Echo News
Partnership could produce vital cycleway
2:09pm Friday 17th August 2012
A LEADING New Forest organisation is being asked to donate enough land to enable a cycleway to be built between Totton and Marchwood .
The Marchwood-based Barker-Mill Estates could play a vital role in the campaign to provide cyclists and pedestrians with a safer route following two fadeaths.
Gary Lewis, 22, of Park Close, Marchwood, was killed in a collision with a lorry at Jacobs Gutter Lane, Totton, in 2009.
It happened just yards from the spot where moped rider Stephen Tippetts, 30, of Maritime Avenue, Marchwood, died three months earlier.
The two deaths sparked a public meeting at which residents demanded urgent action to prevent further fatalities.
Businesses in the area have offered to cut the cost of a cycle route by providing money, materials and equipment.
Now Marchwood county councillor David Harrison has revealed that further progress was made at a meeting with Simon Barker from Longdown Management, which runs property owned by Barker-Mill Estates.
Cllr Harrison said Mr Barnes had agreed to ask Barker-Mill to release the land needed to build a cycleway.
Marchwood Aggregates, which owns a nearby quarry, will be asked to supply gravel and machinery and engineering experts at Marchwood Military Port might agree to take a look at flooding issues on the proposed route.
“If we can pull this off, it will be a great example of joint working towards a positive outcome,” said Cllr Harrison.
Comments(23)
J.P.M
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4:42pm Fri 17 Aug 12
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Where is that?
Hope it turns out better than the "cycle path" down at riverside which is just a load of gravel full of sharp stones.
downfader
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5:27pm Fri 17 Aug 12
J.P.M wrote:I think he means the new section parallel to Abbey Hill..? Its not been laid as they said it would. We thought it would be proper tarmac like the bit by the car parks but they've just put down brown gravel.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Where is that?
Hope it turns out better than the "cycle path" down at riverside which is just a load of gravel full of sharp stones.
Huffter
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5:34pm Fri 17 Aug 12
Ginger_cyclist
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6:05pm Fri 17 Aug 12
downfader wrote:No, I meant the one that runs 100 meters between Mansbridge road and a path that leads from River Walk but you have provided another example of a rubbish "cycle" path.
J.P.M wrote:I think he means the new section parallel to Abbey Hill..? Its not been laid as they said it would. We thought it would be proper tarmac like the bit by the car parks but they've just put down brown gravel.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Where is that?
Hope it turns out better than the "cycle path" down at riverside which is just a load of gravel full of sharp stones.
downfader
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6:23pm Fri 17 Aug 12
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Ahh right.
downfader wrote:No, I meant the one that runs 100 meters between Mansbridge road and a path that leads from River Walk but you have provided another example of a rubbish "cycle" path.
J.P.M wrote:I think he means the new section parallel to Abbey Hill..? Its not been laid as they said it would. We thought it would be proper tarmac like the bit by the car parks but they've just put down brown gravel.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Where is that?
Hope it turns out better than the "cycle path" down at riverside which is just a load of gravel full of sharp stones.
I rode the Abbey Hill one just after it was laid and the chippings flicked up into the gears. Hate it when that happens as it reduces the life of the chain, sprocket and jog wheels
downfader
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6:24pm Fri 17 Aug 12
Huffter wrote:I was thinking the same...
What are "fadeaths"?
Ginger_cyclist
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6:30pm Fri 17 Aug 12
downfader wrote:Indeed, on a MTB it's not so bad as you would expect it to happen anyway if you use it regularly for off-road but not on something like a roadie, those chippings are lethal to road tires too, even the ones that fit MTB's, had a set on my MTB before I sold it and I picked a couple of punctures up from such chippings, will never use such a path when I get the hybrid I'm going after as it has proper roadie wheels and tyres.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Ahh right.
downfader wrote:No, I meant the one that runs 100 meters between Mansbridge road and a path that leads from River Walk but you have provided another example of a rubbish "cycle" path.
J.P.M wrote:I think he means the new section parallel to Abbey Hill..? Its not been laid as they said it would. We thought it would be proper tarmac like the bit by the car parks but they've just put down brown gravel.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Where is that?
Hope it turns out better than the "cycle path" down at riverside which is just a load of gravel full of sharp stones.
I rode the Abbey Hill one just after it was laid and the chippings flicked up into the gears. Hate it when that happens as it reduces the life of the chain, sprocket and jog wheels
Ginger_cyclist
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6:30pm Fri 17 Aug 12
downfader wrote:Me too.
