An appeal for respect.

[TonyClark1206...]

I wish to ask the all biking community that visit Burnham-on-Crouch to further their good-standing and continue to make themselves welcome in the town by demonstrating the respect we, as a nation, generally show to our fallen heroes. I want to ask you all to discourage the few who continue to park their bikes actually ON our town's war memorial.

My family live in Burnham and I was raised there until I moved away when I joined the military in the early eighties. I know that I have a particular respect for those, like myself, that fought for our freedoms but who lost their lives in the act. Also, I have been an avid rider my whole life and love that the riding community has shaken off the negative images that it once had.

Throughout my childhood and on the occasions that I have returned home I can never remember seeing anyone show such little respect for our nations heroes as those few that have recently taken to parking their bikes on this memorial site. Lets not forget that, in some cases, it is the only marker of our lost brothers and sisters, so effectively these bikes are being parked on their graves.

Please help by politely asking those riders to park elsewhere, if you see them making this mistake. If you are one of those riders yourself; you will always be welcome in Burnham if you show the respect to our nation's heroes that they have earned in their sacrifices. Remember, their sacrifices have given you the freedoms that you enjoy whenever you ride
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[Supermoto_Fan]

Stop at Burnham most weekends for a cuppa and I've never seen anyone park their bike directly on the war memorial. With the summer now over give it a month and there won't be any big crowds of bikes there anyway. Usually they park on the road opposite or outside the 2 cafés, is this what you mean?
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[Ariel Badger]

You are joining forums just to post this? A war memorial is not a grave, get over yourself.
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[TonyClark1206...]

Supermoto_Fan, actually, no. I do mean parking ON the memorial. I haven't got a picture to upload here but you can see what I mean if you look at the subject in the Maldon and Burnham Standard.

Like most of the residents of Burnham, I know that parking has always been an issue along the High St. but it only a short walk from the Millfields to the Cabin Cafe.

As I said, it is not always the case but it does offend a lot of locals when it happens.
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[Rogerborg]

This?

https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6164/6178453393_97fd2b8c39_z.jpg

That's a piece of concrete. Any significance you attach to it is in your head. And with respect, do please take your Septic "fallen heroes" patrio-babble and shove it deep up your tailpipe.

Now, I personally wouldn't park on it, but there's no "biking community" and I'm not going to say to anyone "Would you mind awfully shoving off, because heroes fell for your freedom not park there, you know."

But you're very welcome to heroically defend those freedoms by speaking to the actual people doing it at the time, rather than bawwwing on a forum and hoping someone else will hero up on your behalf.
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[CarlosCBR]

Why not ask the people that are doing it, when they are doing it? What you will achieve by posting it on the internet is precisely... Sod all.
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[fatjames]

Is this the new picture challenge then or what?

[Clutchy]

Bcf picture challenge: your bike on Burnham-on-Crouch war memorial
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[UnknownStuntm...]

Look at yourselves. Honestly. Someone politely asks you to not bump your bikes up some fairly hefty looking steps and park there and you're frothing at the penis to go and tell him to bugger off. Shame on you.

Well I shall not stand idly by and let this go. I'll man up and type some meaningless words into my web browser for the cause...

I'm never going to park on there again.

I'm a hero now.

(Where in the flying fuck is Burnham on Crouch anyway? - any before anyone tells me, I don't actually care where it is. kthxbai)

[Rogerborg]

They also serve who sit and type angry letters to the editor.
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[Tungtvann]

I'm in the Army, I say it's okay. Carry on.

[Hetzer]

I've just got off the celestial blower to the fallen and they say they're very happy to still be of use and, effectively, still a part of the living community. One of them says he was run over by a tank, so a few bikes are a proper load off and he loves it.
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[Walloper]

Can the 'people' who ride in the back of army trucks please stop spitting and chucking their fag ends out the back?

Thanks.


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[Suntan Sid]

I would like to nomiminate this thread for first prize in the "Funny as Fook" category, in the BCF awards 2013!
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[Ste]

https://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/10694779.Burnham__Town_council_to_tackle_bikers_after_complaints/?ref=rc

It appears to be some scooters that are to blame.

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[goto10]

[tbourner]

There doesn't seem to be anything distinguishing 'the memorial' from 'the pavement', except that the cars can't drive around the back and up onto the free parking area. How come the cars are allowed to park on the pavement in a double yellow area (even though it may be illegal) anyway?
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

Meh. I'll continue parking where I choose, and continue accepting the consequences for my own actions as and when necessary.
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[Supermoto_Fan]

There is no steps from the rear as it rises to the level of the sea wall. The areas around are not a car park but just paved areas for bikes/tables and chairs from the cafe. Their are double yellows on the road but motorcycles can park there on Sundays between April and October and bank holidays.
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[CaNsA]

[pits]

[Rogerborg]

Loves his country so much that he's phuked off to Thailand.
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