PERTHSHIRE BIKERS FORUM :: View topic - Cherrybank Gardens and Visitor Centre to be closed!!

Rach

We are looking for supporters, whether on bikes, in cars or on foot to help stop the closure of Cherrybank Visitor Centre, Perth

If you are free 11am this Monday (24th March) then we need you, the local Provost and the press will be there also.

For further details please PM Suzibabs

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Rach · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject:

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Anyway onto Cherrybank Gardens as most of you know its now closing down and the cafe, shop and gardens are all going. We were told that the council weren't interested in saving the site but after talking to our local councillor apparently they knew nothing about the closure. The press release wording being very ambiguous and concentrated more on losing the calyx funding rather than the closure of the gardens and the loss of jobs, not to mention the loss to Perth

However there is a petition to be signed in the shop and all stock has 50% off at the mo so if you have a chance to go and sign you can fill your boots with bargains - I have nearly all my Christmas presents bought! There's toys, books as well as handbags, ornaments, jewellery oh and whisky although there's only 30% off of that but some decent malts. Open 7 days a week now

Just can't believe that in its 25th yr instead of celebrating they are closing the place

oh well
Rant over - spread the word

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duke · Club Racer Joined: 09 Dec 2007 Posts: 44

Seems a wee bit off, trying to stop it shutting buy getting people to protest,but on the other hand buying all their stock half price because of their misfortune in closing. They are already at a loss by the very people who are campaining to keep it open Rolling Eyes

Thats what you call kicking in the balls when you are down IMO of course

Rach · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:56 pm Post subject:

don't shoot the messenger just forwarding anothers comments

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suzibabs · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject:

I don't suppose the protest will do one iota of good but we are trying. The place will close regardless of whether the council are given the chance to take it on and the shop had just been fully stocked for the summer. The stock has to go whatever happens. The birds - cockatiels etc - have been collected from the gardens. The garden machinery has gone. The head gardener has been offered a job at Ballathie. Very upset folk have been collecting memorial benches etc. Its very very sad and shouldn't be happening. Perth folk should make a stand. Ann Gloag has bought the flield one side of it and theres a £20million project planned for the otherside of it. What chance have we got? but we still should make a stand. However cutting your nose off to spite your face is ridiculous and so unfortunately theres bargains to be had, I'd rather stock be sold than scotlands garden trust farce get their hands on it

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long distance · Newbie Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 8 Location: kinross

your damn right, suzi for prime minister Very Happy

duke · Club Racer Joined: 09 Dec 2007 Posts: 44

Rach wrote:

don't shoot the messenger just forwarding anothers comments

Wasnt been nasty,just as i see thats all

suzibabs · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:16 am Post subject:

Right the demo is for 11.00 and altho the folk should rise up and fight this sort of thing I am fed up with the council - who have been proved to have refused to help the gardens behind closed doors - are now the ones jumping up and down now its closing.

If you're off for a ride out tho you could do worse to start off from there, and have a coffee before you go, bikers congregating alays add a certain something to the proceedings!

vive le reveloution or something like that!

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Rach · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:30 am Post subject:

Go girl, will be thinking of you as I'm sat at my desk being forced to work on a beautiful bike riding day Crying or Very sad

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black trumpet · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:36 pm Post subject:

was there with car wife an dog,but not until 12.30 or there abouts.missed all the action though.dident see any bikes at that time,mind you it was snowen.got tea and a bun.it was a good bun.we both signed the pettition
the nice member of staff came round with an i got some very reasonable
single malt minatures for father in law.shame to see it go though,seems the die has been cast. Sad

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netwarrior · Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:29 am Post subject:

Ann Gloag seems to me just another one of those wealth obsessed entrepreneurs that are interested only in lining their own pockets. The entire country seems to be infested with them - can't even get away ffrom them on the TV these days - the whole public seems to have turned them into celebrities. What's worse is they even believe their own PR these people. Oh to be in the right place at the right time. Rolling Eyes

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F41NXS · Moto GP Champion Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 536

who's Ann Gloag? Confused

black trumpet · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:12 pm Post subject:

F41NXS wrote:

who's Ann Gloag? Confused

shes got a bus or two
some busses could give an MV a run for there money,if not in handlen maybe on top end,not mutch in it though cheers bt...

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F41NXS · Moto GP Champion Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 536

you can sleep on a bus Laughing

perhaps if she bought MV they wouldnt have a cash flow problem Laughing

MV ious

suzibabs · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:13 pm Post subject:

F41NXS wrote:

who's Ann Gloag? Confused

Sister of Brian Souter who owns stagecoach. Her ex husband started up the highway man coaches, he died in a car accident not long ago. She's bought kinfauns castle as her home

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