Golden opportunity missed
Oct 10th, 2008 by philjay
You may be aware that Horwich councillor Stephen Rock was due to attend a meeting of The Rivington Heritage Trust yesterday. We have heard that he was unable to attend due to illness. We wish Stephen a speedy recovery and lament the lost opportunity for Stephen to represent FLP at what may have been an important meeting.
Meanwhile I have trawled the forums of both Bolton news and Save Pollock Park only to be saddened by the level of support displayed for Go Ape, not that it is extensive, but for the reasons why. It would appear the the general concensus seems to be that ‘our children’ are unable to enjoy the countryside and all it has to offer without amenities like Go Ape, regardless of their prohibitive cost. I’ll say it again. This is not a campaign against Go Ape it is a campaign to prevent the powers that be from abusing their power and enforcing implementations that are against the spirit of Lever Park. Yes United Utilities, times have changed, and fashions come and go (remember theme pubs). You have instigated the felling of 21 mature trees (some maybe 100yrs old). When Go Ape fades from fashion as it surely will, where are the trees. To conclude It would not surprise me at all if the majority of people who object to our campaign rarely if ever frequent Lever Park, if that be the case, why should the park be altered to encourage them to visit. MONEY
If United Utilties proposed opening a MacDonalds on the site we’d still have 10-20% of the population in favour!
Phil’s right, most of these people are people who don’t visit the park.