Earls Court Residents Association

Congratulations to

De La Salle and

commiserations to

Ballygunner in the

Waterford senior

Hurling champion-

ship Final

Well done Ste-

phen Daniels of

Mayfield Green

got Man of the

Match

Story Page 3

The estate never looked as sombre The lack of wind in October has meant that the leaves fell straight down and stayed with us

Given the unwillingness of the leaves to get up and walk away there will be a tidy-up on Saturday next 13th November start-ing as usual at 1030am Please come to the front of the estate and help Earls Court put on its Christmas face

Secret dumper

The Residents Association has been forced to dump branches and leaves that we cut and gathered on Tidy-up Days be-hind the front walls Due to cutbacks the Council wonrsquot take the waste away

Somebody unknown person has got in on the act and dumped big branches behind the right the front wall This is an eyesore and must not be repeated

We have had a couple of daylight burglaries recently In both cases entrance was made by the small fanlights in the downstairs toilet or utility room windows Keep the door to this area locked to limit the amount

of goodies available to the robber

Published by the EARLS COURT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION 18th year of Publ icat ion NOV 2010

00

Daylight robbery

An old story

Can we again appeal to people who live on the corner of a street with no footpaths to reduce the size of their corner hedge to 1 metre off the ground This is to avoid the danger of a child running off the main-road footpath onto the street not being seen till its too late by a car exiting from your street

The corner hedge on Auburn Drive is a good example of a hedge that does not

Earls Court winsEarls Court wins Earls Court has again won the Best Large Estate in Waterford We last won it two years ago

The competition organised by the City Council and sponsored by WLR looked at the ways in which we build neighbourliness in the estate

Residents pay euro35 a year to keep the greens cut

Flower-beds are kept clean and wed by residents

The trees are pruned and thinned this year by residents (photo P2)

Litter is kept to a minimum by res-idents picking it up as they walk home and and by residents who keep the butt of their hedges free of cans bottles and bags

Neighbourhood Watch was set up this year and shows that resi-dents care about each other

This is our fourth time to win and it puts Earls Court at the top of the roll

Inside

P2

The winter that was

Neigbrhood Watch

Tree-thinning

P3

Maxol back

P4

Satellite Dishes

Cycling at rounda-

bouts

Match and Man

wwwearlscourtwaterfordcom Web address

The leaves of brown

The former Centra and now Day-Today shop in Powerscourt is once more back under the management of an Earls Court family Phil and Declan Purcell from Brentwood Crescent It is open from 715-8pm Monday to Friday 8am-8pm on Saturday and 830-630pm on Sunday

DayToday serves daily newspapers phone credit bin tags hot and cold deli tea coffee and many other conveniences It also offers Bill Payment Facilities through the Postpoint terminal The Purcells speaking to Earls Court residents through the Newsletter say

ldquoWe are a local friendly family living in the com-

munity for the last 18 years and hope with your

support to give people what they want We will

be flexible in changing to meet peoplersquos needs

We will be providing a valuable service to our lo-

cal community and we look forward to serving you

in the near futurerdquo

Both Ourcells have served on the Residents As-

sociation Committee We hope Earls Court resi-

dents will now support them

00

Last winter from late December to February we went through weeks of weather that one would like to forget but that were unforgettable

For years we may have thanked the Lord that we live on a height well above the Suir and its floods Viewmount Collins Avenue Pow-erscourt Ballinakill Park and Ballinakill Downs but living up high has one drawbackmdashwhen the ice comes hard it can turn travel into a night-mare Many residents fell and hurt themselves

thanks

We belatedly say Thanks to the residents from houses near the front of Earls Court and further up who responded to the call to spread salt on the main road over a number of weeks at Christ-mas and in January

We were lucky enough to get two consignments of 24 bags of salt from the Council and we shared these with most of the estates mentioned above One night we had just finished around 1130pm when the Council salt-spreader swung into the estate and did it all again

Well we didnrsquot have a slippery road for ages af-terwards

A woeful winter

Giving the syca-mores a bit of a trimmingmdash

Liam Frampton in Mayfield Green

Neighbourhood

Watch News Neighbourhood Watch was set up in Earls Court almost a year ago In that time it has helped in the fight against Earls Courtrsquos share of break-ins and other minor anti-social activities

The Residents Association has paid for the manu-facture and erection of Neighbourhood Watch signs Deirdre our Area Co-ordinator of Neighbour-hood Watch has told the Newsletter

