JESUS GREEN
POTENTIAL FUNDS
PRIORITIES
TIME SCALE
ITEM
POSSIBLE FUNDING SOURCE
ESTIMATED COSTS
AVAILABLE
(Yes / No)
(1,2,5)
Adventure play
Section 106 / HLF / Play Pathfinder
£120,000
£136,000
Bridge entrance & exit
HLF / County Council /
£246,000
Cafe
HLF
£500,000
Drainage
S106 / HLF / Sita / Council EIP?
£165,700
Hydro scheme
EDF / HLF
£291,940
Improvement to entrance on Victoria Ave Council EIP?
£28,000
Kiosk
Capital bid
£122,000
Lock Keepers Cottage
Cam Conservators ownership
New planting
Council funding / Wren / HLF
£127,700
New pool entrance
HLF
£500,000
Painting & redecoration
Council R & R funds
£25,000
Paths
County Council / Lottery
£42,500
Performance Space
S106 / Council / HLF
£35,000
Play Area
Section 106 / HLF/
£207,500
£137,000
Pool
Sport England? / HLF /
Reinforced grass access path
Council Funds / Wren
£22,000
River access
Wren / Sita / S106 / HLF
£20,000
River Boulevard
HLF
£45,000
Signage
Council / S106 / HLF
£14,000
Skateboard facility
Section 106
£5,000
£58,000
Tennis Courts
Section 106
£70,000
£91,000
Toilets
Council Capital fund / HLF /
Included in kiosk costs
Tree planting / works
Lottery / West / Central
£89,450
Included in Adventure
Wildflower & Biodiversity
Wren / Wildlife Trust & BTCV?
£61,700
play costs
POTENTIAL FUNDS
ITEM
FUNDING SOURCE
ESTIMATED COSTS
PRIORITIES
AVAILABLE
POTENTIAL FUNDING:
Tree planting – Funding bid being submitted to West/Central Area Committee
Informal games area – Section 106 project £74, 500
Formal picnic & BBQ sites – Section 106 project, part of City Wide scheme sharing £54,000
Signage – Part of citywide project for information panels, sharing £54,000
*POSSIBLE OPTIONS FOR FUNDING;
WREN
SITA
HLF
Sport England
Section 106
City Council Capital Programme
City Council repairs & renewal programme
City Council Environmental Improvement Programme
JESUS GREEN STAKEHOLDER MEETING
Wesley Church – Upper Room, 17:30 – 19:00
AGENDA
1. Introductions
2. Any comments on note from previous meeting
3. Updates
a. HLF meeting
Feedback from the meeting held with HLF & information
regarding report going to Community Service Committee in June
b. Maintenance / Site meeting
List of issues raised from site meeting and previous discussions
will be handed round. Brief discussion / comments
c. Tree issues
d. EDF
Information regarding report going to Community Services
Committee in June.
4. Discussion on proposals for improvements
List of proposals for improvements will be sent out with the
agenda.
Group will be asked to discuss the different elements on the list
and consider if these elements should be deemed a priority
(mark Yes/ No in column) and also timeframe eg 1 year, 2 year
or 5 years (mark within the column)
Group will be asked to discuss with their respective groups and
feedback so information can be collated prior to next meeting.
5. AOB
Date of next meeting – 24th August or 7th September (suggestions)
Jesus Green – Working Group meeting
24th November, 17:30 – 19:00
Committee Room 1 – Guildhall
AGENDA
1. Introduction & Apologies
2. Minutes from last meeting
3. Matter arising
4. Feed back from Consultation to date
5. Revised Priority list & Discussion
6. AOB
7. Date of Next Meeting
19th January 2010?
