Gunnersbury Park Protests Take Off

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Local leaflet campaign due to start

The protest group Save Trees in Gunnersbury(STIG) is stepping up its campaign and planning to leaflet local residents about proposals to sell off part of the park for a housing development.

The group is recruiting volunteers from Ealing and Hounslow to lobby councillors to vote NO to selling the land.

At their recent meeting 21 out of over 100 people reported they had NOT received consultation documents about the proposals.

Lucy Collins STIG Vice President warned that the papers which had been mailed in plain white envelopes, may have been binned.

She said:''It just goes to show how inept and valueless this consultation process has been so far.''

 

Save Trees In Gunnersbury (STIG) is a new campaign which, whilst supporting plans to restore listed buildings, is primarily committed to the preservation of green spaces of Gunnersbury Park.

STIG calls on the councils to widen the scope of the study to allow funding from other budgets, and consult more frankly explaining the full impact of each option both on the environment and the local community. 

Events Coming up in the Park

23rd October – a spot of Tree Gazing – with expert botanist Tony Titchen – identifying the trees at risk. The councils should have done a tree survey recently, but have not done. Let’s do it for them!

31st October – early evening Halloween party for children amongst the trees.

 

Contact:Giusi, Lucy or Martin  on 07719 387 106
email: stig2009contact@googlemail.com
Join: GoogleGroups / Facebook “STIG – Save Trees In Gunnersbury”
View: http://www.stiglondon.co.uk

 

There is a stakeholder forum meeting, open to all on Saturday October 24th at 11am.

The stakeholder forum was initiated to encourage community involvement. It is an opportunity for any interested party or individual to attend a meeting to raise concerns and issues, to be informed on regeneration initiatives and to explore opportunities for volunteering and partnership working at Gunnersbury.

Please contact Richard Gill for details on 020 8992 1612 or richard.gill@hounslow.gov.uk

 

 

September 30, 2009