That stickers for a front door or window will be given out to everyone who wants them in due course Not all the stickers have arrived yet

That a new area co-ordinator will be needed by January because she is retiring (after a job well done)

That the following streets still need a person to volunteer as a street-co-ordinator

Alderbury Grove Alderbury Close Creston Close The Orchard Auburn Close Medford Green Tel 086 8790458 to volunteer

Tree-thinning It is hoped to get the City Council to cut down dead trees and thin out trees that are a hazard to safety vision-when-driving or security They have promised to do this during the winter hiber-nation period

If you have suggestions or requirements for trees to be removed from public greens contact Michael on 087 1273894 or 051-879311

wwwearlscourtwaterfordcom Web address

0

Maxol makes a comeback The derelict Maxol garage opposite Collins Ave-nue is to reopen Maxol re-bought the site and now has Planning Permission to open a petrol station shop off-licence and small cafeacute area in a Mace retail building Some Ballinakill Avenue residents objected that the off-licence with lead to anti-social behavior

A Brass Cock accountancy firm McAvinue argued that there is 50 more retail space in the proposal than was allowed under the Waterford City Devel-

opment Plan and that local similar businesses will be hit also contrary to the Development Plan

McAvinue further argued that the new building (it has a zinc roof and a flat roofmdashsee drawing) will clash with its surroundings and that the disability facilities will be substandard

City Planners may have forgotten that the previous two Planning Permissions on this site were con-tested and both times the proposed flat roof had to be given a ridged tiled roof appearance to harmo-nise with the houses at Collins Ave Earls Court etc There may be an appeal to an Bord Pleanaacutela

Behaviour that threatens If there is behaviour outside your house that threatens you try not to get involved yourself but phone the guards

The Gardaiacute do not mind coming out to a call of this type Gardaiacute phone numbers

305 300

or 381 333

The Community Police desk is open during nor-mal office hours

Their number is

305 377

The Community Gardaiacute for the Dunmore Road area are Sarah OrsquoConnell and Eamonn Kearns

Stephen Daniels of 10 Mayfield Green with the

Man of the Match trophy that he won for his per-

formance as wing-back in the Waterford Senior

Hurling County championship on October 24th

when De La Salle defeated Ballygunner 3-13 to

1-11

De La Salle now move on to play Sarsfields of

Cork on Nov 14th in the semi-final of the Munster

Club Championship at 2pm at Paacuteirc Uiacute Chaoimh

wwwearlscourtwaterfordcom Web address

Spot the big house

0

Pride of Place

Satellite Dishes The problem of satellite dishes is still with us Those companies who erect satellite dishes are well aware that it is against planning by-laws to

erect a dish on a front wall or on a chimney

We ask all satellite owners to call back the company who in-stalled the dish and get them to move it to the side

Please remember that satellite dishes are outlawed on front walls because they are an eyesore to your neighbours

Waterford City Council has produced a leaflet for the guidance of adult cyclists It is an excellent leaflet originally written by UK National Standard cycling instructors for cyclists in Galway

One of the surprising recommendations is that where there is not a cycle lane the cyclist should take up hisher primary positionmdashin the middle of the left hand car-lane ldquoAdopt it when you can keep up with traffic or when you need to empha-sise your presence or deter risky overtaking

You are not allowed to impede others unneces-sarily but you are not obliged to let someone pass if you think there is any risk to yourselfrdquo

website address wwwearlscourtwaterfordcom

This Newsletter

was sponsored by AXA

AXA offers car home

and business insurance

Tel O51-872084

Please support the ongoing annual collec-

tion of euro35 for the upkeep of the estate

The former Centra and now Day-Today shop in Powerscourt is once more back under the management of an Earls Court family Phil and Declan Purcell from Brentwood Crescent It is open from 715-8pm Monday to Friday 8am-8pm on Saturday and 830-630pm on Sunday

DayToday serves daily newspapers phone credit bin tags hot and cold deli tea coffee and many other conveniences It also offers Bill Payment Facilities through the Postpoint terminal The Purcells speaking to Earls Court residents through the Newsletter say

ldquoWe are a local friendly family living in the com-

munity for the last 18 years and hope with your

support to give people what they want We will

be flexible in changing to meet peoplersquos needs

We will be providing a valuable service to our lo-

cal community and we look forward to serving you

in the near futurerdquo

Both Ourcells have served on the Residents As-

sociation Committee We hope Earls Court resi-

dents will now support them

00

Last winter from late December to February we went through weeks of weather that one would like to forget but that were unforgettable