Jesus Green – Working Group meeting
26th October, 17:30 – 19:00
Committee room 1 – Guildhal
AGENDA
1. Consultation proposals & programme
2. Priorities & progress
a. Play area
b. Skateboard area
c. Rouse Pavilion
d. Improvements to Victoria Ave
e. Demolition of wooden bowls pavilion
f. Tree planting
g. Drainage
h. Paths
3. Maintenance
4. AOB
a. Access to Jesus Green
b. Tennis facilities
5. Date for next meeting
Jesus Green – Working Group meeting
7th September 2009, 17:30 – 19:00
Committee room 1 – Guildhal
1. Performance Monitoring Framework & scoring criteria
2. Priorities & progress
3. JGA – grant application from Cambridge Community Foundation
4. Trees - update
5. AOB
6. Date for next meeting (suggestion either 16th or 30th Nov)
JESUS!GREEN!WORKING!GROUP!
24th!November!2009!
PRESENT
Gary!Quilter!(Street!Scene)!
Martin!Thompson!(JGA)!
Carolin!Gohler!
Debbie!Kaye!
Anthony!Bowen!(JGA)!
Beth!!(CUSU)!
Julie!Smith!!
Tim!Bick!
Ben!(Camboaters)
Sarah!Tovell!
Clare!Blair!
Peter!Constable!(JGA)!
Alistair!Wilson!
!
APOLOGIES:!
Mike!Dixon!
Pip!Noon!
!
Kenny!McGregor!
Al!Bailey!
Guy!Belcher!
Tom!Chigbo!(CUSU)!
Frances!Alderton!!
!
1.! Minutes!from!last!meeting!"!Agreed!
2.! Feed!Back!from!Consultation!to!date;!
Consultation!on!both!the!play!area!and!Skateboard!facility!will!be!concluded!by!mid!December.!
CHYYPS!have!two!schools!to!visit!this!week!(Castle!and!Milton!Road)!and!a!skater’s!forum!is!taking!
place!on!9th!December.!
To!date!233!questionnaires!regarding!the!play!area!have!been!completed,!164!Children!/!69!adults.!
Respondents!have!highlighted!equipment!choices!that!they!would!like!to!see!in!the!refurbished!play!
area!such!as;!Climbing!wall,!tunnels,!monkey!bars.!New!benches,!improved!signage!and!better!
landscaped!features!were!also!popular!themes.!
The!question!regarding!the!location!of!the!play!area!gave!in!early!indication!that!people!felt!it!should!
remain!in!its!current!position!rather!than!move!to!opposite!side!of!the!pool.!(108!respondents!said!
No!to!moving)!
Other!elements!to!consider!include!making!the!footprint!larger!to!accommodate!new!styles!of!
equipment!and!changes!in!levels!/!landscape.!There!was!also!strong!support!that!the!play!area!
should!be!fully!DDA!compliant.!
Julie!felt!that!based!on!the!responses!to!date,!we!continue!based!on!the!play!area!remaining!in!its!
current!position.!
Alistair!commented!that!this!would!be!easier!to!facilitate,!but!that!art!/!play!could!perhaps!be!
included!in!any!brief!regarding!the!Rouse!Pavilion!and!adjacent!area.!
!" Further!analysis!of!the!consultation!will!be!undertaken!over!the!next!few!weeks!to!include!
qualitative!and!quantitative!responses.!(ST!to!send!through!when!complete)!
Debbie!felt!likely!timescales!from!implementation!were!likely!to!be!autumn!2010,!based!on!
procurement!processes!and!to!ensure!that!the!design!was!right.!This!would!ensure!we!don’t!end!up!
without!a!play!area!for!the!Easter!/!summer!period.!
Martin!asked!that!the!Council!ensure!notices!were!put!up!on!Jesus!Green!to!keep!users!informed!of!
developments.!
Alistair!suggested!considering!bolstering!activities!on!Jesus!Green!over!the!summer!to!mitigate!loss!
of!any!play!equipment.!
Play!area!designers!would!be!given!a!brief!based!on!the!consultation!and!asked!to!produce!suitable!
designs!that!would!then!be!discussed.!
Peter!said!he!would!report!back!to!the!Jesus!Green!AGM!on!3rd!December.!
