The Friends of Rosemary Green and May Park Wood is now a member of the Bristol Parks Forum, an umbrella organisation where community groups share ideas and advise the City Council on green spaces. On 29th January the Forum voted overwhelmingly to support our group in asking that May Park School "offer shared use of May Park Wood whenever possible". Hear, hear!
A packed house heard our petition for shared use read aloud to City Councillors at a public meeting held on 22nd March to debate the new open spaces strategy. People gathering for the debate from other parts of Bristol said they had read about the closure of May Park Wood in the Evening Post.
Councillor Choudhury also spoke (rather passionately!) about the closure: "I am asking the Executive for Neighbourhoods to look again at the proposed fencing of the woods at May Park School. I strongly urge you to put this project on hold until a proper and thorough consultation has been carried out." Hear, hear!
Back on the Green, 7 hardy souls braved the Spring sunshine on Saturday April 9th to pick litter and keep the green clean. Our pile of rubbish - a bit more modest than the first one - was picked up very promptly the following week. Thanks to those who were able to join in and to the Council team for the pick-up. And the trees planted in March are looking well despite the dry start in their new home.
Sorry for the long wait between posts. I'm on holiday now, so expect more chatter in a few days...
I would suggest caution over any comments by Councillor Choudhury - he seems to be making lots of untrue claims and upsetting many people with what can only be descibed as "half truths" in his dirty campaign. It puts potential Labour voters in his ward (myself for one) in a difficult situation. We want to vote Labour, but we do not want him as our Councillor!
ReplyDeleteI must admit I was a bit surprised to read in Cllr Choudrey's leaflet that the fencing of the woodland was all down to the Lib Dems. My understanding is that it was the decision of the school to close the wood and so my focus is on persuading the school, not the local councillors, that some kind of shared use is a better solution. On the other hand, I welcome support from any local councillors in that, whatever their colours!
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