Festival Gardens
19 January 2011 by HamstAnyone passing by Festival Gardens wouldn't fail to notice the work going on there, trees chopped down, shrubs ripped out and flower beds dug over. The paths are a muddy mess and the grass verges dug up by tyre tracks or the workmena vehicles, the area looks in a sorry state.
Below is a video of Festival Gardens taken 16th January 2011
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Festival Gardens were opened on 19th July 1951 to celebrate the Festival of Britain by General Sir Richard Gale, Commander of the 6th Airborne Division on D-Day an so this year celebrate their 60th year. There is no mention of work being done to the gardens as part of the Pods developement or the rejuvenation of Central Park, so could this seperate work be a make over for its Diamond Anniversary?
Not according to a council spokesperson, "the council is carrying out some routine maintenance work in the festival gardens area in front of the Pods. Old shrubs and conifers damaged by the heavy snow are being removed," was the reply.
This raises the question of why the work was taking place a week prior to all the heavy snow falling on the region. The picture below taken 25th November 2010 shows work well under way with shrubs being removed and trees being lopped well before the snow arrived.
This point was thrown back to the council's spokesperson who informs me it's being tidied and when mature it will resemble Kingsway gardens. So in future could it recieve a Green Flag award from the Civic Trust, like Kingsway Gardens and Sheffield Park.
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I have just driven past,they have felled some very established trees.If they aren't replacing them it's as clear as the view they have made of the Pods that they have been removed so certain councillors can admire their projects more easily
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