Debbie!asked!if!the!JGA!could!then!feedback!comments!from!the!AGM,!which!would!both,!
contribute!to!the!consultation!and!Committee!report!due!at!the!start!of!December.!
!
3.!Update!on!other!priority!projects;!
a.! Rouse!Ball!Pavilion!
Structural!survey!for!the!building!had!been!commissioned.!It!was!hoped!the!report!would!be!
available!by!the!start!of!January.!
Peter!reported!on!back!ground!to!the!naming!of!the!building!–!Professor!Rouse!Ball!was!fellow!
of!Trinity!College.!Peter!had!approached!the!Bursars!regarding!the!project!to!renovate!the!
pavilion!and!the!possible!creation!of!a!community!cafe.!Funding!may!be!possible!once!the!
project!has!progressed!further!with!regard!costs!and!proposals.!
Alistair!said!it!might!be!worth!re"visiting!the!HLF!for!funding!towards!this!as!well.!
b.! Demolition!of!bowls!pavilion!
Technical!detail!has!been!sent!to!Planning!to!complete!the!application.!Planning!will!now!
engage!with!resident!groups!as!part!of!their!process.!
Costs!and!method!statements!are!complete,!Active!Communities!just!awaiting!approval.!
c.! Improvements!to!entrance!from!Victoria!Ave!
Costs!have!been!received,!awaiting!plans!before!further!discussion!with!Beer!festival!and!Arts!&!
Entertainment!team!to!ensure!proposals!met!their!requirements.!
!" Plans!to!be!shown!at!next!meeting!
d.! Tennis!Courts!
Consultation!will!be!undertaken!during!January!/!February!regarding!current!tennis!facilities!on!
Jesus!Green.!This!will!include!the!option!to!remove!the!grass!courts!and!look!at!alternative!
surfaces.!
!
AOB!
!" Beth!raised!an!issue!from!the!University!as!users!of!Jesus!Green!there!had!been!mixed!
messages!about!whether!it!was!acceptable!or!not!from!sports!teams!to!train!at!Jesus!Green.!
Sarah!explained!it!was!to!do!with!the!use!of!studded!boots!churning!up!the!grass!!
Letters!were!due!to!go!out!shortly!to!the!Colleges!regarding!this!issue.!
Beth!also!explained!her!role!as!Ethical!Officer!for!SU!and!explained!how!Jesus!Green!fits!in!
with!this.!
!
!" Martin!reported!JGA!&!Cam!Conservators!are!working!on!a!Sustainable!City!bid!for!the!
replanting!of!the!garden!on!Jesus!Lock.!
!
!" Richard,!Gary!and!Beth!to!liaise!re!clearing!of!Jesus!Green!ditch!
!
Date!of!Next!Meeting;!19th!January,!Committee!Room!1!17:30!–!19:00!
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JESUS!GREEN!WORKING!GROUP!
26th!October!2009!
PRESENT:!
Al!Bailey!(Cambridge!Beer!
Julie!Smith!!
Clare!Blair!
Festival)!
Sarah!Tovell!
James!Walker!(Skateboard!
Rosie!Evans"Bailey!
John!Lawton!(SOS)!
users)!
(Cambridge!Beer!Festival)!
Peter!Constable!(JGA)!
Pip!Noon!
Gary!Quilter!(Street!Scene)!
Martin!Thompson!(JGA)!
Alistair!Wilson!
Debbie!Kaye!
Anthony!Bowen!(JGA)!
Lisa!Politt!(CHYPPS)!
Tim!Bick!
!
APOLOGIES:!
Mike!Dixon!
Kenny!McGregor!
Margaret!Wright!
Anne!Garvey!
Alex!Buxton!
Carolin!Gohler!
Guy!Belcher!
!
1.! Consultation!Update!
Lisa!provided!an!update!on!the!current!consultation!regarding!the!skateboard!facility!and!the!play!
area;!