Huffter wrote:I was thinking the same...
What are "fadeaths"?
BillyTheKid
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2:51am Sat 18 Aug 12
The journalist obviously wrote ".....a safer route following two fatal accidents." Either he or his editor decided that "following two deaths" sounded better than "following two fatal accidents". So he stuck the cursor between the "s" and the "." at the end of "accidents", and typed "deaths". Re-inserting the cursor between the "s" of "accidents" and the "d" of "deaths", either by deletion or highlighting he attempted to remove "fatal accidents", but left "fa" of "fatal" undeleted by mistake.
What do you think, Downfader ?
hulla baloo
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7:24am Sat 18 Aug 12
BillyTheKid wrote:Reading that, I think, at this time of night, you have been on the sauce. ;)
"fadeaths".....
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The journalist obviously wrote ".....a safer route following two fatal accidents." Either he or his editor decided that "following two deaths" sounded better than "following two fatal accidents". So he stuck the cursor between the "s" and the "." at the end of "accidents", and typed "deaths". Re-inserting the cursor between the "s" of "accidents" and the "d" of "deaths", either by deletion or highlighting he attempted to remove "fatal accidents", but left "fa" of "fatal" undeleted by mistake.
What do you think, Downfader ?
Scrutinizer
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9:06am Sat 18 Aug 12
BillyTheKid
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11:50am Sat 18 Aug 12
hulla baloo wrote:I'm a 24/7 carer, so "sauce" is out.
BillyTheKid wrote:Reading that, I think, at this time of night, you have been on the sauce. ;)
"fadeaths".....
...
The journalist obviously wrote ".....a safer route following two fatal accidents." Either he or his editor decided that "following two deaths" sounded better than "following two fatal accidents". So he stuck the cursor between the "s" and the "." at the end of "accidents", and typed "deaths". Re-inserting the cursor between the "s" of "accidents" and the "d" of "deaths", either by deletion or highlighting he attempted to remove "fatal accidents", but left "fa" of "fatal" undeleted by mistake.
What do you think, Downfader ?
There are a few posters who grace this forum with a lot of unsubstantiated, trivial nonsense, so my comment should be viewed as light-hearted satire !
Ginger_cyclist
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1:38pm Sat 18 Aug 12
BillyTheKid wrote:For once I'd agree that you're probably right.
"fadeaths".....
...
The journalist obviously wrote ".....a safer route following two fatal accidents." Either he or his editor decided that "following two deaths" sounded better than "following two fatal accidents". So he stuck the cursor between the "s" and the "." at the end of "accidents", and typed "deaths". Re-inserting the cursor between the "s" of "accidents" and the "d" of "deaths", either by deletion or highlighting he attempted to remove "fatal accidents", but left "fa" of "fatal" undeleted by mistake.
What do you think, Downfader ?
BillyTheKid
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2:31pm Sat 18 Aug 12
Ginger_cyclist wrote:You actually thought about that nonsense I wrote, Ginger ?
BillyTheKid wrote:For once I'd agree that you're probably right.
"fadeaths".....
...
The journalist obviously wrote ".....a safer route following two fatal accidents." Either he or his editor decided that "following two deaths" sounded better than "following two fatal accidents". So he stuck the cursor between the "s" and the "." at the end of "accidents", and typed "deaths". Re-inserting the cursor between the "s" of "accidents" and the "d" of "deaths", either by deletion or highlighting he attempted to remove "fatal accidents", but left "fa" of "fatal" undeleted by mistake.
What do you think, Downfader ?
I am humbled, touched, and will now treat you with absolute respect.
Just remember, I only tease the cycle fanatics for a bit of fun.
Except Downfader, who does seem to be on another planet ! He just bangs on relentlessly and regardlessly until all the posters around him have collapsed. I thought I was a stayer, but i can't match his tenacity ! LOL !
Ginger_cyclist
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2:55pm Sat 18 Aug 12
BillyTheKid wrote:Well considering it's the echo, they probably hire monkeys to do the typing and I'll be honest, downfader probably has his reasons, just like I do.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:You actually thought about that nonsense I wrote, Ginger ?
BillyTheKid wrote:For once I'd agree that you're probably right.
"fadeaths".....
...
