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Whenever Evri have delivered anything to me I’ve had an email in advance so you can give instructions about delivery if not in. I think you might have to download their app though. Then they always deliver to the specified safe place. I’m pretty sure there are other options to have it delivered on a different day or to a pick up point. Whenever I’ve ordered anything of much value from EBay and know I might not be in I opt for the item to be delivered to a Collection point in a shop rather than at home. I’ve have worse experiences with DPD. They once claimed they had been to my house and there was no answer but I was in and waiting near the door at this time!! And their driving standards are terrible. To be fair though, the company are probably are putting unrealistic schedules on their drivers.

This resurrected thread is so old that Hermes have changed their name in the meantime to Evri! Apparently because of all the negative publicity associated with the Hermes name. But as it has been resurrected I will also add my feedback that Evri (or Hermes back in the day) have always been very good and follow instructions for leaving items in safe place. Unlike Royal Mail who recently delivered a parcel to the wrong road. It doesn’t even have a similar street name. Fortunately the kind person at that address brought it round. Then there was the grumbly post man who used to leave items with random neighbours and not even put a card through the door to say this!

I think they used to check everyone’s bags at one point when they were on High Street. At one point the assistants were even radioing the guard after a customer had paid to let them know the customer had paid and giving a description!!! That said, there’s obviously a big problem with shoplifting in that part of town. The trouble is that the store security are sometimes scaring off paying customers as well as the thieves. I’m frankly sick of it and there’s a certain store I now avoid as far as possible because of this.

The size (and location) of the park are actually very relevant. I’m trying hard not to be rude, but I’ve explained at least twice before that a suburban park like Hillsborough is important for recreational use by local people. I’ve also explained why ‘they can just use another park’ is not as straightforward as it might seem to be. And I’ve explained why damaged grass at a festival in a 500 acre park of a country house is not problematic in the same way as in a suburban public park that is 10 times smaller (even if the Leeds festival is 3 times bigger than Tramlines). I’ve also explained that although July this year was particularly wet, even more normal summer rain can turn grass into a mud bath. I also explained that heavy rain isn’t unusual in the UK and that big festivals held in summer such as Glastonbury and Download are well known for often being muddy. I’m sure nothing is ever going to change your mind on this though so I’ll leave it here because this is going around in circles.

It’s probably also been used as a toilet. I’ve seen some of street people in clothes that they’ve soiled themselves in. Presumably because they are so off their heads on some substance or other they don’t know or care that they’ve 💩 or peed their pants. And/or have severe mental health issues. This is where the money goes from begging. Drugs.

Hey, do I detect a touch of sarcasm suggesting that I am putting myself forward as an expert in festival organisation when I am clearly not? Well I’m not of course. I’m just putting forward my opinion as you are with yours. Bramham park is 10 times bigger than Hillsborough park and isn’t a local park in a suburban area of a city. I don’t know what, if anything, they do to protect the grass but as I said before: ’‘it’s large enough to accommodate them and clear up any mess without causing too much issue. Hillsboro Park is tiny in comparison and if chunks of it are turned into a mud bath it’s not good for say, local kids who want to play on the grass in park a short walk away from home and not have be driven or take a bus to a park in another part of the city.’ So to put it very simply, if parts of the grass of the 500 acre park surrounding a country house are damaged it’s rather different to parts of a well used 49 acre park, in a busy suburban area in a city being damaged. So if Tramlines isn’t moved to a different venue, that is why more ought to be done by the organisers to prevent parts of a local park being put out of use for several weeks.

Bramham Park is 500 acres. Hillsborough Park is 49 acres. They hold a lot of events there and it’s large enough to accommodate them and clear up any mess without causing too much issue. https://www.bramhampark.co.uk/events/ Hillsboro Park is tiny in comparison and if chunks of it are turned into a mud bath it’s not good for say, local kids who want to play on the grass in park a short walk away from home and not have be driven or take a bus to a park in another part of the city.

Bramham Park is huge compared to Hillsborough Park. It’s also not in a suburban area.

Yep there was a lot of rain. But even with a more normal amount of heavy rain it would have been super muddy. And as we know from many other summer festivals it’s not unusual to have wet weather and to end up with a mud bath. It really shouldn’t be a big surprise and as I said, the organisers should be more proactive protecting the park.

Hey I said myself I didn’t know that specific spot well myself. My point was more that somewhere further out town may be more appropriate in future and that festivals do sometimes move location without any detriment. Leeds is a good example of that. And I will reiterate a previous post I made that saying those saying ‘people can just use another park’ doesn’t wash with me. They don’t like people saying‘Tramlines could just be held at another venue’, because they prefer Hillsborough for various reasons. It feels very entitled to me. Most of the people attending Tramlines are adults, usually relatively young and with money to pay for entry fee and associated costs. It feels that the young children, elderly, less mobile and less well off who get much benefit from their local park and might not find it easy to travel to ‘just go to another park’ are considered less important than a corporate festival.’ And the other point frequently trotted out that there was ‘biblical’ rain in the summer doesn’t convince me either. I don’t think I need to point out that UK summers have unpredictable weather. Aren’t big festivals like Glastonbury and Download famous for their mud? Both of those are held summer too. If Tramlines is staying in Hillsborough park the organisers, as a bare minimum need to do more to protect the park from damage that takes to many weeks to recover.

Some selective snipping in this reply so I’ll repost ‘Large events do sometimes have to be moved if they outgrow their current one. Years ago the Leeds Festival was at Temple Newsam park in Leeds. It was moved to the larger Bramham Park which isn’t in Leeds and is almost as close to York. It’s been there a long time though and it works. Buses are laid on to take people to and the festival and it’s got good transport links being close to the A1(M). I think some people though are extremely reluctant to think outside the box when it come to venues for Tramlines.’

The problem is that once the insults start flying the thread ceases to be a discussion and descends into tedious bickering. Which might be fun for a few but many more will lose interest.

Moving it to Graves Park would just be shifting the same problem elsewhere. And much of Graves Park isn’t flat like Hillsborough which I assume would be a problem logistically for a festival set up? I’ve only driven past the Bowshaw car boot area so don’t know it well but have noticed it has been used for a funfair and circus I think before. Somewhere like that on the edge of town might be a plan. Large events do sometimes have to be moved if they outgrow their current one. Years ago the Leeds Festival was at Temple Newsam park in Leeds. It was moved to the larger Bramham Park which isn’t in Leeds and is almost as close to York. It’s been there a long time though and it works. Buses are laid on to take people to and the festival and it’s got good transport links being close to the A1(M). I think some people though are extremely reluctant to think outside the box when it come to venues for Tramlines.

Blame Nigella! https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/nov/26/nigella-lawson-tells-britain-to-give-christmas-cake-the-heave-ho-ho-ho I love Christmas cake too. Apparently there are lots of people that don’t like dried fruit which I never understand. Some of the Christmas cake alternatives seem a bit too sweet and sickly for me especially after all the other Christmas food.

No, I don’t adhere to conspiracy theories. But I did wonder what your thoughts were on The Great Replacement following your earlier post.