Information!had!been!sent!to!local!schools,!information!had!been!sent!home!from!school!in!
children’s!book!bags.!Chypps!will!be!out!talking!to!users!at!different!times!throughout!half!–term!
with!two!specific!events!on!Jesus!Green!on!Wednesday!and!Saturday.!!
The!information!&!questionnaires!are!available!on!the!website!both!on!the!chypps!and!Active!
Communities!pages.!(Although!the!form!can’t!be!filled!in!electronically!this!is!a!problem!on!the!
website!generally!at!the!moment)!
The!skateboard!competition!last!month!was!really!successful!and!attracted!about!150!users.!
James!said!he!had!attended!tonight’s!meeting!to!ensure!the!Council!intended!involving!skaters!in!
the!actual!design!/!plans.!
Main!points!being!raised!in!the!responses!to!play!area!questionnaire;!
!" Poor!state!of!current!equipment!
!" Like!specific!equipment!such!as!monkey!bars,!train!
!" New!equipment!should!provide!greater!variety!
!" Something!for!older!children,!zip!wires!etc!
!" DDA!compliant!equipment!should!be!included!
!" Adults!have!suggested!outdoor!gym!equipment!!
!" More!than!half!respondents!feel!it!is!a!good!idea!to!move!the!play!area!to!the!other!side!of!
the!pool!(supported!by!improvements!to!toilets!and!possible!cafe)!
!" Better!gates,!signage!
Main!points!from!Skateboard!questionnaire;!
!" Make!it!larger!so!can!build!enough!momentum!to!use!equipment!
!" Anti"graffiti!paint!is!very!slippery!
!" BMX!usage!require!different!equipment!
!" Bike!racks!for!storage!/!somewhere!to!store!bags!etc!
Active!Communities!will!be!letter!dropping!houses!in!the!local!area!with!questionnaires!/!
information!on!the!proposals!to!enable!everyone!to!contribute!to!the!discussion.!
Full!planning!permission!is!being!sort!for!the!skateboard!facility;!this!will!be!submitted!by!mid!
November!in!time!for!planning!committee!in!February.!!
Debbie!also!raised!concern!over!the!vandalism!which!took!place!whilst!repairs!were!being!made!to!
the!skateboard!facility,!which!in!the!end!required!security!guards!to!be!employed.!
James!said!there!was!a!group!of!people!waiting!for!the!builders!to!leave!so!they!could!get!on!the!
ramps.!Hopefully!with!more!major!works!people!would!be!able!to!see!the!long!term!benefits!of!the!
scheme!and!keep!away!until!the!work!was!complete.!
Designs!for!both!the!play!area!and!Skateboard!facility!will!be!drawn!up!once!this!initial!consultation!
has!been!completed,!likely!to!be!done!during!January!once!report!had!been!approved!at!Community!
Services!Committee.!
Julie!Smith!suggested!the!next!working!group!meeting!should!be!used!to!finalise!papers!before!
committee!deadline.!
!
2.! Priorities!&!Progress!!
A!table!was!handed!round!listing!the!various!items!/!projects!and!possible!timescales!in!terms!of!
immediate,!medium!or!long!term!(attached)!
A.! Play!area!&!B.!Skateboard!area!!(discussed!above)!
C.!Rouse!Pavilion!
Meeting!on!5th!November!with!architect!to!discuss!any!possible!adaption!and!review!current!
structure!of!the!pavilion.!
D.!!Improvements!to!Victoria!Ave!
Costs!have!been!sort!to!make!adaptions!to!the!entrance!onto!Jesus!Green!at!Victoria!Avenue,!
awaiting!designs!/!plans.!
E.!!Demolition!of!wooden!bowls!pavilion!
Conservation!area!consent!has!been!submitted!to!Planning,!additional!information!has!been!
requested!which!is!currently!being!collated.!
Anne!Garvey!has!emailed!lodging!concerns!over!the!proposal,!feeling!this!was!a!building!which!
should!be!repaired!and!utilised.!!