For years we may have thanked the Lord that we live on a height well above the Suir and its floods Viewmount Collins Avenue Pow-erscourt Ballinakill Park and Ballinakill Downs but living up high has one drawbackmdashwhen the ice comes hard it can turn travel into a night-mare Many residents fell and hurt themselves

thanks

We belatedly say Thanks to the residents from houses near the front of Earls Court and further up who responded to the call to spread salt on the main road over a number of weeks at Christ-mas and in January

We were lucky enough to get two consignments of 24 bags of salt from the Council and we shared these with most of the estates mentioned above One night we had just finished around 1130pm when the Council salt-spreader swung into the estate and did it all again

Well we didnrsquot have a slippery road for ages af-terwards

A woeful winter

Giving the syca-mores a bit of a trimmingmdash

Liam Frampton in Mayfield Green

Neighbourhood

Watch News Neighbourhood Watch was set up in Earls Court almost a year ago In that time it has helped in the fight against Earls Courtrsquos share of break-ins and other minor anti-social activities

The Residents Association has paid for the manu-facture and erection of Neighbourhood Watch signs Deirdre our Area Co-ordinator of Neighbour-hood Watch has told the Newsletter

That stickers for a front door or window will be given out to everyone who wants them in due course Not all the stickers have arrived yet

That a new area co-ordinator will be needed by January because she is retiring (after a job well done)

That the following streets still need a person to volunteer as a street-co-ordinator

Alderbury Grove Alderbury Close Creston Close The Orchard Auburn Close Medford Green Tel 086 8790458 to volunteer

Tree-thinning It is hoped to get the City Council to cut down dead trees and thin out trees that are a hazard to safety vision-when-driving or security They have promised to do this during the winter hiber-nation period

If you have suggestions or requirements for trees to be removed from public greens contact Michael on 087 1273894 or 051-879311

wwwearlscourtwaterfordcom Web address

0

Maxol makes a comeback The derelict Maxol garage opposite Collins Ave-nue is to reopen Maxol re-bought the site and now has Planning Permission to open a petrol station shop off-licence and small cafeacute area in a Mace retail building Some Ballinakill Avenue residents objected that the off-licence with lead to anti-social behavior

A Brass Cock accountancy firm McAvinue argued that there is 50 more retail space in the proposal than was allowed under the Waterford City Devel-

opment Plan and that local similar businesses will be hit also contrary to the Development Plan

McAvinue further argued that the new building (it has a zinc roof and a flat roofmdashsee drawing) will clash with its surroundings and that the disability facilities will be substandard

City Planners may have forgotten that the previous two Planning Permissions on this site were con-tested and both times the proposed flat roof had to be given a ridged tiled roof appearance to harmo-nise with the houses at Collins Ave Earls Court etc There may be an appeal to an Bord Pleanaacutela

Behaviour that threatens If there is behaviour outside your house that threatens you try not to get involved yourself but phone the guards

The Gardaiacute do not mind coming out to a call of this type Gardaiacute phone numbers

305 300

or 381 333

The Community Police desk is open during nor-mal office hours

Their number is

305 377

The Community Gardaiacute for the Dunmore Road area are Sarah OrsquoConnell and Eamonn Kearns

Stephen Daniels of 10 Mayfield Green with the

Man of the Match trophy that he won for his per-

formance as wing-back in the Waterford Senior

Hurling County championship on October 24th

when De La Salle defeated Ballygunner 3-13 to

1-11

De La Salle now move on to play Sarsfields of

Cork on Nov 14th in the semi-final of the Munster

Club Championship at 2pm at Paacuteirc Uiacute Chaoimh

wwwearlscourtwaterfordcom Web address

Spot the big house

0

Pride of Place

Satellite Dishes The problem of satellite dishes is still with us Those companies who erect satellite dishes are well aware that it is against planning by-laws to

erect a dish on a front wall or on a chimney

We ask all satellite owners to call back the company who in-stalled the dish and get them to move it to the side

Please remember that satellite dishes are outlawed on front walls because they are an eyesore to your neighbours

Waterford City Council has produced a leaflet for the guidance of adult cyclists It is an excellent leaflet originally written by UK National Standard cycling instructors for cyclists in Galway

One of the surprising recommendations is that where there is not a cycle lane the cyclist should take up hisher primary positionmdashin the middle of the left hand car-lane ldquoAdopt it when you can keep up with traffic or when you need to empha-sise your presence or deter risky overtaking

