Fence built through middle of goalposts (From York Press)
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Fence built through middle of York play area's goalposts
9:00am Tuesday 21st June 2011 in News
FOOTBALLERS using a pitch in York are being faced with a de-fence-ive headache – after workmen built a barrier through their goal.
A new £6,000 steel structure has been installed along the side of land used for kickabouts next to the play area on Stray Road in Heworth, but it runs straight through some goalposts.
The posts now stand either side of the fence and City of York Council has apologised for the “own goal”.
One parent who uses the play area, who did not want to be named, said: “The fence cutting through the goalpost looks ridiculous, and the first thing you think when you see it is that it’s a joke or somebody must have had a bad day at the office. It’s difficult to see why it’s been done that way and I hope it’s sorted out soon, because it must be a disappointment for children using the playing field.”
Heworth Without Parish Council, which is responsible for the play area, has secured £43,000 of funding through the city council via the Playbuilder scheme and this will be used to improve and modernise play facilities in the park. The goalposts are to be moved so they stand in a different direction.
Dave Meigh, the city council’s head of parks and open spaces, said: “The new fencing was installed, at a cost of about £6,000, ahead of the £37,000 investment in new equipment, which is due in the next few weeks.
“We recognise that failure to relocate the goalposts is a real own goal and we have asked the contractors to resolve the issue as a matter of urgency. We can only apologise for the error.”
Parish council clerk Malcolm Sunderland said the new fence would create space for the play area to be extended.
He said: “The goalposts are to be moved the other way round from their current position so we can have a better play area.
“It is not a problem, but we are just waiting for this to be done. We are meeting the contractors this week about the installation of the new equipment, which will include things like wire and rope facilities.
“This equipment is what local people have chosen and it should be a welcome addition for the children who play there.”
Comments(40)
powerwatt
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9:13am Tue 21 Jun 11
Blimp
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9:29am Tue 21 Jun 11
Garrowby Turnoff
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9:44am Tue 21 Jun 11
CHISSY1
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9:55am Tue 21 Jun 11
tgfoy
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10:01am Tue 21 Jun 11
kryten
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10:03am Tue 21 Jun 11
Whistlejacket
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10:17am Tue 21 Jun 11
“We recognise that failure to relocate the goalposts is a real own goal and we have asked the contractors to resolve the issue as a matter of urgency. We can only apologise for the error.”
If I were you Dave, I'd get down there with a hacksaw this morning, before the TV crews arrive. Otherwise you're going to be the "And finally..." item on all the evening news programmes.
Ignatius Lumpopo
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10:28am Tue 21 Jun 11
NoMorePlease
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10:34am Tue 21 Jun 11
Mike Hock1
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11:29am Tue 21 Jun 11
redrrr
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12:50pm Tue 21 Jun 11
Ragnar
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12:50pm Tue 21 Jun 11
Saywhat
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1:21pm Tue 21 Jun 11
Ragnar
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1:54pm Tue 21 Jun 11
Saywhat wrote:Oh, that may breach their human rights as workers and or idiots
We should have the contractors name so no one else has the misfortune to ever use them for any work, if their total brain power couldn't span beyond the goal posts.!!
powerwatt
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1:55pm Tue 21 Jun 11
Ragnar wrote:However the contractor is paid to do a job. I am sure the contractor will probably have had just as many stupid requests that building a fence through some goal posts wouldn't even register. The boundary will have been set. It is whoever told them to put it there before moving the Football pitch that is to blame in this.
I am no lover or defender of YCC, but the spokesman did say "the Contractor" ie, private contractout, not public service employees. I suppose the council could be guilty of failing to filter out the numpty contractors, after all, the lowest tender isn't usually the best.
gmc_1963
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2:28pm Tue 21 Jun 11
Now that's a real story, go on Press get your teeth into that !
LeftyLoony
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3:24pm Tue 21 Jun 11
Sawday2
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3:54pm Tue 21 Jun 11
cheekyteacher
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3:58pm Tue 21 Jun 11
0dearme
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4:14pm Tue 21 Jun 11
tgfoy
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4:34pm Tue 21 Jun 11
gmc_1963 wrote:It isn't Stray Land and the Stray's are not Common Land anyway.
I thought the The Stray was common land, what on earth are they doing putting up fences ? Now that's a real story, go on Press get your teeth into that !
Tigerlady
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6:42pm Tue 21 Jun 11
tgfoy wrote:Yes it is common land that dates way back to the Freemasons of York and you can still graze cattle. They are open land for the benefit and enjoyment for the citizens of York for all time.
gmc_1963 wrote:It isn't Stray Land and the Stray's are not Common Land anyway.
