MartyB

The owners of the carpark at 145 Bradfield Road in Hillsborough are:

Birch Park Investments Limited

2nd Floor Parkgates, Bury New Road, Manchester, M25 0TL

The letter I had in my evidence pack was signed by a David Reisner who was 'manager' of Birch Park.

I CANNOT find a contact number for them anywhere.

I too have been fighting a ticket I got in this car park, my final appeal has been rejected by POPLA following the long running beavis case.

Stupidly I did not mention that I was shopping in the area as I thought that was implied! I simply overstayed due to having to wait for my son to return.

Advice from Pepipoo has been to ignore any further letters, unless its a proper court letter as Highfield Parking generally don't go to court.

I'm not condoning speeding, I'll accept whatever is coming to me as it's the law.

But the road is straight, wide and it was the middle of the day with no cars around.

Thanks for those who have tried to assist, to everyone else enjoy the rest of your perfect lives.

Ask for photo evidence and the last time the speedy thing was calibrated

 

I don't endorse speeding by the way

At what stage do I do that then?

i seem to remember from my speed awareness course that anyone doing more than 40 in a 30 didnt get the option of the course.

Yeah I seem to remember that on mine too!

I really need to slow down.

Dont admit you broke the speed limit on here.................. Those on here who take the moral high ground,and who lie about speeding themselves will want you sent down for 25 years.

 

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What caught you ..... the speed Scamera Van ?

Haha, people can take whatever ground they like, it's the Feds and my insurance company who I give a ****e about. No idea what got me actually, don't think there is a fixed cam there so possibly a van yeah. Probably the same one that sits on Halifax rd that did me last time!

What am I looking at speed awareness course or fixed penalty notice (£60 and 3pts) or the dreaded 6pts ??? Anyone else been done there or at that speed?

Cheers to all that replied.

@cgksheff I did see that in the report, but I wasnt 100% it was referring to those actions required at the end of the report. So I thought I would check anyway. Doesnt seem like there is too much to worry about with this one.

@Freudian Slap I am aware the accuracy of OFSTED can be shaky at best, hence why I went to see the nurseries first and spoke to other people I know that use the nurseries, but it does form part of the overall picture you build to assess the best option for your child.

Thanks Again

Martin

Hi All,

I have been to visit several nurseries around the S6 area and Beech Hill was the one that had the best feel for my partner and I. It seemed the most friendly, organised etc and all the kids looked happy and stimulated.

So we started reading some of the OFSTED reports (yawn!) of the few that we liked the most, but on the one for Beech Hill there were some actions set down by OFSTED. As I am not a teacher or childcare worker, I'm not sure how much these points should worry us, or how seriously we should take the actions, so Im looking for a bit of interpretation from someone in the know.

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So the report (which was very good on the whole) read:

The provider confirms that the requirements of the compulsory part of the childcare register are : NOT MET (with Actions)

The provider confirms that the requirements of the voluntary part of the childcare register : NOT MET (with Actions)

The registered provider does not meet the requirements of the compulsory and or voluntary part of the childcare register.

To Comply with the requirements of the compulsory part of the childcare register, the registered person must :

Take action as specified in the early years section of the report (suitability and safety of premises and equipment 30/11/2011

To Comply with the voluntary part....the regsitered person must:

take action as specified in the child care register section of the report (arrangements of safeguarding children) 30/11/2011

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Now im sure this probably sounds a lot worse than the language suggests, but anyone who can offer some clarification or interpretation would much appreciated.

Cheers

Hi,

Im looking at going to Gran Canaria but I've never been before so Im looking for advice.

It appeals because you can get some sunshine in sept/oct which is when I am looking at going. Would prefer not to be in the chavvy part if there is one, I don't mind staying somewhere a bit quieter as long as there are restaurants and a few bars.

Basically me and the wife are 30 years old and we want a bit of sun and a few beers. Can any one offer any advice on the island or any resorts to look at or stay away from.

Alos anything about the rest of the Canaries would be useful.

Cheers

Martin

I live in Hillsborough and i am constantly amazed by how often you walk past a group of youths and smell a spliff on the go

Yeah, welcome to <insert anywhere in Sheff>, the kids love the chronic and its so easy to get nowadays so it doesnt surprise me at all.

What does suprise me is how openly people smoke spliffs now, used to be taboo but kids obviously aren't bothered about the repurcussions.

i see the absolute opposite. the shops that have opened (into premises that were shuttered / abandoned) since i moved to the area have included salons, cafes, old fashioned sweetshops, computer games shops. i can't even place a 'discount' style retailer moving in over the last 3 years.

 

holland and barrat have moved in, and the consensus amongst many on here is that a middle class shop like M&S food would suit the area. to me, it seems to be thriving. further up the road, boutique clothes shops, soft furnishing shops and canvas shops have all opened, and two art galleries seem to do well.

 

my view when moving in was that despite the traditional locals sense of the area being an old fashioned working class area, the reality was that the mixture of facilities, parks, transport and butchers, greengrocers style shops was encouraging young families and middle class professionals to the area. and that to me, is quite clearly the case.

 

i'd agree the pubs are a bit rough on a friday / saturday, but even so, they aren't even THAT bad, just normal, boisterous weekend pubs, full of the young and the inebriated.

 

misery blinkers are all the rage in sheffield. to be honest, the naysayers are the single biggest problem.

I broadly agree with this fella (MOKE). I live and work around Hillsborough and have done for the last 5 years and I don't really have any problems, never been robbed, threatened, been a victim of crime etc.

I think the local facilities are excellent such as butchers (at least 4), grocers (at least 2) fishmongers, newsagents, computer games/dvds etc, plus a couple of supermarkets within 10 mins walk either way (not sure we need anymore). Plus sports (Rugby League / Football / Hillsborough Park ) is fanstastic.

During the day yes there are unemployed, retired, disabled, slightly scummy people walking about but that's because everyone else is at work so that is who's left. Its not like that in the evening or at weekends so much.

The pubs could be better but if you're after a quick pint at lunchtime or before you start your night out they are absolutely fine and I've never had any trouble at all. The Rawson Spring is a decent pub and has a good range of beers.

Overall Hillsborough is good value for money, house prices are much better than elsewhere and the transport links are great as well the shops.

Stop your whinging people!

Think about it, millions (if not billions) of Windows users, and Microsoft are ringing them all individually at half hour at a time?

Massive con, been on telly like Watchdog etc already. Just put the phone down.

They are allowed to do it, even to people on the telephone preference service because they are not based in the UK.

Rubbish!

You can try Mr Clutch on Penistone Road, they have serviced mine a couple of times. But I have a VW now so I use Nick Thompson behind Hillsborough Gym.

Thanks to all that replied. I rang SHILO (first post) and they are happy to take the lot of my hands so I'm meeting them tomorrow.

Thanks again people of Sheffield.

Martin

Hello Sheffield,

I have just got married so as a result we have been bought loads of new stuff for the house. I need to get rid of loads of stuff but I dont want to chuck it all if I can give it to charity or something.

The kind of stuff it is is :

Plates

Mugs

Cutlery

Knives

Pots and Pans etc

Obviously its all used but its fine, so does anyone know where I could donate it to, is there such a place??

Let me know

Ta

I went last year and it was awesome. All the bars were just letting people in an out with drinks etc. and I didn't see any trouble or owt.

About time we were allowed to roll in the streets to good music and not be arrested!

Really looking forward to Echo & The Bunnymen, think they are doing Sunday night.