Tuesday 25 August 2009

Is Croftlands being sold short ?

It seems that the installation of the Multiple Use Games Area is being held up by a group that uses the name Croftlands Community Safety Association. This illustrates how one forceful individual representing a very narrow viewpoint - that we need protection from young people - can influence a small group of people who then acquire a name and are consulted by politicians and officers, like of Cllr Norman Bishop-Rowe (who attends their gatherings) Simon Hughes, South Lakes Housing, and Richard Foster of SLDC.

Is there a need for an alternate and more inclusive organisation to represent the needs of Croftlands as a whole? Something I'm very keen to support.

Let me know if you'd like to join a group. We've been trying to get better facilities for young people on Croftlands for over a year now and would have far more success if we became an official group to represent the wider views of the community.

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