Group!felt!that!the!planning!process!would!allow!for!any!opposition!(and!support)!to!be!raised,!and!
that!the!application!should!continue.!
!
F.!Tree!works!
Kenny!will!be!sending!out!details!of!proposed!tree!works!on!Jesus!Green!shortly!which!will!be!
consulted!on!during!December.!!
Tree!Seminar!is!still!going!to!take!place,!although!no!date!has!been!fixed!as!yet!for!this.!!
G.!Drainage!
Peter!raised!concerns!that!this!was!one!of!the!longer!term!items,!when!flooding!on!the!green!is!
having!a!significant!effect!on!trees!and!events!using!the!panel!near!Victoria!Ave.!
Debbie!explained!there!seemed!to!be!no!viable!funding!route!for!this!element!of!the!project,!hence!
the!delay.!
H.!Paths!
Sarah!told!the!group!that!the!County!although!are!aware!of!the!issues!on!the!paths,!particularly!the!
main!path!from!the!pedestrian!bridge!to!Jesus!College.!However!they!have!limited!resources!and!
their!priorities!are!cities!road!network.!!A!potential!project!has!been!added!to!the!Section!106!list!
which!was!discussed!at!West/Central!Committee.!
Clare!suggested!speaking!to!Mike!Davis!at!County!as!they!may!have!funds!from!the!cycle!network.!
John!asked!if!money!was!going!to!be!found!to!support!terraventing!the!planes!along!the!avenue!
which!suffer!both!from!flooding!and!vehicles!driving!off!the!pathway.!
!
Group!discussed!the!tennis!facility!being!moved!into!the!immediate!box,!as!funding!had!been!
allocated!through!Section!106.!
Debbie!said!there!was!consultation!to!be!done!to!be!clear!about!grass!/!hard!court!usage.!This!could!
be!undertaken!during!the!spring.!
Time!scales!and!projects!to!be!finalised!at!the!next!meeting.!
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3.! Maintenance!
Gary!explained!how!a!new!defects!sheet!was!being!trialled!at!the!moment!which!hopefully!would!
enable!day!to!day!issues!to!be!picked!up!and!dealt!with!more!quickly.!
Sarah!to!arrange!meeting!with!Tim!Bick,!JGA,!Alistair!&!Gary!to!demonstrate!how!the!Street!Scene!
monitoring!and!PMF!(Performance!Management!Framework)!interact.!
4.! AOB!
a.! Pip!explained!that!a!padlock!had!recently!been!removed!from!the!main!gate!onto!Jesus!
Green!which!had!caused!problems!when!the!Environment!Agency!had!tried!to!gain!
access.!Both!the!parks!lock!and!EA!lock!need!to!remain.!
Gary!said!he!had!spoken!to!operatives!about!ensuring!neither!padlock!was!removed,!
and!locking!the!gate!behind!them.!
Debbie!added!the!SLM!have!also!been!notified!about!locking!the!gate.!
b.! Tennis!Facilities!
Discussed!above!
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AOB!
Martin!reported!that!JGA!had!been!invited!to!be!involved!with!the!redesign!of!the!garden!at!the!
lock.!Funding!and!or!sponsorship!are!currently!being!sort!possibly!through!Sustainable!Cities!money!
or!Environmental!Improvement!funds.!
!
Date!of!next!meeting:!24th!November,!17:30!–!19:00!in!Committee!Room!one!
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JESUS!GREEN!STAKEHOLDER!MEETING!
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Committee!Room!1,!Guildhall!
!
7th!September!2009!!
!
PRESENT:!
!
Alistair!Wilson!!
Richard!Price!
Sarah!Tovell!!
Gary!Quilter!
Tim!Bick!
Lisa!Pollitt!
Julie!Smith!
Pip!Noon!
Clare!Blair!
Tom!Chigbo!
Martin!Thompson!
!
Peter!Constable!
!
APOLOGIES:!
