New River clean up: Sun 2 Oct - Harringay online2024-03-29T13:32:37Zhttps://harringayonline.com/forum/topics/new-river-clean-up-sun-2-oct?commentId=844301%3AComment%3A1509346&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDIck, I just walked past the…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-10-07:844301:Comment:15105652022-10-07T11:36:32.491ZHughhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/hjuk
<p>DIck, I just walked past the grabber and it was working away. Perhaps they'd turned it off for the trapped swan and then forgotten about it until I mentioned it.</p>
<p>All seems to be working normally now. I hope Harringay Farm is now less smelly. </p>
<p>DIck, I just walked past the grabber and it was working away. Perhaps they'd turned it off for the trapped swan and then forgotten about it until I mentioned it.</p>
<p>All seems to be working normally now. I hope Harringay Farm is now less smelly. </p> Thanks for that update, Dick.…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-10-06:844301:Comment:15102462022-10-06T07:05:47.508ZHughhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/hjuk
<p>Thanks for that update, Dick. I thought it had stopped working. Things were getting rather smelly. I just assumed that it had been used the other day because all the weed had gone. Perhaps they used it for a one-off grab. Let’s see how it goes.</p>
<p>Have you been in touch with Thames about it?</p>
<p>Thanks for that update, Dick. I thought it had stopped working. Things were getting rather smelly. I just assumed that it had been used the other day because all the weed had gone. Perhaps they used it for a one-off grab. Let’s see how it goes.</p>
<p>Have you been in touch with Thames about it?</p> Would that it were so. The gr…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-10-06:844301:Comment:15102012022-10-06T01:11:24.375ZDick Harrishttps://harringayonline.com/profile/DickHarris
<p>Would that it were so. The grabber went out of order in June on the day a swan got stuck in the screen. I suppose that some concerned onlooker climbed round and tampered with it. I was told that "the key was missing" which meant the machine could only be operated under manual control. It took two months of accumulating smelly floating weed for TW even to start occasional manual operation and order a new key. I am not sure that it is now back to full automatic working.</p>
<p>Would that it were so. The grabber went out of order in June on the day a swan got stuck in the screen. I suppose that some concerned onlooker climbed round and tampered with it. I was told that "the key was missing" which meant the machine could only be operated under manual control. It took two months of accumulating smelly floating weed for TW even to start occasional manual operation and order a new key. I am not sure that it is now back to full automatic working.</p> Walking along the path today,…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-10-05:844301:Comment:15100132022-10-05T22:58:35.256ZHughhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/hjuk
<p>Walking along the path today, I noticed that the barbecue was by the grabber dump. So, I assume that all the rubbish was picked up by Thames staff and moved there for later collection, perhpas the next time a vehicle drives up the path. </p>
<p>By the way, when I spoke to the TW chap on Tuesday, I mentioned that the grabber didn't seem to be working. He said he'd pass it on the the NR team. By yesterday, it seemed to have been doing its job again and the backlog of weeds and litter had been…</p>
<p>Walking along the path today, I noticed that the barbecue was by the grabber dump. So, I assume that all the rubbish was picked up by Thames staff and moved there for later collection, perhpas the next time a vehicle drives up the path. </p>
<p>By the way, when I spoke to the TW chap on Tuesday, I mentioned that the grabber didn't seem to be working. He said he'd pass it on the the NR team. By yesterday, it seemed to have been doing its job again and the backlog of weeds and litter had been cleared. So they do pay attention and follow through. </p> Yes, it was Thames. A charmin…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-10-05:844301:Comment:15101852022-10-05T12:22:36.267ZHughhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/hjuk
<p>Yes, it was Thames. A charming gentleman from Thanes rang me yesterday. </p>
<p>Yes, it was Thames. A charming gentleman from Thanes rang me yesterday. </p> Thanks James for this initiat…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-10-05:844301:Comment:15101102022-10-05T11:52:10.318ZDick Harrishttps://harringayonline.com/profile/DickHarris
<p>Thanks James for this initiative and sorry I couldn't join your band of volunteers.</p>
<p>I can see it made a big difference although, understandably, some of the dumped material was too big to deal with at once.</p>
<p>The dossers I drew attention to on 17th September, did not stay for long but the mess they left was quickly added to by a combination of vagrants, drug users and, probably, fly tippers.</p>
<p>The users appeared/increased soon after the recent police raid down at the corner…</p>
<p>Thanks James for this initiative and sorry I couldn't join your band of volunteers.</p>
<p>I can see it made a big difference although, understandably, some of the dumped material was too big to deal with at once.</p>
