The pitch is now in use. Around the pitch there are timber sleepers. They have been part covered with an Astro turf to help stop the cracking noise of hockey balls hitting the boards. It appears that this Astro solution is partly soundproofing in the immediate vicinity of the pitch at it’s high level above… Continue reading Hockey Pitch Back Board Noise
Category: Tormead Hockey Pitch
This fight is bigger than us
Businesses need to be “nature positive” as well as working towards net zero and that applies to schools as well. After all, we are the ultimate customers.
Anyone want to play “spot the difference”?
Over the Easter weekend I found myself reluctantly having a spiky conversation with some very long-standing friends whose daughter recently left Tormead. They pedalled out the “Oh, but what about the benefits of the Urnfield development to other schools and the local community” line that has been used by Tormead and County School throughout, with… Continue reading Anyone want to play “spot the difference”?
Are Nationally Protected Landscapes Protected?
This news comes to our blog from @merrowdarkskies and you can follow this feed, see the twitter link on the top right hand corner of our save merrow downs website. #Urbanisation is a condition we should not be subject to and the #Greenbelt is fast browning? Just how many developments acknowledged by Inspectors as contrary… Continue reading Are Nationally Protected Landscapes Protected?
The Bulldozing Starts Soon
by SaveMerrowDowns, Organiser
Tormead private school want to begin bulldozing the Urnfield in April 2023. Badger Setts on the Urnfield should not be disturbed until after Summer 2023, by law due to the breeding season.
