Coned off again: Cherries' fans flummoxed as parking restrictions return (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Coned off again: Cherries' fans flummoxed as parking restrictions return to Littledown Drive
3:00pm Friday 5th October 2012 in News By Steven Smith
Littledown Drive
FOOTBALL fans were again left flummoxed by extra parking restrictions – despite the council saying that they would not be in place.
As reported in the Daily Echo last month, AFC Bournemouth supporters complained after more roads around the ground at Kings Park were coned off than usual.
After that, the council apologised and said the restrictions for the home game on September 15 were “an exception”.
But at Saturday’s match against Walsall, fans again ran into the restrictions. Martin Stevens, from Merley, said: “The whole of Littledown Drive was coned off again. Somebody is giving them the authority to do it.
“Again, you turn up to park at your normal time and the space isn’t there, and you’ve got to scramble around to find one of the diminished number of parking spaces available.”
Another fan, Gary Chapman, added: “Littledown Drive and the surrounding area was all coned off again for the AFC Bournemouth game on Saturday.
“Again chaos ensued – people with disabled passengers were inconvenienced – and the local councillors got their own way again.
“What a great way to deal with public outrage; say it was an accident and won't happen again and just carry on doing it.”
Cllr Lawrence Williams, member for Littledown and Iford, said: “Littledown Drive residents have told me they are worried that on-street match day parking could potentially block the path of emergency service vehicles in their area. In light of these concerns I asked our street services team to put match day parking restrictions in place before the previous home match.
“We received complaints that these restrictions were excessive and so fewer cones were put in place for the September 29 game.
“I want to work with residents on this issue and I have received support from them in the past in favour of this approach.
“The main concern here is the safety of local residents in case of an emergency and I will keep working with them to find the best solution.”
Comments(19)
Azphreal
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4:11pm Fri 5 Oct 12
wonderway
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4:32pm Fri 5 Oct 12
Azphreal wrote:yes maybe but it has to be legally done not on a whim of a councilor trying to get votes once Novembers been and gone he wont care what happens so restriction has to apply 24/7 so it applies to residents every saturday or weekdays nights not when suits by certain vote grabbers and why not just apply one side of road if access is a problem
I guess i will get stick but i can see why people who live there do not want their road filled up with supporters cars. I live nearby and my road is packed every match day meaning people have ended up with their cars stuck in drives and there is no way an ambulance or fire engine could get down the road. Why not have a park and ride or maybe enough parking at the ground for the supporters.
Merleyman
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5:00pm Fri 5 Oct 12
And they call that democracy?
sea poole
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5:09pm Fri 5 Oct 12
GARYafCb
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5:19pm Fri 5 Oct 12
And as for the complaints about parking from local residents - there has been a football ground at Dean Court for over a hundred years, so I would venture to suggest that it was there when they decided to buy houses in this area. Perhaps they should have thought of this before choosing where they were going to live.
oxoncherry2
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5:59pm Fri 5 Oct 12
pete woodley
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6:15pm Fri 5 Oct 12
sea poole wrote:Its always been the same down there,local residents wanting their own way,and councillors vote catching.There is plenty of room,fair enough to moan if there was not.
What a pathetic little man this councillor is. How will the parking affect emergency access. I park there quite often on match days and for God's sake we're talking about ambulances or fire engines, not the bl..dy Titanic!
fletch for manager
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7:21pm Fri 5 Oct 12
pete woodley wrote:he was obviously bullies at school and now is abusing his power.. he should be investigated for abuse of his powers.
sea poole wrote:Its always been the same down there,local residents wanting their own way,and councillors vote catching.There is plenty of room,fair enough to moan if there was not.
What a pathetic little man this councillor is. How will the parking affect emergency access. I park there quite often on match days and for God's sake we're talking about ambulances or fire engines, not the bl..dy Titanic!
sea poole
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8:24pm Fri 5 Oct 12
sea poole
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8:24pm Fri 5 Oct 12
wonderway
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8:32pm Fri 5 Oct 12
Loyal2AFCB
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8:34pm Fri 5 Oct 12
Football banning order yob
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9:00pm Fri 5 Oct 12
REO Speedwagon
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8:42am Sat 6 Oct 12
It's like moving close to an airport then complaining about the noise from the planes.
These are the same people who moan when they can't park right outside the door of there local supermarket.
REO Speedwagon
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8:43am Sat 6 Oct 12
It's like moving close to an airport then complaining about the noise from the planes.
These are the same people who moan when they can't park right outside the door of there local supermarket.
polblagger
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10:01am Sat 6 Oct 12
harrythered
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10:49am Sat 6 Oct 12
djd
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10:49am Sat 6 Oct 12
Perhaps Mr Williams should use some of his 'clout' in other area of his ward.
Mr Williams needs to remember that he represents all the residents in that ward, not just those in his local area.
Make the most of this Council sir, you won't get my vote again.
wonderway says...
3:33pm Fri 5 Oct 12