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2:09 pm
June 19, 2009
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Post edited 2:08 pm – June 19, 2009 by Web Developer
  The bus shelters in killamarsh look like something out of Beirut.What happened to the councils regeneration of killamarsh people have to stand under these and get wet.
A number of years ago these shelters were hailed as vandal proof in the leader news paper and would save the people of killamarsh thousands in less maintanance the only way the council have saved money is dont maintain them please comment.
UPDATE; The council have now said there is going to be four new bus shelters going to be built so please watch this space.
UPDATE ; 27/05/2009 We have had an email from the council and they state the bus shelters have been passed for being rebuilt ,what this means we dont know so we are investigating it .They said they had not got permission from the land owners but if the shelter is allready there why do they need permission .
UPDATE ; 19/06/2009 Thank you for all your emails we are pleased to say that work has started on the bus shelters, it just goes to show a little bit of persuasion can go a long way. We would like to thank Natascha Engel for keeping us informed and sending emails to the parish council and thank Paul Harding for his part in informing us. It may not be to everybodies liking but it will certainly tidy killamarsh up and make it look a little more presentable even if they are knocked down. It is no good looking at the new flower pots on the end of Kirkcroft lane( which are quite nice, then casting a sorry eye to the bus shelter on the other side. thanks again for the emails. I will enclose an email for you to read it is from the council:
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I have just received an update from the Officer at Derbyshire County Council who is dealing with the order we have already issued to them for the 4 new Bus Shelters. Please see below for an explanation of the current position.
If you require any further information on this matter please let me know.
"In conjunction with Killamarsh Parish Council we are looking at four sites for replacement of existing shelters. The sites are:
Sheffield Road / Station Road (towards Halfway).
High Street / Canal Bridge (towards Killamarsh centre).
Upperthorpe, Cherry Tree Drive / Westfield Road (opposite the Bull & Badger).
High Moor, Mansfield Road (towards Killamarsh).
I have looked at each site with members of the Parish Council and agreed the type of shelter to be provided. Each site has also just been inspected by our Development Control and has received approval for the shelter requested.
I intend to arrange for the shelters, at all except the Bull & Badger site, to be ordered within the next 10 days (at which time the appropriate agreement documents will be sent to the Parish). The shelter at the Bull & Badger is problematic in that the stop is in a lay-by which will need some works to the highway in order to bring it up to standard (site visit awaited to discuss the requirements). As such the shelter will not be ordered for this site until we are clear what other works are required.
I will keep you informed of the progress on each of the sites".
Regards
Paul Harding
Clerk to the Council
Killamarsh Parish Council
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2:44 pm
June 19, 2009
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Francis
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Noticed last night that the one at the bottom of Station Road has been removed and hardcore is in place – signs of the new shelter?
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3:02 pm
June 19, 2009
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Thanx for letting us know, did'nt realise they had started on that on that one
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2:20 pm
June 23, 2009
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Anyone know why these new shelters are being paid for out of Parish tax? The two shelters on Sheffield Road and the one on Bridge Street all appear to be provided by the local bus company (First?) so why ain't they providing the new ones – it is their passengers that are using the bus. Driving into Sheffield all the new ones are supplied by First and when the glass gets shattered (which it does on a regular basis) they are the company that comes out and replaces it. They have a dedicated team to do this – do we think the Parish oddjob man will have the wherewith all to provide the same service in Killamarsh if it's the Parish Council that's going to provide them in the first place?
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8:26 pm
June 23, 2009
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There has not been any glass in the bus shelters for 5 and a half years it was 'nt glass it was something unbreakable it said in the leader when they built them, I live near the last one that got smashed.
 
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3:47 pm
June 24, 2009
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Perhaps this is what we need:
3M recently completed an amazing poster-stunt in Vancouver, Canada. They prepped a bus shelter ad with a 3M product called Scotchshield, a see-through film that you can apply to glass which makes it near bulletproof, and filled the postersite with lots of play money, and 500 real Canadian dollars for good measure.
After that they could just sit back and watch the mayhem…..
As passers by did their best to put the Scotchshield to the test, kicking the glass, taking sledgehammers to the glass and going all sorts of crazy over it, the glass withstood the pressures and did not budge. It did not break, it could not be broken. Shame one can't say the same about the aluminum frame which was breached, at that point security guards called a time-out as that was cheating. Canadian local and national news shows reported on all the crazy attempts to get into the poster for the cash, all in all 3M got a lot of press for their money – remember there was only 500 real dollars in there and a single poster site was rented for only one day
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9:53 pm
June 24, 2009
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Thats a cracking story Francis, made me chuckle! Only in America!
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7:34 pm
July 6, 2009
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matty and francis seem to have a good sense of humour when it comes to the issues that concern real people who have real values. the funniest thing i find is that the council could probably fund such a thing as 3M bus shelter just to prove the point which they are making, but ask them to fund anything which has a real cause for concern and could improve the way thousands of people live, it is suddenly met by criticsm and sarcasm (which is demonstrated in the above post). seems that the only thing the council are bothered about is the self importance and the feeling of power when it comes to making decisions, because where i come from little changes make a big difference and having a laugh and a joke about what really bothers residents of killamarsh, only demonstrates how little the council care and and the mentality of people who probably dont even live here.
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3:50 pm
July 7, 2009
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Post edited 3:58 pm – July 7, 2009 by Web Developer
Can I ask where in anything I have posted above that you consider I am not serious about what I have posted? Where also is the criticsm and sacrcasm you have referred to? The information regarding 3m came straight off their own website – I dont know whether that is the glass they have used or not – perhaps we will find out when it's found in a heap on the floor – then we'll know.
Also what do you expect the Parish Council to fund which "has a real cause for concern and could improve the way thousands of people live" – there annual net budget is £391,000 the bulk of which goes on the Sports Centre.
I had thought this thread was about the succesful conclusion of a RROKA campaign to get some new bus shelters perhaps I'm missing the point somewhere.
Oh, and I do live in the village.
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8:51 pm
June 16, 2010
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Post edited 12:30 pm – June 17, 2010 by Manager
Hi every one, like my grandad said hes glad that the new bus stop is up in highmoor but it is perfect to the last detail however we need one at the other end of the road when coming home from the Nethergreen club we have nearly been taken to woodall because
1) no bus stop
2) bus drivers are not trained well enough
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yours in scouting
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12:31 pm
June 17, 2010
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The bus stops are a better quality we hope to be having another couple done in the not too distant future keep your comments coming thanks. 
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12:06 pm
July 3, 2010
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Shame about the bus shelter on the end of station road we thought it might happen, as anti social behaviour has not been tackled and the vandal culture is still out of hand pity for the residents who run the gauntlet most weekends now
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1:05 pm
July 14, 2010
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See they are knocking the one down on cherry tree looks better allready not like beirut anymore.
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