I thought the The Stray was common land, what on earth are they doing putting up fences ? Now that's a real story, go on Press get your teeth into that !
pedalling paul
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10:07pm Tue 21 Jun 11
Terry3
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10:53pm Tue 21 Jun 11
Sceptic01
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11:33pm Tue 21 Jun 11
tgfoy
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2:08am Wed 22 Jun 11
Tigerlady wrote:Oh dear tiger lady how wrong you are. First of all the stray's are subject to enclosure acts for the benefit of the Freemen of York (not freemasons as you state). The enclosure acts shows that they are not common lands but private lands held for the exclusive benefit of the Freemen of the ancient ward for that particular Stray. That the Freemen's strays council (on which I serve and have done for quite a number of years now) and the city council, who manage the strays on behalf of the Freemen allow free access to those areas of the strays not still used for grazing or leased to golf courses (as with part of Monk Stray) or that are used as allotments, does not make them common Land. They are not nor can they ever be common land. Sorry but you are mistaken in believing otherwise.
tgfoy wrote:Yes it is common land that dates way back to the Freemasons of York and you can still graze cattle. They are open land for the benefit and enjoyment for the citizens of York for all time.gmc_1963 wrote: I thought the The Stray was common land, what on earth are they doing putting up fences ? Now that's a real story, go on Press get your teeth into that !It isn't Stray Land and the Stray's are not Common Land anyway.
That said the fact also remains that the headline for this article is misleading as the field on wich this fence has been erected is not part of any of the Stray lands of York.
tgfoy
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2:15am Wed 22 Jun 11
Tigerlady
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6:53am Wed 22 Jun 11
tgfoy wrote:Thank you for enlightening me.I meant Freemen not Freemason so apologies for that,my mistake. I was under the belief that all strays were common land for the Citizens of York.Oh well, you learn something new every day.
Tigerlady wrote:Oh dear tiger lady how wrong you are. First of all the stray's are subject to enclosure acts for the benefit of the Freemen of York (not freemasons as you state). The enclosure acts shows that they are not common lands but private lands held for the exclusive benefit of the Freemen of the ancient ward for that particular Stray. That the Freemen's strays council (on which I serve and have done for quite a number of years now) and the city council, who manage the strays on behalf of the Freemen allow free access to those areas of the strays not still used for grazing or leased to golf courses (as with part of Monk Stray) or that are used as allotments, does not make them common Land. They are not nor can they ever be common land. Sorry but you are mistaken in believing otherwise.
tgfoy wrote:Yes it is common land that dates way back to the Freemasons of York and you can still graze cattle. They are open land for the benefit and enjoyment for the citizens of York for all time.gmc_1963 wrote: I thought the The Stray was common land, what on earth are they doing putting up fences ? Now that's a real story, go on Press get your teeth into that !It isn't Stray Land and the Stray's are not Common Land anyway.
That said the fact also remains that the headline for this article is misleading as the field on wich this fence has been erected is not part of any of the Stray lands of York.
Stretch
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8:30am Wed 22 Jun 11
topumpire1
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11:34am Wed 22 Jun 11
Sawday2 wrote:Oh yes there is, this was the previous Lib DUM minority council, & I think that they have it right DUM!
It's already made Facebook and The Sun. Better watch Look North tonight for an update...
lezyork1966
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12:35pm Wed 22 Jun 11
stoptalkingoutyour&r5e
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3:32pm Wed 22 Jun 11
oldgoat
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3:34pm Wed 22 Jun 11
Stretch wrote:and 'weird & wonderful' on the BBC website!
It even got a mention on BBC Breakfast this morning!!
Dr Brian
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4:07pm Wed 22 Jun 11
There are plenty of people and contractors looking for work - lets give the work to those people who have a higher iq than a worm!
Dr Brian
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4:10pm Wed 22 Jun 11
tgfoy wrote:Well that does not surprise me that the York Press get the location and story wrong - the Bradford printed press is not run by journalists any more but people who merely put a few stories around advertising space!
What wonderfully inaccurate reporting. Firstly there is no such stray as heworth Stray mentioned in the headline. The Stray in Heworth is Monk stray. Secondly the land in question is not part of Monk Stray it is the play area next to Tang Hall Beck close to Heworth Without Community Centre I believe. There is really no excuse for a "Local" Paper getting such details so badly wrong especially as they must have been to the site to get the picture.
twigger
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4:56pm Wed 22 Jun 11
invisibleboss
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5:14pm Wed 22 Jun 11
rustychain
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7:00pm Wed 22 Jun 11
Quality piece of work. At least it puts York on the map! :-)
campaign for a reuse centre
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12:26pm Thu 23 Jun 11
AngryandFrustrated says...
9:09am Tue 21 Jun 11
An the numpty of the year award goes to..................
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