SAVE THANINGTON REC
WE OBJECT TO ANY PLANS BY CANTERBURY CITY COUNCILTO BUILD A PARK & RIDE CAR PARK ON THANINGTON RECREATION GROUND continue reading »
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"hands off our green space"
"If they take the rec away from the kids, where can they let off steam, why do we need MORE houses in Wincheap? Surely the CCC can make better use of the space without touching our rec. We are in the garden of England lets try and keep it that way and STOP"
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"Why loose should an area. Please save."
"When our future children become active they will think that football has always been played on concrete. Please leave some grass for the next generation."
"Canterbury council need to be told - leave our football pitches alone"
"This proposal is a very short-sighted response to a long-term problem. The council must understand the cost to our community when it decides to concrete over green space. Facilities like the Thanington Rec are the the fabric of our community. Without such"
"this is the most stupid idea i've ever heard, where will the children go for their entertainment. I have really good memories of the rec. why can't they just leave it alone."
"we train here and it is a good pitch"
"This rec is so valuable for all ages please dont do away with it!"
"thanington playing field has been part of the childhood to many of us who lived at thanington,we had fetes fairs shows ,andhad great times there , it should left alone for the pleasure of the many people who live in that area, we will not see it spoiled b"
"how are we supposed to help our children lead fit and healthy lives if we have nowhere to take them in the fresh free air!!!!!"
"Dont do it. We have enough cars at it is and the green places where kids can play safely are going fast enough as it is without this happening. C'mon guys have a heart and put the park n ride elsewhere. I played there, my son played there along all my sch"
"So lets take all the trees and put them in a tree museum, and charge all the people a dollar and a half to see them. Dont it always seem to go that you dont know what you've got till its gone, todays paradise is to put up a parking lot!! Go ALEX!!"
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"When the council tried to muck up Whitstable Harbour we all joined together and made a fuss. They soon caved-in. Keep up the fight."
"THIS CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN."
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"can't believe they are going to do this when they need all the recreation areas they can get to save children from becoming unfit and fat."
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"The Rec should not be sacrified for car parking. All the park and ride does is encourage car use and allow us to delude ourselves that, by using it, we're doing something for the environment. Wrong headed thinking."
"you have already ignored 85\% of rate payers objections to propsals to Wincheap Regeneration, why bother to put the consultation initially if you were going to ignor it, even though it's on hold at the moment I suspect is was always a faite acompli whatev"