| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Horrific damage to Boston Manor park | |
| Posted by: | Joan Adamson | |
| Date/Time: | 29/10/20 15:23:00 |
| I was shocked to hear yet another of the Council's plans for our park. I have sent the following e-mail to Council members involved in the decision making, as well as relevant Lampton 360 staff. "I write further to our e-mail correspondence earlier this month regarding the works currently being undertaken in Boston Manor Park. I was horrified to hear from the Friends of Boston Manor last weekend that it is the Council’s plan to remove the 15 small hedges to the front of the car park which spell out ‘Boston Manor Park’. This is such a beautiful feature of the park – the hedges I believe were originally planted by a group of local young people and are now beautifully looked after. A couple of weeks ago I thanked a few of the Community Payback team who were pruning them so carefully, taking pride in their work. Boston Manor Park is a people’s park – a people who are shocked and dismayed to see so much destruction taking place. Every person I speak to – and I am in the park every day with my dog – expresses both anger and sadness at the devastation which began in the lower meadow and is now progressing through the woodland area. Where is the respect for nature? The rabbits’ homes were the first to be destroyed – where were they expected to run to for safety? We, the people, want our park to be full of wildlife, to be a sanctuary for birds, animals and insects. The woodland and meadow areas fulfilled that purpose. The peace in the meadow has now gone – instead we have a clear view of the continuous noisy lorry traffic travelling along Transport Avenue. However, I have digressed from the main point of this e-mail and that is to ask all involved to re-think the decision to remove the ‘Boston Manor Park’ hedging by the car park. Please listen to the people’s wishes and leave it as it is." I fail to understand why anyone would think of removing those little hedges. The Friends of BM are equally upset. |