Anne!Page!
Carolin!Gohler!
Guy!Belcher!
Mike!Dixon!
Colin!Rosenstiel!
Margaret!Wright!
Debbie!Kaye!
!
!
1.! Performance!Management!Framework!&!Scoring!Criteria!
!
As!questions!around!maintenance!had!been!raised!at!previous!meetings,!it!
was!felt!an!explanation!of!the!how!the!PMF!operated!would!be!useful.!
!" Scoring!criteria!and!last!assessment!of!Jesus!Green!were!handed!
round!to!the!group.!
!" Jesus!Green!will!be!scored!again!in!October,!ST!to!co"ordinate!a!date!
with!JGA!so!that!they!can!undertake!their!own!assessment.!
!
TB!commented!that!the!criteria!didn’t!seem!to!pick!up!day!to!day!issues!and!
seasonality.!It!seemed!a!tool!for!setting!much!longer"term!objectives.!
!
AW!explained!that!Street!Scene!undertook!their!own!assessments!which!
dealt!with!operational!elements!such!as!litter!collection,!grass!cutting!etc!and!
the!criteria!which!Active!Communities!uses!includes!maintenance!as!one!
element,!other!factors!considered!include;!quality,!value,!accessibility!and!
facilities.!
!
Some!discussion!as!to!why!Street!Scene!is!monitoring!their!own!performance.!
!
GQ!explained!that!Street!Scene!are!subject!to!third!party!checks!for!street!
cleaning!and!it!is!a!useful!tool!to!monitor!their!own!performance.!
!
JS!questioned!what!happens!when!litter!bins!get!reported!as!vandalised!or!
damaged,!who!undertakes!to!report!this!and!how!long!does!it!take!to!repair?!
!
GQ!explained!that!operatives!on!site!and!Active!Communities!would!pick!it!
up!and!would!be!added!to!the!inventory.!Repairs!then!get!prioritised!based!
on!location!and!need.!
!
MT!said!length!of!time!it!takes!to!get!things!rectified!should!be!within!weeks!
not!months.!
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GQ!explained!that!there!were!budgets!constraints!and!therefore!some!areas!
had!to!be!more!of!a!priority!than!others.!Also!made!financially!more!sense!to!
undertake!several!repairs!together!and!collate!work!on!site.!
!
TB!asked!if!the!standards!monitoring!form!Street!Scene!worked!to!could!be!
made!available.!
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CB!felt!this!made!the!system!very!financial!led!rather!than!customer!focused!
and!with!this!scheme!something’s!may!never!get!picked!up.!
!
!" Julie!Smith!to!meet!with!Alistair!and!Gary!for!further!discussion!
!" Review!park!furniture!on!parks!&!open!spaces!
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2.! Priorities!and!Progress!
!" Priorities!have!been!established!from!the!return!of!forms!sent!out!
with!invite!to!last!meeting!(email!sent!from!ST!on!14.08.09)!
(document!is!attached)!
Following!priorities!established;!
1.! Play!area!
2.! Toilets!
3.! Skateboard!Facility!
4.! Improvements!to!Victoria!Ave!entrance!
5.! Demolition!of!wooden!bowls!pavilion!
6.! Tree!planting!
7.! Drainage!
8.! Paths!
!" Work!up!schemes!/!projects!and!timetable!for!consultation!&!
installation!to!be!discussed!at!next!meeting!and!for!committee!report!
in!January.!
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3.! JGA!–!grant!application!from!Cambridge!Community!Foundation!
!" JGA!applying!for!grant!to!support!a!community!litter!picking!event!
/!clearing!the!ditch!area.!All!felt!this!was!good!idea.
!
!" GQ!to!look!into!cleaning!regime!/!supply!of!necessary!equipment!
to!allow!on!site!operative!to!remove!debris.
!
!" ST!to!investigate!when!next!deep!clean!of!the!ditch!is!due!/!could!
be!undertaken.