You are not allowed to impede others unneces-sarily but you are not obliged to let someone pass if you think there is any risk to yourselfrdquo

website address wwwearlscourtwaterfordcom

This Newsletter

was sponsored by AXA

AXA offers car home

and business insurance

Tel O51-872084

Please support the ongoing annual collec-

tion of euro35 for the upkeep of the estate

0

Maxol makes a comeback The derelict Maxol garage opposite Collins Ave-nue is to reopen Maxol re-bought the site and now has Planning Permission to open a petrol station shop off-licence and small cafeacute area in a Mace retail building Some Ballinakill Avenue residents objected that the off-licence with lead to anti-social behavior

A Brass Cock accountancy firm McAvinue argued that there is 50 more retail space in the proposal than was allowed under the Waterford City Devel-

opment Plan and that local similar businesses will be hit also contrary to the Development Plan

McAvinue further argued that the new building (it has a zinc roof and a flat roofmdashsee drawing) will clash with its surroundings and that the disability facilities will be substandard

City Planners may have forgotten that the previous two Planning Permissions on this site were con-tested and both times the proposed flat roof had to be given a ridged tiled roof appearance to harmo-nise with the houses at Collins Ave Earls Court etc There may be an appeal to an Bord Pleanaacutela

Behaviour that threatens If there is behaviour outside your house that threatens you try not to get involved yourself but phone the guards

The Gardaiacute do not mind coming out to a call of this type Gardaiacute phone numbers

305 300

or 381 333

The Community Police desk is open during nor-mal office hours

Their number is

305 377

The Community Gardaiacute for the Dunmore Road area are Sarah OrsquoConnell and Eamonn Kearns

Stephen Daniels of 10 Mayfield Green with the

Man of the Match trophy that he won for his per-

formance as wing-back in the Waterford Senior

Hurling County championship on October 24th

when De La Salle defeated Ballygunner 3-13 to

1-11

De La Salle now move on to play Sarsfields of

Cork on Nov 14th in the semi-final of the Munster

Club Championship at 2pm at Paacuteirc Uiacute Chaoimh

wwwearlscourtwaterfordcom Web address

Spot the big house

0

Pride of Place

Satellite Dishes The problem of satellite dishes is still with us Those companies who erect satellite dishes are well aware that it is against planning by-laws to

erect a dish on a front wall or on a chimney

We ask all satellite owners to call back the company who in-stalled the dish and get them to move it to the side

Please remember that satellite dishes are outlawed on front walls because they are an eyesore to your neighbours

Waterford City Council has produced a leaflet for the guidance of adult cyclists It is an excellent leaflet originally written by UK National Standard cycling instructors for cyclists in Galway

One of the surprising recommendations is that where there is not a cycle lane the cyclist should take up hisher primary positionmdashin the middle of the left hand car-lane ldquoAdopt it when you can keep up with traffic or when you need to empha-sise your presence or deter risky overtaking

You are not allowed to impede others unneces-sarily but you are not obliged to let someone pass if you think there is any risk to yourselfrdquo

website address wwwearlscourtwaterfordcom

This Newsletter

was sponsored by AXA

AXA offers car home

and business insurance

Tel O51-872084

Please support the ongoing annual collec-

tion of euro35 for the upkeep of the estate

0

Pride of Place

Satellite Dishes The problem of satellite dishes is still with us Those companies who erect satellite dishes are well aware that it is against planning by-laws to

erect a dish on a front wall or on a chimney

We ask all satellite owners to call back the company who in-stalled the dish and get them to move it to the side

Please remember that satellite dishes are outlawed on front walls because they are an eyesore to your neighbours

Waterford City Council has produced a leaflet for the guidance of adult cyclists It is an excellent leaflet originally written by UK National Standard cycling instructors for cyclists in Galway

One of the surprising recommendations is that where there is not a cycle lane the cyclist should take up hisher primary positionmdashin the middle of the left hand car-lane ldquoAdopt it when you can keep up with traffic or when you need to empha-sise your presence or deter risky overtaking

You are not allowed to impede others unneces-sarily but you are not obliged to let someone pass if you think there is any risk to yourselfrdquo

website address wwwearlscourtwaterfordcom

This Newsletter

was sponsored by AXA

AXA offers car home

and business insurance

Tel O51-872084

Please support the ongoing annual collec-

tion of euro35 for the upkeep of the estate