Topic: Manor Garden Allotments VS 2012 Olympics

[sandallwood]

watched the thread on youtube, what a lovely site! really feel for the people on that site :'( , got my signature on that petition. >:(

[Andy H]

Makes you sick. can`t even offer new permanent place and have decency to transplant everything for them and get pro`s in to make sure done properly.

They just say COMPULSORY PURCHASE
wheether it be allotments or people homes for an airport.

Pathetic.

(deep breathes).................. :-X

[Blue Bird]

Done - know it will not stop them but we must at least try
very sad
Will also write letter

BB

[Acerfan]

Have just signed & am circulating email to everyone I know who's likely to sign.  Will also write - do you have an address BB, or will you send to Number 10?  Might be worth including quotes from info 'norfolklass' found (post #12).

[rosebud]

DONE DAN, ALSO A VERY STRONG LETTER TO  LIVINGSTON, WAKE HIM UP A BIT IF ANYTHING CAN.

[daninlondon]

Done.

I can understand that protecting even very well-run allotment sites in London is going to be a bit of a struggle. For instance, if you covered our site in south London with housing, it would probably be worth about eighty million pounds.

If a new ‘essential’ development is required in our area, will the authorities purchase eighty million pounds of local housing? Or will they turf us off the allotment?

[triffid]

Signing off for the night but just went back to the petition, where the name count has risen from 350 or so at the point where Dan posted this link, to 467 now.

[MrsKP]

Signed.

[Vegemite]

signed :)

[norfolklass]

a couple of thoughts:

it's a well documented fact that the number of allotmenteers has increased rapidly in the past few years, and many, if not the majority, of sites now have lengthy waiting lists. surely another reason to hang onto the existing sites (as well as reason to create more).

haven't the government recently spent a lot of money on a national "5-a-day" campaign, to encourage us all to eat five portions of fruit and veg to stay healthy? something that allotment holders have been doing for years, so ultimately saving the NHS money because they won't be suffering from obesity-related illnesses such as early onset diabetes.

as halibut-t says, has anyone thought of or is able to progress this issue with the media types?
haven't the GW people done programmes on allotments in the last year or so? didn't Monty Don or Joe Swift do one?

[Melbourne12]

Have just signed & am circulating email to everyone I know who's likely to sign.  Will also write - do you have an address BB, or will you send to Number 10?  Might be worth including quotes from info 'norfolklass' found (post #12).

This is what I'm posting on other forums, and sending to friends for them to post up also.  As a family we subscribe to things like cycling forums which are very "green" and likely to be sympathetic.

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Knowing that many people on this forum are keen on environmental issues, I wonder if any of you would like to do something practical to help the environment, and incidentally to support a model of an integrated local community that the Mayor of London is planning to destroy.

Story here, including details of an event next Tuesday 16th January:
http://www.hackneyindependent.org/ne...n_hackney.html

Even if you can't attend the event, there's a petition here:
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/manorgardens/

and/or write to the Mayor by email: mayor@london.gov.uk

or by post:

Ken Livingstone
Mayor of London
Greater London Authority
City Hall
The Queen's Walk
More London
London SE1 2AA

Finally, there's a You Tube video presenting the story here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-aNwauzO3Y

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[cambourne7]

536 people in there now!

[king spud]

Places like Manor gardens are part of our heritage, but when we have a government that wants to cover the south east in concrete, the rest of the country in wind farms, lets school playing fields be sold off, then i don't hold my breath hoping this oasis can be saved

[triffid]

Places like Manor gardens are part of our heritage, but when we have a government that wants to cover the south east in concrete, the rest of the country in wind farms, lets school playing fields be sold off, then i don't hold my breath hoping this oasis can be saved

You're probably right... but I still think it's worth fighting for all we're worth.
Battle of Thermopylae, anyone?



And yes, I know... the Spartans were finally defeated.


By treachery...

[upthegardenpath]

MY first post on this board - anyone writing to Ken Livingstone should include the fact that he was very quick to align himself with a Show garden at Hampton Court last year promoting grow-your-own produce and it would be hypocritical of him to bulldoze these allotments away in favour of TB's desperate attempt at leaving a legacy (which will be a huge tax burden to London  council taxpayers) and  I speak as a Londoner now living in Sussex.

[tabbycat]

It's just another example of the breathtaking arrogance of these people - WE voted them in and now they are in they are refusing to listen to us. They consider themselves to be on such an elevated level of existence above all of us "plebs" that our voices and opinions don't matter anymore.

Cromwell had the guts to execute a King in a battle for the greater powers of parliament and now look at it - "King Tony" and his sidekick Ken. Oliver C will be spinning in his grave.

I wonder what any of our Olympic athletes think of this issue - they of all people know the importance of a healthy diet.

Tabby

[Robert_Brenchley]

And yes, I know... the Spartans were finally defeated.


By treachery...

They may have lost the battle, but they won the war. Greece turned out to be Persia's Vietnam, and they were gone in a year.

[triffid]

Absolutely, Robert.  ;)    And, to quote an old friend,

"From your lips to God's ear"

[simon404]

Done and done. It's so sad to see such blinkered thinking by planners.  :'(

[shirlton]

Well Triffid thanks for the link .I felt so sad seeing  those lovely folks at the Manor Garden allotments. I think they may have a strong case as they were given the land. Lets hope so eh!