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About NPressureCS

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  • Birthday 04/06/1972

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    Sheffield
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    Pressure Cleaning
  1. Another recommendation for Bluestone UPVC, did my entire house and it looks amazin! friendly, professional and by far better priced than some of the ridiculous quotes we had! Give Mark a ring you wont be dissapointed!
  2. Can recommend Mark at Bluestone, did a great job for me replacing all my windows and doors.
  3. It was them who told me they were not able to take it further without a witness that was prepared to stand up in court!
  4. The other day I contacted 101 with the details of some flytipping in the entrance to High Hazels Park. I provided details of the rubbish, the vehicle registration, the description of the man flytipping and the time it all happened. I was passing all this information on for a lady who was not happy with what she had seen but did not want to take it any further herself. A couple of hours later i took a call from Enviromental Health who asked me if the lady would be prepared to do a statement and stand up in court to give evidence. I told them she would not. At this point they thanked me for reporting it and told me the case would be closed. I asked if they would be taking this further and without a court witness they wont. They told me they were not allowed to trace the vehicle without a witness statement and the police are not interested in these cases. The DVLA wont give details of the vehicle owner so the flytipper doesnt even get a visit or a telling off. This happened in broad daylight, so if you want to flytip get on with it, unless someone is prepared to stand up in court you can do it any time and any place.
  5. Thanks for the assistance, I think I will just get some normal wheels and adapt the size to fit.
  6. I'm after 2 wheels and tyres any type any condition with a 50mm centre bore. Its not for a car but I cant find any with this size centre bore. Can anyone advise me if these are available and where I could get some from or any alternatives please. Thankyou.
  7. Hopefully they have already got some staging otherwise the last three years wont have been much fun in their greenhouse!!!
  8. Follow this link and it has all the information and related pages to this topic. http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/1238/allotment-threat-act-now/ They finished the consultation process last week. Not sure if it is something to worry about or if there is a lot of scaremongering (before the local elections). For now if it is passed it just means as RobD1 points out they wont have to provide new allotments.
  9. It's got the best allotment site in Sheffield in it!
  10. No he hit his head on the pool table after he attacked Beresford, thats what killed him. Its easy to look for someone to blame after such sad things happen but sometimes the blame has to stop and we have to accept reality.
  11. Before everyone decides to join in a witch hunt get the facts! With the cctv evidence, the witness statements and the dropping of the charges there had to be a massive case for self defense. Wait for the real facts of the night to be released and then make your mind up, but dont jump to conclusions just because the papers report one side of the events! All that glitters is not gold!
  12. Its true that water is the biggest expense on an allotment site but not to the degree that it impacts on such dramatic rent increases. Our highest weekly usage last year in the height of summer was £155, we estimate that this year on a 210 plot site with animals and a good summer we will use approximately £3000. Thats £14 per plot per year. If water saving initiatives are implemented I estimate the bill to be approx £2500
  13. I found this on a website. Makes some interesting points. We’ve come to expect inflation increases in allotment rents each year, usually the subject of much moaning on the site but acceptable. A pound or two a year has been the norm ever since I took on my plot but these increases are extortion. David points out that Barnet in London is going up from £58 a year for a standard 10 rod plot to £170 and non-residents of the borough are looking at an increase from £110 to £340 a year. It’s not just London allotments, apparently Leeds and Manchester have jumped onto the bandwagon. I dare say many other councils will be taking a lead from them and rubbing their grubby hands at the thought of an increase in revenue. Now we know times are hard and that money has to be saved from the public purse, but are allotments the right target? In recent years the popularity of allotments has increased and we’ve seen an influx of new blood on the sites which is very welcome. Young mothers bringing their children to learn where the food on the plate comes from and professional’s discovering a new and fashionable hobby. I’ve even heard of some people paying a gardener to look after a plot for them, which defeats the object in my book! NSALG Self-defeating NSALG managed to shoot themselves in the foot by publishing and promoting heavily a report claiming the average plot could save a family £1564 a year. I personally think that is bunkum, most keen plot holders won’t save anything like that. However, it’s ammunition for the councils. If you’re saving £1500 then charging £300 isn’t so bad, they say. Of course allotment holders save money but if that was the only reason for having a plot then they’d be better off getting a second job. At just £6 per hour their time would generate over £900 a year. Core Allotment Holders There are some on the sites who won’t find £300 a year worth worrying about but many of us will. The retired on fixed incomes which shrink in value as everything else increases, those on sickness benefits and the unemployed just can’t pay this. Those in low paid jobs, the traditional working class, are really feeling the squeeze and increases like that are the final straw. Yet these are the people allotments were created for and they’re the people who will still be digging away long after fashions have changed the wealthy have found new hobbies. Social Benefits of Allotments Allotments have never been meant to be rented at an economic rent. They’re a social benefit. They mix people in a positive way. Rich or poor, old or young, religion or race just fade into the background and lose their importance when people share a passion and tips. Physical health is improved of course, which has to save money for the NHS and there are proven mental health benefits as well. I know myself that overwhelming problems fall into perspective after a day on the plot re-connecting with reality and chatting to other people. When I first took on my plot we had serious financial problems and quite frankly they could easily have crushed me. Now there are many people in the same position and time spent in a hobby that actually saves money rather than costing money can really help. What to do about allotment rent increases If your council are trying to increase your allotment rent unfairly then the best way to counter it is on the political front. Remember, all politicians want to get re-elected so something that threatens that will be taken seriously. Download a list of your councillors from the web site and write to the all. Don’t email – write on paper. Letters are always taken more seriously than email. Mail merge is helpful for this. Point out the benefits of allotments, find out what they’re increasing charges in other areas by and compare to those. For example, ‘The price of parking has risen by 5% but the proposed allotment rent increase is 300%’ Get others on the site to write or at least sign your letter. Petitions have some effect but far more if they’re handed in with the local press and a photographer taking shots. Make it clear that “We’re as mad as hell and we aren’t going to take it anymore!” Allotment Conspiracy Theory? If they increase the rents and drive off the core plot holders, eventually they end up with empty sites to sell to developers when the market turns around, as it will, in a few years. If you want to keep your plot affordable, if you want to keep your plot then you need to take action. Not national action, this is a local issue, you need to take local action.
  14. Your always welcome to come to the site mc55 and have a look how we do things. send me a PM if you need anymore information.
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