The Riverside Paths are one of Nairn's natural assets for both visitors and locals alike. Our riverside correspondent Murd Dunbar reports that there is now a despertate need for the path verges to be trimmed. These images from Murd clearly show a seat disappearing under rampant Sweet Cicely. When plant material gets this high close to the path it then starts to overhang during wet spells, hampering progress on the paths.
Gurnites will recall that questions were asked about an ealier, seemingly unnecessary cut this year. Time for the contractors to get back round the river or for the job to be returned to local control?
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The contractors seem to be running late all over the town. Perhaps it's just the sudden spurt of growth with the improved weather. A note of caution concerning the riverside though, we don't want it cut too far back from the paths from the Jubilee up as this is a semi wild area not a garden.
Yes anon good points, the growth is quite strong just now.
Normally the paths are cut around 2ft on either side I believe.
Just been a walk around the town and what i have noticed again this year, where the grass has been cut the contractors have never lifted the cut grass.
Nothing worse than verges full of rotten grass or taken the grass into your house on your shoes.
The pathways I agree do need a trim, but just as important, whilst myself and my husband walked round the river last week. We were amused and would be interested to know the thought process used when placing benches round the river, and the council's policy and strategy for optimising the views for locals and tourists alike. There were benches with their backs to the river, but the views when sitting down was onto overgrown bushes instead of a nice back drop onto househill and beyond. Some benches looking on to the river were positioned well whilst others were mis placed and were not optimising the views of the river due to being placed so far from the river. Does this need to be looked at again?
I was out for a walk this afternoon past the war memorial near Millbank School and the grass there as well hasnt been collected or any sign of any flowers. If you go to any other town they put us to shame. It seems to me everything now is to mutch of a bother or is it down to cost.
Green Grass said...
I was out for a walk this afternoon past the war memorial near Millbank School and the grass there as well hasnt been collected or any sign of any flowers. If you go to any other town they put us to shame. It seems to me everything now is to mutch of a bother or is it down to cost. green grass i would agree with you on that. lots of other towns do a whole lot better that we do. and it is indeed down to cost and also man power with all the cut backs no one seems to care about our flower beds or how the grass is cut or not cut in some case's. such a shame for our town's folk. the keeping nairnshire colourful group have been busy over the last few years planting bulbs around our town for all of us to enjoy and this years display was very good.
DOING MY BEST
The reason for some of the seats looking on to the paths some people like to sit and speak to passer bys and I was asked if some of them could be turned and they were So I hold my hands to that but you know the saying you cant do right for doing wrong but at least I try And the one in the picture faces the path and I don't think any one would want to fight there way through through to sit in the undergrowth And as for it not beaning a garden the paths should be to be over one meter clear for wheelchair Have a look at the path up from the Firhall Bridge to the steps the part I NOT being complaining about and let's know what you prefer.
MURD
When the contractors cut the Links the grass cuttings are just left piled everywhere. You should have the kids trying to play games on the links football pitch today. Just impossible.
Grass cuttings everywhere and all over the surrounding roads. What a mess ! No strimming of the verges or around the trees either. This cannot continue - what tourists there are will never come back again.
@ Covered in grass just had a quick look at the links. I can see how the cut grass lying must interfere with football. The answer here would be for more cuts (on dry days) during periods of rapid growth such as we are witnessing just now.
This is just not possible I would imagine under the terms of the current grass cutting contract.
Being the Devil's Advocate for a moment here it is worth recalling that the Council did not normally pick up grass either but their squad had the flexibility to react to public concerns that would arise during the season.
Didn't see any grass on the road and whilst the grass around the trees was slightly higher it didn't look tremendously untidy.
I would suggest that you lobby your Highland Councillors for more cuts (during periods of rapid growth) to this visually important area that impacts on how tourists perceive Nairn.
Grass is left after cutting, but there appears to be someone in the cutting team who goes around with a leaf blower to ensure that pavement's etc are left reasonably clear of cuttings
Collecting all the cuttings would probably near double costs as it would need to be collected and then transported to a suitable site for composting
The Council are no longer interested in landscape maintenance. Basic grass cutting is the only open space issue on the agenda and they can't even get this one right. Time for a root and branch review as the present administration are sadly out of touch with the needs of local communities.
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