wednesday 21 March - 7:30pm at CYD community centre

Andy

[Ian]

Good to hear from you, Andy, and thanks for letting us know about all that.

[DaveR]

I am the newly elected chairman of the Friends of Queens Park Craig y Don. I will try to keep the forum up to date with events etc.

I have started the website www.craigydon.co.uk, which includes a weekly blog. Also, on Twitter @craig_y_don

Please get in touch if you would like to join the friends of the park, have any ideas etc.

Very late notice, but we have a meeting this evening, Wednesday 21 March - 7:30pm at CYD community centre

Andy

Welcome to the Forum, Andy.

It's a bit of a pipe dream, I suppose, but I'd like to see some form of water feature in Queens Park, maybe a wildlife pond or similar instead of part of the grassed area closest to Park Ave.

Congratulations on everything you've achieved so far. 

[andyCYD]

DaveR
Thanks for your comments.
Nice idea to have a water feature, but I have to say it is not on any of the current plans. When it has been mentioned in the past there have been concerns about safety etc. However, we do hope to create a small bog garden later this year in one of the wetter areas. Not quite the same I know.
Thanks again. I am very keen that we remain open to all ideas.
Andy

[Blodyn]

Welcome, Andy, it's good to hear that you have plans for the park. 

If you are interested in increasing the wildlife value, a butterfly / wildlife gardening expert and I have given a joint presentation on gardening for butterflies and bumblebees (that's my bit!) to some other Friends of Parks.  This was organised through the County Council's Parks Department, who were supportive.  Send me a PM if you'd like to know more. 

[Ian48]

I would love to see the gate piers restored and railings put up on the walls curving out. That would restore it to how it was when opened and give a suitably impressive eye catcher for the area. I wonder what ever happened to the nice gates and railings that went when they rebuilt C-y-D Community Centre at the tennis courts?

[andyCYD]

Restoring the piers and walls are very high on a priority list, but none of the funding bodies seem interested in providing the money. Also, it is far from clear whether we can really restore them. They need to be knocked down and rebuilt. We could aim to try and recreate them as they are now, with the risk that they will never be the same. Or, we go for a new design.
Any ideas or advice about the technicalities or finding the money would be greatly received.
Thanks
Andy

[andyCYD]

Blodyn
Thanks for the offer. You have a PM

[andyCYD]

We are running regular gardening sessions in the park on Monday morning's, every fortnight. Next session is Monday 16th April. Meet in the park at 10am. Everyone welcome.