The journalist obviously wrote ".....a safer route following two fatal accidents." Either he or his editor decided that "following two deaths" sounded better than "following two fatal accidents". So he stuck the cursor between the "s" and the "." at the end of "accidents", and typed "deaths". Re-inserting the cursor between the "s" of "accidents" and the "d" of "deaths", either by deletion or highlighting he attempted to remove "fatal accidents", but left "fa" of "fatal" undeleted by mistake.
What do you think, Downfader ?
I am humbled, touched, and will now treat you with absolute respect.
Just remember, I only tease the cycle fanatics for a bit of fun.
Except Downfader, who does seem to be on another planet ! He just bangs on relentlessly and regardlessly until all the posters around him have collapsed. I thought I was a stayer, but i can't match his tenacity ! LOL !
BillyTheKid
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4:13pm Sat 18 Aug 12
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Now if you'd directed your comment to Downfader instead of me, he would most likely have missed the humour and come back with something like :
BillyTheKid wrote:Well considering it's the echo, they probably hire monkeys to do the typing and I'll be honest, downfader probably has his reasons, just like I do.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:You actually thought about that nonsense I wrote, Ginger ?
BillyTheKid wrote:For once I'd agree that you're probably right.
"fadeaths".....
...
The journalist obviously wrote ".....a safer route following two fatal accidents." Either he or his editor decided that "following two deaths" sounded better than "following two fatal accidents". So he stuck the cursor between the "s" and the "." at the end of "accidents", and typed "deaths". Re-inserting the cursor between the "s" of "accidents" and the "d" of "deaths", either by deletion or highlighting he attempted to remove "fatal accidents", but left "fa" of "fatal" undeleted by mistake.
What do you think, Downfader ?
I am humbled, touched, and will now treat you with absolute respect.
Just remember, I only tease the cycle fanatics for a bit of fun.
Except Downfader, who does seem to be on another planet ! He just bangs on relentlessly and regardlessly until all the posters around him have collapsed. I thought I was a stayer, but i can't match his tenacity ! LOL !
"Don't be ridiculous, Gingercyclist ! The employment of monkeys is strictly prohibited by the National Employment Act, 1989 ( it is to be found in section 9, paragraph 4b ), and the Factory Act, 1997 ( revised 2002 ). Also, in his Monkey Projects Part 2, 1958 - 1985, Professor Foozlewoozle makes it quite clear that although primates may stand for local and national elections, it will be another 1000 years or more before they will be able to write their own names. And considerably longer before they can type and edit."
LOL !
Ginger_cyclist
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4:25pm Sat 18 Aug 12
BillyTheKid wrote:No, I think he would get what I mean by the fact that the echo have trouble spelling simple words.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Now if you'd directed your comment to Downfader instead of me, he would most likely have missed the humour and come back with something like :
BillyTheKid wrote:Well considering it's the echo, they probably hire monkeys to do the typing and I'll be honest, downfader probably has his reasons, just like I do.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:You actually thought about that nonsense I wrote, Ginger ?
BillyTheKid wrote:For once I'd agree that you're probably right.
"fadeaths".....
...
The journalist obviously wrote ".....a safer route following two fatal accidents." Either he or his editor decided that "following two deaths" sounded better than "following two fatal accidents". So he stuck the cursor between the "s" and the "." at the end of "accidents", and typed "deaths". Re-inserting the cursor between the "s" of "accidents" and the "d" of "deaths", either by deletion or highlighting he attempted to remove "fatal accidents", but left "fa" of "fatal" undeleted by mistake.
What do you think, Downfader ?
I am humbled, touched, and will now treat you with absolute respect.
Just remember, I only tease the cycle fanatics for a bit of fun.
Except Downfader, who does seem to be on another planet ! He just bangs on relentlessly and regardlessly until all the posters around him have collapsed. I thought I was a stayer, but i can't match his tenacity ! LOL !
"Don't be ridiculous, Gingercyclist ! The employment of monkeys is strictly prohibited by the National Employment Act, 1989 ( it is to be found in section 9, paragraph 4b ), and the Factory Act, 1997 ( revised 2002 ). Also, in his Monkey Projects Part 2, 1958 - 1985, Professor Foozlewoozle makes it quite clear that although primates may stand for local and national elections, it will be another 1000 years or more before they will be able to write their own names. And considerably longer before they can type and edit."
LOL !
BillyTheKid
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5:24pm Sat 18 Aug 12
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Very funny, Ginger.
