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Originally Posted by Dexter
Hello Mari..I'm pleased to hear that you are taking a keen interest in whats going on around here.
The first thing that you should be aware of is what the council means by "Consultation".. Basically this means in their eyes distributing a leaflet or maybe holding a one day stall at Tesco normally attended by a slick talking consultant from the company they are employing at vast expense to recommend the changes..
The second part of the consultation is when local people respond and say that is not what they want THEIR council to do
The third part is when all local views are ignored...
So basically as you will find out "Consultation" means telling the local people what is going to happen and ignoring their views on it.
With regards the Bancroft Gardens..I can honestly say that I cannot find one single person in the vicinity of where I live that is in agreement with what has happened.
Yes some of the trees were apprently diseased but not all of them..What is obvious is that the reason the majority have been removed is so they do not obscur the view of the Theatre when the changes are completed..I suspect many of these "diseased" trees could have been treated if necessary but of course the whole thing is rather "convenient"
You will also see shortly that the lovely little canal bridge right by the Bancroft basin will be ripped out. This bridge was restored by prisoners at Wormwood Scrubs and re opened by the Queen Mother in 1964..Again this ornate bridge was much loved by the people of this town and we tried to get this stopped too..We were ignored..
Sorry to say if you live around here you will soon get to understand that the wishes of local people count for nothing
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Thanks Dexter,
I am sure you know a lot more than I do about the situation, I just quoted what the Council told me. I know it was the RSC that wanted the trees cleared as they said they obscured the view of the Theatre. Well, who wants to look at that horrible new design with that hideous tower. Believe me, I have no faith in the SDC whatsoever ! They insult our intelligence when they fob us of with their deceit and lies ! I think the Council would have been stuffed if all the residents of Stratford refused to pay their Council tax in protest , then perhaps they would have listened.
Isn't it just Sod's law, we have been visiting Stratford Upon Avon for the last 20 years, and now we move this way, everything is changing.
It is sad to hear about the dear little canal bridge. I wonder what Prince Charles has to say in the matter. Apparently I heard that he has received at least a hundred letters protesting about the ripping out of Bancroft Gardens and the hideous changes to the theatre, and has summoned Noble to discuss matters with him. But what good can come from that now, the dirty deed has been done.
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