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4.! Tree!update!
a.! Tree!seminar!pencilled!in!for!1st!October,!6pm!
b.! Tree!proposals!for!maintenance!work!etc!will!be!emailed!out!early!
next!week.!Kenny!happy!to!do!a!walk!on!site!to!discuss!works!if!
required.!
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5.! AOB!
a.! Gate!from!Victoria!Ave!is!persistently!left!open,!even!when!there!are!
no!events!on!the!site,!replace!lock!/!reminder!sent!to!those!using!the!
gate!that!they!should!be!locking!behind!them.!Review!type!of!lock!
being!used.
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b.! Events!Framework!update
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AW!advised!that!the!draft!framework!had!been!distributed!to!ward!
councillors!for!comment.!Final!document!could!be!complete!within!6"
8!weeks.
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c.! Jesus!Lock!garden
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Pip!has!approached!the!JGA!for!suggestions!regarding!replanting!
island!bed!by!the!lock.!
d.! Open!Space!Strategy!
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Deadline!for!comments!has!been!extended!and!report!will!be!going!to!
committee!in!January.!
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6.! Date!for!Next!meeting!
Committee!Room!1,!26th!October!17:30!–!19:00!
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Jesus!Green!Association!AGM!–!3rd!December,!Wesley!Chapel!
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Jesus Green Association
Matters for discussion on Thursday 23 April 2009
Present: Sarah Tovell, Ian Ross, Mac MacDonald, Anthony French, (Active Communities), Gary Quilter
(Streetscene)
Richard Price, Anthony Bowen (Jesus Green Association)
1. Damage by Circus and Beer Festival in 2008 (a) what is planned by way of reinstatement?
(b) why has this been so delayed? We note that it will not now be done until after this year’s Beer Festival.
N.B. JGA is aware that the Beer Festival is a very well organised event and that, unlike those involved in some other events, the organisers always own up to any damage done and offer to pay for it. Answers: Major improvements for the Victoria Avenue entrance are planned including a tarmac
‘hammerhead’ with space for two articulated lorries to enter and reverse to a point where they can be
unloaded onto small trailers, fork lift trucks etc. The idea is to make it unnecessary for large vehicles to go
onto the grass. They will try to use the topsoil from this area to fill the ruts and dips caused by circus which
will also be re-seeded. Timescale: could be done in next few weeks and at most by end of summer.
Costs and plans are being sort. Once these have been received they will be added to the list of priorities for
Jesus Green (as discussed at the meeting on 20th April)
2. Trees. There is great public concern about the trees on Jesus Green and their care.
(a) when can we expect to see the promised tree assessment?
(b) what post HLF bid tree work is now planned - felling/replacement/new planting etc?
Answers: Diana Oviatt-Ham (Tree Officer) is preparing a paper on trees for next West/Central Area
Committee meeting on Thursday 30 April for funding approval. This will include a modified planting
schedule based on the Robert Myers report. ST promised to get a copy emailed to Martin Thompson.
Contacted Diana Oviatt-Ham to reminder her to email a copy to JGA
Robert & Diana’s report will be available shortly, some minor amendments currently being made.
There is a new protocol relating to tree work throughout the city. ST has been asked for a copy.
This is still in draft, again once complete it will be sent out.
3. Main path along Plane tree avenue. Urgent need for repairs.
(a) what news is there of discussions with County Council?
(b) are Streetscene committed to using small vehicles which stick to the path instead of swerving off it to
avoid pedestrians/cyclists?
Answers: A meeting with County Council has not yet happened but is booked. Streetscene were thanked for
using smaller electric vehicles and promised to keep to the paths in future.
4. Swimming pool.
(a) when can we expect to see repairs to the fences completed?
(b) what else is planned to improve the appearance of the pool and its surroundings?
Answers: Fence repairs have been booked and are imminent. Interior of pool has been repainted and looks
good. New gates have been ordered and will be fitted shortly. Pool due to open early in May. See Oviatt-
Ham tree paper for more info about trees.
