Lonan3 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 That's still not really a good enough excuse for booking Bonnie Tyler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 With each post, I find bird watching more appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Perhaps the MCPCA do Corncrake ear-plugs. I'm also worried about the hundreds of ants that are going to get crushed during this festival. It's disgusting - it's already insect carnage during TT - which causes the deaths of thousands of innocent flies each year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieK Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 And for the record Street Heritage dont do anything to purposely ... make money You're taking the piss, surely. They're not a charitable organization, they're a business. You know it, we know it, and, furthermore, there's no shame in it. Trying to convince us that they somehow unintentionally make money, or that it's some kind of unexpected consequence just makes you look like a mentalist. they simply want to make Peel a much nicer place where people actually want to live. So whoever keeps trying to drag them down I wouldn't bother they're not going to stop anytime soon whether you like it or not! Way to win hearts and minds, Captain P.R. - there's nothing the public loves more than feeling like they're at the mercy of an unyielding commercial behemoth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Can you not see how good this festival will be, instead of living in your little world take a little time to look into the festival and see what they're doing is NOT for making money or to put anyone's nose out of joint!!! You might not like it but there's more people on this island that do and in the world. You might want to keep the island as it always was but times change, fair enough its not your cup of tea but there's no need to takes digs at the organisers who are only trying to do good! We charge for adverts you know. And stop talking about yourself in the third person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossils Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Corncrakes are an endangered species because modern farming methods are wiping out them and their environment. Ever since the use of tractors caught on, many thousands of corncrakes have been chopped up by hay and silaging machinery. Has there been a ban on cutting grass on the fields in question? When was the last time that a corncrake was seen or heard in those fields? I am all in favour of protecting wildlife, but this is just another of those Nanny State H&S issues invented by a spoil-sport. Who "raised concerns" in the first place? ..........and who was silly enough to take any notice of them? Good luck with the great initiative, Street Heritage. You deserve every success, but the nimbys are out to stop you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermes Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 Fair play to the organisers - its about time we had a few more events like this. If the law says to protect these ultra-rare birds though, then Street Heritage will have to comply and pay the difference for an alternative parking site. Thats just business and the way the law is and they shouldn't go begging to the government to sub them for it. Just remember that they're property developers trying to curry favour and extend their influence. As if we don't already suffer enough of that and the ever-attendant insinuations of corruption that seem to accompany it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Do you have the map refs for these two fields - I'm not back to Peel till the end of the month and havn't quite worked out which fields Jonathan Irving is wanting to use (I was told earlier in the year he would be using the headlands field). His Street Heritage company has done some excellent work in giving new life to several architecturally important buildings in Peel (Christian St Methodist chapel, Peel Castle hotel, cottages in Michael st etc + now the much larger quayside development) tho sometimes only the facade is kept and there is sometimes a 'toy village' look but judging from his open days the interiors and buildings are of a very high standard. However he also has a bit of a reputation for going against the agreed planning consents (eg the latest is an unauthorised balconey on the onetime nursing home that removed the privacy of the neighbours' gardens which he was forced to remove (possibly this is still at appeal but he lost the first appeal)). Some may remember the near fiasco of last year's festival in which he did not get the required inspection of the temporary stage - when H&S came round they failed it, thus requiring a last minute rebuild. The beach at Peel is probably unusable this year as the shore rd is being dug up for drains (mostly due to the problems imposed by the rapid buildup of Ballawattleworth); many other roads have been dug up by water & gas though severe penalties were threatened if these were not re-instated by May but many will only have a temporary road surface until after TT - the street cred was that the Police + dept transport were not too keen on such a large Peel event as they didn't think the roads & facilities were there to cope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossils Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Corncrake research in Ireland has established that, "Radio-tracking of pairs revealed that all nests were within 160 m of the calling place of the male and brood-rearing areas were within 200-300m. Hence conservation actions during mowing would be effective if applied near to calling places of males." I very much doubt that the secretive bird can be heard or still breeds within a kilometer of Peel, so there shouldn't be any problem..........unless some twitcher broadcasts a Crek-Crek recording in the fields under cover of darkness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langness Walker Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 How about relocating the birds to the Grasshopper Sancturary at Langness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Does anyone know if there are coaches back to Douglas or if public transport ties in with the end of the concert? And other than Misfit's Punk-fest are there any gigs at the Villa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ean Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 And other than Misfit's Punk-fest are there any gigs at the Villa? I bet you a fiver Quill are playing there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsbot Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Organisers of the Peel Bay Festival have deny claims their event will endanger rare birdlife Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/6579907.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahc Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Good God. Have deny? Who got the netmonkey job in the end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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