Catching Up

A few things had happened prior to creating this blog. I'll summarise a few here:

Some months ago - The problem of the odd car being parked on the grass of Temperance Green was raised at a District Assembly meeting (although nothing is reported in as yet published minutes).

2 weeks ago - Rumours started circulating that there was a 'plan' to turn Temperance Green into a car park.

1 week ago - No12 spoke with local councillor Sean Parker-Perry (SPP). SPP confirmed it was under consideration but that no drawings / plans currently existed (although there was talk of a 'sketch' which he would forward to No12. "The plan would be discussed at the 13th Dec District Assembly and a decision would be taken".

3 days ago - Two Council workers visited the Green to "measure-up and come up with some ideas". When No12 asked how many cars they could fit on, they gave him a total of 18 (!).....9 on the Temperance Street side, 7 on the Bostock Road side and 3 on the Old Street side.

This is how we fear Temperance Green may end-up

2 days ago - An impromptu meeting saw 7 of the local residents discussing the plans on a cold afternoon. A petition was started and a decision to attend the councillors surgery the next day was taken.

Yesterday - 10+ local residents attended the surgery with councillor Jonathan Reynolds. Jonathan listed to the wide-ranging objections. One of the residents had even produced professional drawings which will put the official 'sketch' (if it ever existed) to shame. The most important discovery was that the 'plan' flies in the face of many of the Council's own policies, so it will be interesting to see how they justify their action. It seems there will be quite a fight...........