Wings issue 152 February/March 2023

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Wings Lido earth bank concerns raised P UBLIC concerns about a steep earth bank that has been created at the edge of Wingerworth Lido have been passed by the Parish Council to NE Derbyshire Council, who own the site. The district council undertook work to raise the embankment to protect against flooding, but members of the public have expressed concern that the new footpath is just a few feet from the steep drop, and a child might fall down it. They also say it is difficult to see in the dark. There were also worries that the path was too narrow, was not raised enough to avoid flooding, that loose earth on the bank might slide in wet weather, and that the path that surrounds the Lido has been left in a poor condition on the Smithy Pond side. A spokesperson for NEDDC said: “Works at the Lido were carried out as a legal requirement under the Reservoirs The fenced bank of earth alongside Wingerworth Lido Act, which involved raising the level of the embankment. the remainder of the year/additional projects.” “The slope/drop is very similar to what previously existed and we have made arrangements for temporary fencing to be put along the top of the slope while the ground hardens up and vegetation becomes established. We will then be reviewing the decision on if a permanent solution is necessary. “The footpath should no longer be flooding as it has now been levelled up to the edgings. The width of the path has not been reduced, the old path was removed, the banking was raised, and then the path has been reinstated along its existing line at a width of 1.2m. We are also in the process of re-stoning the gated access area off Lakeside.” ORK is proposed for a well-used footpath W between Deer Park Primary School and the fence at Wingerworth Medical Centre. The path floods in bad weather and has been damaged by roots from nearby park trees and is now to be considered by Wingerworth Parish Council’s Finance Committee. Estimated cost up of the work has been reported to be £45,000. A council spokesperson said: “The Finance Committee will be reviewing the projected year-end position at their next meeting and reporting back to council to inform decisions on spend for Deadline for inclusion in the April/May edition of Wings magazine is March 19th. Call 01246 416027 or email info@heronpublications.co.uk 22 • The future of an under-used cricket pavilion at Deer Park, Wingerworth, is being considered by the Parish Council, which is to obtain quotes for repairs to the guttering and drainage system. Councillors will consider what improvements might make it a more important asset. Nearby drains are also to be inspected and cleared in an attempt to end flooding along the footpath next to the tennis courts and bowling green. • Two user groups at the re-opened Wingerworth Parish Hall have requested that the council obtain a defibrillator, and the council is to obtain quotes for one to be placed there. Chair of Wingerworth Ladies’ Club, Lynn Tory, told the council: “Many of our members are elderly and if something happens it would be an effort to run up to the Barley Mow to fetch their defibrillator.” The council is to have another look at whether they should employ a caretaker after the Ladies’ Club pointed out that some members were too frail to move chairs about. • A new car park on the Adlington estate was described as “a big, boggy mess” by one councillor, and the council is to point it out to NE Derbyshire District Council who did the work. Bye bye badminton Dear Wings, With reference to your article, ‘Well worth the wait’ in issue 151, I’d like to point out that not everyone sees the new parish hall as a ‘positive verdict’. After over 30 years of the Thursday evening Wingerworth Badminton Group meeting to play at the parish hall, we’ve had to take the decision to find an alternative, albeit inconvenient, place to play. This is due to a huge hike in the room hire fees (almost a 200% increase) and the unwillingness of the parish council to mark out a badminton court. Putting down temporary markings every evening we play, as was suggested, is just not feasible. The council has said that it would like the hall to be a ‘multi-function space’, but now they have precluded our badminton group from using it. A Thursday pm Wingerworth Badminton Club player (Name supplied)
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