<p>The dossers I drew attention to on 17th September, did not stay for long but the mess they left was quickly added to by a combination of vagrants, drug users and, probably, fly tippers.</p>
<p>The users appeared/increased soon after the recent police raid down at the corner of Hewitt and Green Lanes which may have displaced some of them from previous spots. On Sunday, just after James's team had finished, our lunch guests (including two grandchildren) walked along the path and passed two users shooting up with needles.</p>
<p>I was pleased at 9.30 this morning to see that all of the larger items dumped (including a barbecue!) by the Wightman Road entrance to the New River path had been removed. I didn't see this happen so I don't know who did it but many thanks to whoever made it happen. May be it was Hugh's report direct to Thames Water, maybe the work of the volunteers brought home how dreadful the accumulation had become, maybe it was our councilors, maybe StreetLink's team had an effect.</p>
<p>As I returned home at 11.30am today, there was a single sad case sitting hunched over a can of Scrumpy Jack. Before I could drop our shopping and go out to see her, three PCs (including a woman) showed up. I didn't witness what took place but she had gone when next I looked.</p>
<p>This section of the NR path is popular with dog walkers, joggers and children going to and from school. I hope it keeps its appeal. It might help if Thames Water or the Council installed a large litter bin at each street entrance to the path. There is a bin for dog waste but this is clearly not enough. We shouldn't have to rely only on volunteers to keep this path clear.</p>
<p>One unexpected aspect of recent events was that three different individuals knocked on my door asking for an empty black bag so they could collect some of the rubbish. I said they could put it in my black wheelie bins. I have two of these and they are now both stuffed full. All three of these people appeared to have close connections to the vagrant community and one of them had certainly slept there overnight and felt responsible either from creating the mess or having, in effect, encouraged it. This seems to say that there is good in most people even though it is hard to be in sympathy with everyone who conducts repellent activities under our noses.</p>
<p></p> You're welcome. Every little…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-10-02:844301:Comment:15099572022-10-02T22:15:52.922ZCowperhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/Cowper
<p>You're welcome. Every little bit helps. Cheers, </p>
<p>You're welcome. Every little bit helps. Cheers, </p> Thanks again for arranging th…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-10-02:844301:Comment:15099462022-10-02T10:48:32.839ZHughhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/hjuk
<p>Thanks again for arranging this, James. Good working with you. As you say, we made a difference. </p>
<p>Thanks again for arranging this, James. Good working with you. As you say, we made a difference. </p> Sorry to wind you up, James.…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-09-26:844301:Comment:15092912022-09-26T21:46:23.781ZHughhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/hjuk
<p>Sorry to wind you up, James. That's not my intention. I see the thread as being about keeping the river path clean, of which your excellent initiative is a part. Outside these occasional clean-ups, it's important for people reading the thread to know who to contact to get rubbish collected and other problems dealt with. </p>
<p>For the record, I email Thames Water on customer.feedback@thameswater.co.uk. The response isn't…</p>
<p>Sorry to wind you up, James. That's not my intention. I see the thread as being about keeping the river path clean, of which your excellent initiative is a part. Outside these occasional clean-ups, it's important for people reading the thread to know who to contact to get rubbish collected and other problems dealt with. </p>
<p>For the record, I email Thames Water on customer.feedback@thameswater.co.uk. The response isn't <a href="https://harringayonline.com/forum/topics/goodonya-network-rail" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as fast a Network Rail's,</a> but they do respond and deal with issues that are reported. </p> It’s good to know who’s respo…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-09-26:844301:Comment:15092842022-09-26T20:41:06.777ZHarringay 4evahttps://harringayonline.com/profile/AbiTownsend
<p>It’s good to know who’s responsible for clearing it away though because if volunteers had left the rubbish they’d cleared up on council owned land then they’d be at risk of being fined for fly tipping? At least now you know to contact Thames Water to take away rubbish which volunteers collect on Sunday. Well done for organising this, it’s such a gem in our local area, one of my favourite places to visit.</p>
<p>It’s good to know who’s responsible for clearing it away though because if volunteers had left the rubbish they’d cleared up on council owned land then they’d be at risk of being fined for fly tipping? At least now you know to contact Thames Water to take away rubbish which volunteers collect on Sunday. Well done for organising this, it’s such a gem in our local area, one of my favourite places to visit.</p>