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Journey by Journey / Bristol (WECA) Commuters / Re: Bristol Temple Meads Station redevelopment
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on: March 31, 2021, 23:44:24
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From the BBC» : Bristol Temple Meads railway station gets £10.2m upgradeBusinesses are expected to benefit from the £10.2m upgrade, with much of the money set to be spent on local companies Bristol Temple Meads railway station is set to get a £10.2m upgrade.The station will be completely rewired, with new heating, cooling and ventilation systems also installed and an upgrade to the lighting. It is hoped the work will make the Grade I-listed station more energy efficient and "a brighter, greener environment". Maxine Prydderch, Network Rail project manager, said passengers will benefit as more shops could be opened. The Bristol Rail Regeneration programme will see Network Rail rewire Temple Meads station, lay new tracks and restore the roof"It's really exciting to see further investment being made at Bristol Temple Meads station," Ms Prydderch added. "As well as modernising the station's electrical system, the rewire will also benefit passengers as it may allow for potential future expansion of retail units within the station itself, in turn generating further jobs." Plans are also under way for further "platform enhancements" including new customer information screens, upgraded public announcement systems, additional CCTV▸ and the introduction of a free WiFi network for passengers to use throughout the station. The Victorian main train shed roof and platform canopies are also due to be restoredThe upgrade is being carried out in support of a wider Bristol rail regeneration programme which started earlier this year. SSE‡ Enterprise Contracting will be delivering the work and will use local labour, supply chains and businesses. Work on the rewire is set to start in October and expected to be completed in 2023, alongside the restoration of the Victorian main train shed roof and platform canopies. Network Rail said it had not yet awarded contracts for all of the elements of the upgrade and restoration works, but the cost of the rewire and roof restoration was around £60m. Good news!
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Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Dishes from a Melksham kitchen - pick-you-own menu
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on: March 29, 2021, 00:16:12
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Picture 1 did it for me. That's how I'd plate it up: neatly, rice down the middle, with the two dishes of vegetables and meat on either side. However, my beloved wife apparently finds my attention to such detail annoying: her own approach is to simply plonk everything down, all across the plate. I have therefore talked her out of even applying for auditions to any 'amateur masterchef' program.
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Journey by Journey / Bristol (WECA) Commuters / Re: Cotham Hill opening to non-motorists
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on: March 27, 2021, 01:34:00
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Actually, it's not like that at all. No, really. We're all professional grocery delivery van drivers, so in my experience, we do our best to help each other, in any such meeting. I've pulled over (where possible), given the other driver an invitation to pull forward / squeeze past, or even reversed to the beginning of that road, if necessary. Contrasting liveries really doesn't enter into it: we all want to deliver those necessaries to those needies. Chris from Waitrose Nailsea.
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All across the Great Western territory / Looking forward - after Coronavirus to 2045 / Re: Returning to holidays and leisure trips - but UK or overseas?
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on: March 27, 2021, 00:51:06
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Charcoal is not in short supply. In our warehouse, I have vast amounts of it - clogging up the aisles. I hope that proper care is taken to avoid risk of fire. LARGE piles of charcoal make me rather nervous. It is liable to self heat and then to catch fire, if in large volumes. Thank you for your concern, broadgage! However, I can assure you that those various bags of charcoal are indeed spread out quite thinly within the warehouse - hence they are 'clogging up the aisles'. And, if you have to work in our warehouse, the ability to 'self heat' is actually a very useful attribute. Apparently, someone in Head Office closed down our heating system remotely, to save costs, and we apparently have no way of overriding that locally.
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Journey by Journey / Bristol (WECA) Commuters / Re: Cotham Hill opening to non-motorists
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on: March 24, 2021, 23:38:36
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...I have to drive my delivery van there...
I must admit I thought Bristol City Council ( BCC» ) had been rather clever here, leaving an access route via Hampton Park and Hampton Lane so that anyone needing to get to, rather than through, the area can still do so. But your mileage, as they say Chris, may vary! Do these schemes make it harder for delivery drivers? Red Squirrel (if I may refer to you here by your full name): have you ever tried to drive a Mercedes Sprinter delivery van along Hampton Lane - and turn left at the end? I think Chris from Nailsea has summed it up quite well.
Well, thank you very much!
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Journey by Journey / Bristol (WECA) Commuters / Re: Cotham Hill opening to non-motorists
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on: March 20, 2021, 23:30:38
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Posting here under my full username of Chris from Nailsea, may I offer a couple of observations? Firstly, Cotham Hill has always been something of a rat-run, in terms of road traffic trying to avoid delays further down on Whiteladies Road and Queen's Road. I therefore commend its closure to road traffic, on that basis. Secondly, however, I have to drive my delivery van there, in order to deliver essential groceries to vulnerable members of the community who live in the adjoining streets. Such a restriction will make it even more difficult for me to do so in a timely manner. I therefore condemn its closure, on that basis. Be careful what you wish for. Chris from Nailsea.
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