Environs of Trinity, Tunbridge Wells - Trinity Gardens, Church Yard

The Environs of Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre

February 2008 - TWBC Parks Department and Trinity's volunteers look after Trinity Grounds (Holy Trinity Graveyard).

— Trinity Garden could be 'the pride and joy' of the town centre of Royal Tunbridge Wells.

As the Government says: "Our open spaces, parks, streets, town centres, and village greens are great assets;
they form the heart of our communities; they should be places where we can all be proud and confident." (July 2004)

? — Why is it tolerated that irresponsible car owners/drivers abuse the grass area as car turning point or car parking area?
? — Why is no action taken against dog fouling at Trinity Gardens?
? — Could there not be benches available for residents or local employees from the nearby offices?
? — Why is the space so uninviting, having only purely functional paths for people as a cut through?
?— Why, after having introduced a mega residential development (Telephone House site) and others in the neighbourhood to follow, is in our time a huge chunk of the surrounding land used only as a commercial car park?
The trend that every open space is seen suitable as a car park has to be reversed; cars have to go underground.

. . . . . . all quite inappropriate for this historic central piece of land with its stone building by Decimus Burton and its commemoration 'magenta plaque' in honour of Canon Edward Hoare, Vicar of Holy Trinity and ‘Protestant pontiff of Tunbridge Wells’, and all it has to offer towards a small park in the town centre of Royal Tunbridge Wells.

Designation of Open Space: Environs of Trinity - Nov 2005

The Value of Public Space - July 2006

Cemeteries and Churchyards - Nov 2007

Holy Trinity Appeal - June 1976

Trinity's Story of Change and Development 1974 - 2001

APRIL 2008 — Protection of Trinity Garden
Fixing bollards to protect the lawn and the Environs of Trintiy as RTW Town Centre Amenity.

Trinity Garden - TPO tree replaced - November 2007

NOVEMBER 2007 — Trinity Garden
With the support of the TWBC parks officer a Pinus nigra var martima, Corsican Pine,
has been planted near to the stump of the old Lawson Cypress
(felled on 15 March 2007, part of a TPO [tree preservation order] group of trees).

Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre — adhoc carpark on the former burial grounds.

Trinity Garden — Cars damage the lawn of the former cemetery land.

Trinity Garden — What have cars to do on a green open space?

MARCH 2006
Trinity Garden — Cars ruin the lawn. Stop parking/turning on the soft soil !

FEBRUARY 2008
Trinity Garden — 'We don't want to be told', 'It's not my garden anyway'.
Joy riding on the grass area!

Trinity Garden — What have cars to do on a green civic space?

Sunday afternoon - Car Wash on Trinity Garden, Tunbridge Wells - March 2007

MARCH 2007 — Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre
Recently the staff has introduced a new play: 'Car Wash on Trinity Garden'

MARCH 2007
Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre — soiled poster boards would need scrubbing!

SUMMER 2008
cleaned

Beginning DECEMBER 2006
Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre — Regardless of change of directorships (4 in last 10 years):
"same procedure as every year" ?
The month long public exhibition of 2 days clearing out. Where is the 'yard-manager'?

Trinity Garden — Is the work of the volunteers really of value? Have a look at the hedge.

Listed Church Wall, tombstones and the composting problem

Trinity Garden — Let it rot! Who cares about listed cemetery walls, old tombstones or holly trees?

NOVEMBER 2006
With the support of the Parks Manager, TWBC, the compost heap is abolished.
Leaves are now stored in black bags and stacked around / behind the shed close to the west wall.
The compost is usually taken off after one year and used privately by volunteers.

Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre — Why does Trinity not maintain the listed gates, railings and fences?

Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre — Why does Trinity not maintain the railings - neither heritage nor modern?

2007
painting of railing (wheelchair access) done.

Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre —
DECEMBER 2006
Why is the glazier not called to repair the windows?

end of MARCH 2007
after the winter season, the repairs were done.

Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre —
Is this noisy ventilator, running day and night, up to environmental standard?

FEBRUARY 2008
Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre — ventilation: it just got worse!

Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre —
Detractors! Why are the bins not hidden in a dedicated area at the boundary wall to Hanover House?

Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre —
Another exhibition of Trinity Arts Centre's waste at the entrance?