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Biggeorge:
Save Harrow!!

Once again the tossclumps in Harrow council want to close the skatpark and build more houses on it.
Theres is a meeting at Harrow leisure centre on tues at 4pm in the Masefield suite to discuss this.
Please bring any newspaper cuttings or old photos to show the council that its worth saving.
Also please write to the Harrow times

http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/letters/send_letter/

or the Harrow Observer

http://icharrow.icnetwork.co.uk/harrowobserver/observer/

To have your say
Thanks.

harris:
noooooooooooooooooooooooooo right lets send pete quad down to do a dump on them   :tickedoff:

TwoBobRob:
George,  I think that somewhere in Local Government guidelines there's a clause regarding this sort of thing. I believe that if they remove a regularly used facilitity, they're kind of duty bound to replace it with something of equal quality.  I know its happened with the likes of tennis courts and playgrounds etc....

You'll need to get hold of the councils Sports officer, the Parks officer and the Youth officer at a minimum. Then get into the local plod. They will discuss the issue of 'containment'  that is to say how happy they are to have lads riding all in one spot as apposed to all over the local streets.

Form a Harrow riders and skaters committee to liase with these council officers (who should all be on your side by the way), and discuss with them why they would consider eliminating a venue like this when most other local authorities are actually building them at the moment.....

All the best

Rob

Biggeorge:
cheers
bud
we did have a comittee the last time they tried to shut it down but it got hijacked by a mouthy skater who took over and was bugger all use.
james hitchcox is rallying the troops.
james@zealbmx.com
thanks for letting us know bout the clause, we had a councillor on our side last time but i think shes moved on.
I dont live there anymore so its hard for me to help but i will be there on tues, if anyone has any ideas, please contact james
thanks again to you all.

TwoBobRob:
Hitchcox should do OK.  Send him my regards  (Rob Steele).

It may get thrown out as utter bollox, but I know it was a commonly used thing when people were hassling for tennis courts, bowling greens, cricket pitches, all that crap.

The reason for contacting several different council officers is that;

a)  They each have their own budget to spend
b)  They're not all equally helpful
c)  It shows that you're serious and you know what you're talking about....


You never know, it might lead to better things - there might be a new park in it for 'em   :daumenhoch:


I'd like to see a modern concrete park builder knock up a set of quality newschool moguls. That would be rad   :4_17_5:

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