5. Skip by swimming pool hedge. It is an eyesore and has been there for far too long.
(a) When will it be removed?
Answer: Last year, Beer Festival people mistakenly put some of their rubbish in it contaminating contents
but will be clearing it out after this year’s Festival. The skip will then be removed.
6. Children’s play area. (a) when will damaged section of fence be replaced?
(b) Have repairs to the soft surface been ordered?
(c) Fill in dips where puddles form after rain?
Answer: Discussed at length. Damaged fence will be replaced. Some equipment is costing more to maintain
than to replace. Much nearing end of useful life. Plans to renew the whole thing but where to put it? Parents
like present position because of shade. This will be subject of consultation after the elections.
7. Skateboard park (a) when will the promised repairs be done?
Answer: Useful discussion with users. Some repairs successful, others not so. Sensible suggestions made by
skateboarders, listened to sympathetically by Ian Ross. This is now firmly on people’s radar. ST took name
of James Walker
who seems willing to come to meetings.
8. Signage on the Green. Consists of an awful mix of styles, many very scruffy.
(a) what plans are there to improve the signage?
(b) when can we expect this to be done?
Answer: There is no specific money for new signs but there is a city-wide look at signage on/for all open
spaces by Active Communities.
There is no specific money for new signage on Jesus Green, but aware this needs looking at not just here but
other sites within the city as well.
9. Area around lock-keepers cottage. Looks as is some welcome tidying up has been done. Thank you!
(a) future plans for this area?
Answer: response to this Q will be in the minutes of last Monday’s inaugural meeting of the Jesus Green
Working Group.
Lock Keepers cottage owned by Conservators of the River Cam.
The area around the bridge is one element of the overall view of Jesus Green that will be prioritised with all
other features.
10. Rouse Pavilion. Badly in need of repairs to prevent further deterioration which will be even more costly
to repair.
(a) when can we expect this to be done?
Answer: Repairs to roof, gutters etc will be ordered. More info in minutes of Monday’s meeting (se 9
above)?
Quotes for repairs being sort.
11. Rubbish bins. Hopelessly inadequate. No wonder people leave their litter all over the Green. More and
much larger required.
(a) Why have we got to wait for the results of trials? Summer is almost upon us and once again we are still
without adequate bins!
Answers: Temporary bins have been ordered and their deployment is ‘imminent’. How long is ‘imminent’.
Answer - next couple of weeks! But they are needed now.
12. Bowls Pavilion. Attempted break-in. Dangerous state of glass door.
(a) repairs?
(b) please confirm date of demolition?
Answers: Door will be boarded up with plywood. Demolition due at end of summer.
13.
Tennis Courts (a) when will the promised pressure washing be done?
(b) what plans are there for the grass courts?
(c) Jack’s queries
Answers: Pressure washing - query re access for equipment but I think it has been ordered (Street Scene).
Hole in fence by gate to grass courts pointed out & repair requested. A roller has been ordered for Parkside
Cricket pitch and they will try to find a way to get it over to the grass courts. There are Health & Safety
issues if volunteers try to maintain courts. There once were signs on the courts but they have been removed.
replacements requested.
AOB
The City Council’s Enforcement Team has been out and about e.g. pointing out to people that instant
BBQs kill grass if not supported above it
There is a meeting on Friday 24 April at 10.30 in Hobson Room, St Andrew’s Street. Richard Price
will attend.
ITEM
PRIORITY
Adventure play
Bridge entrance & exit
Drainage
Hydro scheme
Improvement to entrance on Victoria Ave
Kiosk
Lock Keepers Cottage
New planting
New pool entrance & café
Painting & redecoration
Paths
Performance Space
Play Area
Pool
Reinforced grass access path
River access
River Boulevard
Signage
Skateboard facility
Tennis Courts
Toilets
Tree planting / works
Wildflower & Biodiversity
Demolishion of Wooden bowls pavilion
