| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right | |
| Posted by: | Jennifer Selig | |
| Date/Time: | 12/01/13 17:02:00 |
| LBH, Lead Cllr Ed Mayne of Isleworth's decision to implement parking charges is nothing to do with safety or improving the car park, it's to do with the fact that he is about to sign LBH up to a long term contract with private company NCT (ex National Car Parks)to police and manage all the boroughs' car parks and parking meters. NCT need to maximise their profits so want blanket coverage, with no free parking areas. A group of us, 4 to 8 OAP's, go regularly to Watermans having a bargain curry lunch then to see the film. It makes a good half day outing which we all thoroughly enjoy. Went yesterday (Quartet) and there was not a spare seat to be had. We regulars travel by car as not on a direct bus route, making full use of the free car park - crowded yes but room (so long as twits don't park in the centre of two spaces!). We're booked up for The Life of Pi and for Impossible so can be considered good customers and supporters. None of us want W'mans moved - why should it be just because LBH wants to sell the site to developers for yet more bland tower block dormitory flats Where it is on the 65 bus route between Ealing and Kingston brings lots of supporters from those areas. Once it is moved off that 65 bus route, those folks will not visit. I believe mums and children use the facilities too. I do think the theatre at W'mans could be put to better use. They are trying with two classical music programmes coming up very soon. Why not a few Jazz evenings or even lunchtime sessions? It really is not much use W'man's having only ethnic shows - where ever it is sited in Brentford these will not bring in many supporters - it's the wrong area. The (now closed??) Paul Robson theatre in Hounslow was much better positioned. W'man's should not discard it's core supporters, if it does it will most certainly wither and die. It's a gem waiting to be more fully used for art, music, dance as well as cinema. The cafe/bar/restaurant could also be expanded - it's a great site right on the river and deserves to be saved at its present position. |