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Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 05 1:45 pm Post subject:
Local Authorities should be obliged to contribute at least 25% of the cost of maintaining access points. When I contacted our I got materials free, though it did take some time, they asked if I was willing to put in kissing gates, I said "yes", but they still sent styles.

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 05 3:29 pm Post subject:

In the nature resrve which i help run we installed kissing gates but it hasn't stopped the local youth and their scooter bikes - they just lift them above the gates

We have had slightly more success with making the paths very, very windy - they can't get up a good speed then

In order to look as natural as possible but also to allow wheelchair/pushchair access we have used.. can't think of the right word but I call them chippings - like the stuff you put down before laying a patio. This is held inside soem wooden edging and the chippings have been tamped down using a machine.

Sorry I cannot be more specific - I let the boys do the path work

alison
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Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 12918
Location: North Devon

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 05 10:03 pm Post subject:
We had the footpaths done in North Devon last summer and they built one style for me and gave me a gate at the other end too. All we provided was labour for the gate. It came from the council, and the money is EU money that is floating around local government apparently. Try them again, if may save you a few pounds.

gil
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 05 10:26 pm Post subject:

Tahir - kissing gates sound like your best bet (with extended bays). Doesn't matter that you can't buy them off-the-peg. Any self-respecting fencer should be able to design and make you one. Try finding an older, self-employed guy to do the job - more likely to know about that aspect of fencing.

Woodland Trust or National Trust might also keep a list of approved or known contractors used to doing this kind of work for your area.

Is this fencing for your orchard ? Are there deer in the locality ? You'll have to fence them out if there are, as they just love eating young trees.

Lozzie

Joined: 25 May 2005
Posts: 2595

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 05 11:34 am Post subject:

bernie wrote:

can't think of the right word but I call them chippings - like the stuff you put down before laying a patio. This is held inside soem wooden edging and the chippings have been tamped down using a machine.

Sorry I cannot be more specific - I let the boys do the path work

"Scalpings"?

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