The Developing Copse
Like any diligent friends group, we like to keep a close eye on the developments
around Three Cornered Copse.
The main development of concern has been, of
course, Toads Hole Valley. But, in parallel, the
permission to Aldi to build a supermarket on
the Court Farm site at the top of King George VI
Avenue has been granted. Aldi, refreshed with
their recent business reports of growth, have
promised to push ahead to 1500 shops in the
next few years. Which means they will soon be
starting to build.
The effect on Three Cornered Copse is
significant. Firstly there is the disruption of
plant and heavy traffic while the build is in
progress, and secondly there is the (approved)
plan to create a footpath through the top field
between Dyke Road Avenue and King George
VI Avenue, to facilitate pedestrian access to
the supermarket between these two roads.
Strangely there was never a pavement on the
edge of the roundabout. connecting the two
roads. The new path will come as welcome to
folks crossing through the field, especially on
Albion match days where an access to the park
and ride might be welcome.
The AGM of our friends group took place at
The Poets Ale and Smokehouse, who kindly
lent their room for our meeting. The meeting
was well attended, which included two of our
councillors, Ivan Lyons and Emma Hogan. and a
lively discussion on several topics was heard. We
discussed the irritation of the closed (Woodland
Drive) twitten, an inconvenience to many users
of our park, now closed for nearly a year, despite
the efforts of the council, and our members. The
minutes will shortly be available on our website.
www.threecorneredcopse.org.uk
Meanwhile in the copse itself the amazing
growth of the floor vegetation has started
to subside, leaving much to do on clearing
pathways and controlling the spread The
vibrant greens of spring and summer have
faded away to a duller and deeper green.
October is in the middle of the season of "mists
and mellow fruitfulness", and it's worth a walk
to see the senescence of the leaves as they
turn golden, the beeches are a starring role in
this show. Blackberries are starting to go off, but
beware of picking (and eating) the mushrooms.
We will be arranging another workday this
autumn, keep an eye on our website and
notices for details.
Simon Baxendale
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