The Awful Neglect of Connaught Park
- 5 November 2012 08:33199526"...Over the last 20 years we have seen the rapid growth of over 5,000 local friends of parks groups committed to rescuing our urban green spaces from the scandalous decline they were plunged into by public spending cuts in the 1980s. Despite this rescue act still not having been completed for most of the 30,000 such spaces, our parks are facing a national funding crisis yet again.
As everyone knows, urban parks, despite being a non-statutory service, are a priceless environmental and social resource for every community, and are the most well-used and popular of all our vital public services, on a par with the NHS. It is unacceptable that they should be starved of the staffing, maintenance and management they need. However, there are real differences between now and the 1980s. First, we now know the disastrous problems caused by underfunding and neglect, and the huge cost and effort it takes to turn it back round. Second, we now have a popular, grassroots movement which is going to speak out and demand effective action. Let's all ensure there's an active and vociferous group for every green space. We call for adequate funding for all UK parks and a statutory duty to manage them to high standards.
Dave Morris
Campaigns officer, National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces"
http://www.green-space.org.uk/community/nfpgs/about.phpIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing. - 5 November 2012 17:26199612As Vic is not a housing developer, Roger, I can't see him putting forward to DDC any development plans for Connaught Park.
Apart from that, the Council has to take into account the democratic Community wish, as is the case of Western Heights and Fartingloe, where a 2 hour petition received many hundreds of signatures.
So any plans to develop Connaught Park with houses would result in lengthy debates and petitions.Chanters, Drums and Drones Potty Time http://youtu.be/99fMqpjnXYA
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5 November 2012 17:39199625but not on connaught park is what i sayALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 5 November 2012 20:13199689What you have to say to yourself,is two things only,(1) Is this plan only said by Vic Matcham, and just a hair brain one?.or(2)Is somone with him or talking to him,and the person is well off and would like to see this happing on a site just around the outside of Dover./If youn think No 1 is right then there is no more to be said and stop posting about it.
If you think number two is right well-------------- 
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5 November 2012 21:091997061ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 5 November 2012 21:191997091Chanters, Drums and Drones Potty Time http://youtu.be/99fMqpjnXYA
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Kent First http://youtu.be/04F3mAP3fV4 Keep banging on http://youtu.be/qYCU_SKmkGQ - 5 November 2012 21:56199722keith and alex have formed a double act, shades of morecambe and wise.
- 5 November 2012 22:02199725We will have to wait and see,over the coming weeks.But thank you all for your commits not need to carry on anymore with this.(FOR NOW."
- 5 November 2012 22:11199731187,
which one has the short fat hairy legs?I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson - 6 November 2012 01:17199748Vic, doing the petition for Western Heights and Farthingloe I discovered that DDC is not very popular among many people when it comes to housing developments in green areas, I doubt the Council and Planning Office would want to have yet another one of those coming their way
Chanters, Drums and Drones Potty Time http://youtu.be/99fMqpjnXYA
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Kent First http://youtu.be/04F3mAP3fV4 Keep banging on http://youtu.be/qYCU_SKmkGQ - Keith Sansum1
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6 November 2012 08:04199770Howard; naughty.
I think I have explained above I will campaign against any proposals to build houses in connaught parkALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 6 November 2012 10:50199806#190 - depends on what you tell them, and with your track history of misrepresenting facts.....Been nice knowing you :)
- 6 November 2012 10:54199809This thread has deteriorated into madness, there is as much chance of a developer building £million houses on the Goodwin Sands as Connaught Park.
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6 November 2012 11:28199823david
it's always good to make it clear there will be opposition to such proposalsALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 6 November 2012 11:35199830there haven't been any proposals as far as i can see, the problem is that the park needs help now and in the future to ensure it is a pleasant place to visit.
we may have to wait for colette to report back on how she gets on with castle forum and/or nigel. - 6 November 2012 11:36199831Keith, opposition is irrelevant, its like saying the moon is made of cheese, there will not be £million in Connaught Park.
- 6 November 2012 11:36199832All the talk of the development is a non-story !!
Would be nice to see some community involvements in the park to keep it up to standard and to promote and use it. Just needs someone to take it on....Been nice knowing you :) - 6 November 2012 16:10199879The goodwin sands is not good for building on,but the park is.
- 6 November 2012 17:18199892This has become a one-man issue.Chanters, Drums and Drones Potty Time http://youtu.be/99fMqpjnXYA
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Kent First http://youtu.be/04F3mAP3fV4 Keep banging on http://youtu.be/qYCU_SKmkGQ - 6 November 2012 17:25199897it always was, the question really is how does the park move on from now.
first port of calls must be schools, youth organisations, church clubs close to the park to see which role they could play.