BillyTheKid wrote:No, I think he would get what I mean by the fact that the echo have trouble spelling simple words.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Now if you'd directed your comment to Downfader instead of me, he would most likely have missed the humour and come back with something like :
BillyTheKid wrote:Well considering it's the echo, they probably hire monkeys to do the typing and I'll be honest, downfader probably has his reasons, just like I do.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:You actually thought about that nonsense I wrote, Ginger ?
BillyTheKid wrote:For once I'd agree that you're probably right.
"fadeaths".....
...
The journalist obviously wrote ".....a safer route following two fatal accidents." Either he or his editor decided that "following two deaths" sounded better than "following two fatal accidents". So he stuck the cursor between the "s" and the "." at the end of "accidents", and typed "deaths". Re-inserting the cursor between the "s" of "accidents" and the "d" of "deaths", either by deletion or highlighting he attempted to remove "fatal accidents", but left "fa" of "fatal" undeleted by mistake.
What do you think, Downfader ?
I am humbled, touched, and will now treat you with absolute respect.
Just remember, I only tease the cycle fanatics for a bit of fun.
Except Downfader, who does seem to be on another planet ! He just bangs on relentlessly and regardlessly until all the posters around him have collapsed. I thought I was a stayer, but i can't match his tenacity ! LOL !
"Don't be ridiculous, Gingercyclist ! The employment of monkeys is strictly prohibited by the National Employment Act, 1989 ( it is to be found in section 9, paragraph 4b ), and the Factory Act, 1997 ( revised 2002 ). Also, in his Monkey Projects Part 2, 1958 - 1985, Professor Foozlewoozle makes it quite clear that although primates may stand for local and national elections, it will be another 1000 years or more before they will be able to write their own names. And considerably longer before they can type and edit."
LOL !
So it's the Echo itself that makes spelling errors, not the journalists ?
downfader
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7:14pm Sat 18 Aug 12
Ginger_cyclist
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7:54pm Sat 18 Aug 12
downfader wrote:On the washing machine hence the dodgy spelling? ;)
Pfft. I'll have you know it was Professor Plank and he did it with the Secretary in the kitchen...
Ginger_cyclist
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7:54pm Sat 18 Aug 12
BillyTheKid wrote:They work for the echo don't they?
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Very funny, Ginger.
BillyTheKid wrote:No, I think he would get what I mean by the fact that the echo have trouble spelling simple words.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Now if you'd directed your comment to Downfader instead of me, he would most likely have missed the humour and come back with something like :
BillyTheKid wrote:Well considering it's the echo, they probably hire monkeys to do the typing and I'll be honest, downfader probably has his reasons, just like I do.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:You actually thought about that nonsense I wrote, Ginger ?
BillyTheKid wrote:For once I'd agree that you're probably right.
"fadeaths".....
...
The journalist obviously wrote ".....a safer route following two fatal accidents." Either he or his editor decided that "following two deaths" sounded better than "following two fatal accidents". So he stuck the cursor between the "s" and the "." at the end of "accidents", and typed "deaths". Re-inserting the cursor between the "s" of "accidents" and the "d" of "deaths", either by deletion or highlighting he attempted to remove "fatal accidents", but left "fa" of "fatal" undeleted by mistake.
What do you think, Downfader ?
I am humbled, touched, and will now treat you with absolute respect.
Just remember, I only tease the cycle fanatics for a bit of fun.
Except Downfader, who does seem to be on another planet ! He just bangs on relentlessly and regardlessly until all the posters around him have collapsed. I thought I was a stayer, but i can't match his tenacity ! LOL !
"Don't be ridiculous, Gingercyclist ! The employment of monkeys is strictly prohibited by the National Employment Act, 1989 ( it is to be found in section 9, paragraph 4b ), and the Factory Act, 1997 ( revised 2002 ). Also, in his Monkey Projects Part 2, 1958 - 1985, Professor Foozlewoozle makes it quite clear that although primates may stand for local and national elections, it will be another 1000 years or more before they will be able to write their own names. And considerably longer before they can type and edit."
LOL !
So it's the Echo itself that makes spelling errors, not the journalists ?
BillyTheKid
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8:52pm Sat 18 Aug 12
I'm going to finish burning a huge pile of old car tyres, and then get myself a big bag of double cheeseburgers and chips. Open a few beers and smoke a few cigarettes........th
at's what I call a good Saturday night !
Ginger_cyclist says...
2:29pm Fri 17 Aug 12