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Circus Leaves Midsummer Common
The safety of lorries driving on Midsummer Common in Cambridge has been extensively discussed in the last couple of years. In November 2015 a cyclist was seriously injured when they went under a dodgems lorry. The council then cancelled the 2016 Midsummer Fair funfair on safety grounds. In light of that background I was surprised […]
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Friends of Midsummer Common 2015 AGM – Lighting – Path Widening – Cows
I attended the AGM of the Friends of Midsummer Common in Cambridge on the 22nd of April 2015. The meeting was commendably held in public and many of those attending were, like me, not members of the group. Bat Detector The meeting heard that the group, which receives public money via Cambridge City Council, has […]
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Friends of Midsummer Common 2012 AGM
Given its heavy use by cyclists and pedestrians this path across the common is a little narrow. On March the 14th 2012 I attended the Friends of Midsummer Common’s Annual General Meeting. I am not a member of the group, but the meeting was open to the public. It was advertised in the Cambridge News […]
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Properties to be Prosecuted Over Parking and Driving on Midsummer Common
Cllr Cantrill’s Windmill and Gate on Midsummer Common The ongoing saga of disputes over parking and vehicular access to Midsummer Common in Cambridge took a bizarre turn at the West Central Area Committee on the 5th of January 2012. Cllr Rodrick Cantrill announced the council’s intention to prosecute two buildings on the common: the Fort […]
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Cheeky Sods Drive BBQ Bus onto Midsummer Common
“Cheeky Sods” in the Big Green Egg BBQ Bus on Midsummer Common Due to inconsiderate people damaging the grass BBQs and fires have become a contentious issue on Jesus Green and Midsummer Common in recent years. There have also been many problems with vehicles churning up the grass and damaging the edges of paths on […]
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Friends of Midsummer Common 2011 AGM
Friends of Midsummer Common AGM 2011. Mr Baxter (middle) in the chair. On Wednesday the 16th of March 2011 I attended the 4th Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Midsummer Common. Key Points: The manager of the Fort St. George Public House attended and argued he, and his staff ought be allowed to continue […]
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Saving the Sense of Wide Open Space on Midsummer Common
This Wedge of Grass Contributes to the Sense of Wide Open Space on Midsummer Common. While Cambridge City Council were considering their recent tree works on Midsummer Common one of the suggestions I made was that the sense of large open space in the centre of the city ought be kept. I argued against encroaching […]
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Jesus Green and Midsummer Common Tree Planting Consultation Farce
Top: Proposals for tree works on Midsummer Common currently being consulted on. Bottom: Proposals taken to the West Central Area Committee on 23 September and approved with exception of the lowest four trees. On Friday the 19th of November notices appeared on Jesus Green and Midsummer common announcing a consultation, under the city council’s tree […]
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Months More Delay and Consultation for Jesus Green and Midsummer Common Tree Plans
On the 23rd of September 2010 I attended a special meeting of the West Central Area committee which discussed proposed tree works on Jesus Green and Midsummer Common. After three and a half hours of officer presentations and public input the councillors took just a few moments to approve the proposals which were put to […]
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Suggesting Tweaks to Midsummer Common Tree Plans
Current plans include planting three black poplars in the middle of the grass a hundred metres or so into the common from the point this photo was taken. I think this wedge of open grass should be left as it multiplies the sense of space. I spoke at the special meeting of the West Central […]