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MEETING

bobdootson — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:28:52 +0000

There will be a meeting of FRIENDS OF LEVER PARK on Monday 3rd November, at Horwich Conservative Club commencing 8.00pm.

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Golden opportunity missed

philjay — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:50:14 +0000

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

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More from Horwich Councillors…

philjay — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:00:55 +0000

I have taken advantage tonight of attending the monthly surgery of Horwich councillors. Stephen Rock was the only one in attendance and apart from one other, I had his undivided attention for the best part of an hour. Whilst I found him attentive, I was surprised how little he knew about our campaign. ‘He does now’. He implied that there was no dialogue between Horwich and Chorley councillors at the moment on this matter, however a request had been issued to them and they were still awaiting a reply. He informed me that he was attending a meeting of the Rivington Heritage Trust tomorrow, Wednesday 8th at which he expected the Go Ape development to be on the agenda (I think a golden opportunity to voice an opinion in favour of our campaign, whether it will be taken remains to be seen).
On behalf of all involved, I have informed him that we are passionate about our cause and will not go away, we have a strong justification for revocation of the planning consent and are seeking as much publicity as we can possibly muster, and expect the full support of all Horwich councillors who have already voiced there opinion in our favour.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE to everyone we must keep up the momentum of this campaign. Emails, phone calls, letters, direct contact to councillors are so important. As Bob has said they can’t just ignore us if we keep badgering them. Show them we won’t go away whilst injustices like this exist. They are public servants, paid by you.

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Meeting on 29th September

David — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:38:31 +0000

There will be a meeting of the Friends of Lever Park on Monday 29th September 2008 at 8.00pm. The venue is Horwich Conservative Club on Church Street, opposite Horwich leisure Centre.

We are hoping to recive an update on progress and to decide on the next steps to safeguard the future of the park. Everyone welcome!

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