Basketball Court Ruined
Reported in the Parks/landscapes category by Daniel Watts at 19:01, Tue 11 May 2010
Sent to Cambridge City Council 3 minutes later
Dear Council,
I write to report that the basketball court has been ruined.
The minor problem is that the basketball hoop at one end has been torn down and stolen..
The major problem, unfortunately, it probably your fault. What possessed you to combine a football pitch onto the basketball court when there was previously an excellent football area on the grass?
The misguidedness of this move is quite spectacular resulting in the following negative impact:
1. Basketballers and football players now have to share a space. Previously they were able to both play simultaneously - surely a much more desirable situation.
2. Footballers have commented (I spoke with several young boys last weekend) that the court is more dangerous to play on since any tackles might result in injury. This was illustrated rather clearly by cuts and grazes on knees and elbows.
3. The football area infringes on the basketball court, cutting playing area and, with its large blue metal structure, making it much more dangerous to play on.
4. The new hoops, replacing the perfectly functional old ones, are missing the hooks that enable a net to be put up. Any basketball player will report that the net is an essential part of the enjoyment of the game. Last year I contributed, at my own cost, nets to the park for the benefit of all guests. Returning this year I am not even able to donate a net! I have cobbled together a temporary fix with garden ties but *please* put up some basketball hoops with net hooks.
Ideally I would ask that you remove this ugly and non-functional blue structure and reinstate the previous basketball-only court. Basketball cannot be played on grass. Football not only can - but is actually more fun and safe on grass.
At the very least, please replace the missing hoop (and the existing one) with hoops that can take basketball nets.
Thank you for your time.
Best wishes, Daniel Watts 70 Coleridge Road.
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Sadly no action on this still. Would at least have wanted a response on replacing the missing basketball hoop and updating both hoops to ones that can actually hold a net.
Haven't been to the park in a while as so disenchanted with the facilities there now. Will go have a look again this weekend.
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