Friends of Goose Green (1st public meeting 12th March)

[Mark]

You might be interested to know that a new group called The Friends of Goose Green has been formed. Their aims are:

1 - To protect, conserve and enhance Goose Green as a place of freedom, recreation, and enjoyment for the long term benefit of all sections of the local community, and to preserve and promote its aesthetic and historical character and context,

2 - To ensure that Goose Green children's playground meets the needs of its users as a place of play and recreation

Attached is the FoGG constitution as both a Word document and a PDF file for your perusal which explain more about the group.

If you have an interest in Goose Green it would be worth coming along to the first...

Friends of Goose Green PUBLIC MEETING

Wed 12 March 7pm - 9pm

doors open 6.30pm

light refreshments

Exhibition displays on history, playground, fence/dog area

Draft Agenda:

1. Welcome

2. Introductions to the Friends of Goose Green, & other participants*

3. The Importance of Parks & Open Spaces

? Jon Sheaff, Southwark Council

4 Children's Playground

? FoGG & Council report & discussion of proposals

5 Goose Green railings & dog free/dog exercise areas

? report from FoGG & Council on proposals, decisions, questions & comments

6 Open Forum - any other matters

7 Conclusion - summary of actions

* invited:

Jon Sheaff, Head of Council Parks Department, & other Parks officers

Harry Holmes, Council CleanerGreenerSafer officer

Community wardens from the 3 local Community Council areas

Police from The Lane & South Camberwell Safer Neighbourhood Teams

Ward councillors from The Lane, South Camberwell, East Dulwich, Peckham Rye

[Mark]

I forgot to mention there is a Friends of Goose Green website, on there you can leave your name and email address and stay informed of any relevant information.

[AllforNun]

What you want a 180grand fence and a new playground ? You'll be asking for a 5million referb of the ED sportscenter next....

You would have to shut the Livesey Museum to fund all this. And we all know that this museum gives the kids in the estates round the Queens road Peckham and the Old Kent road somewhere educational ,and within walking distance, to visit.......they would not shut it would they ?

As Nick Clegg just said - Sunday 09/03

"Money taken from the poorest kids and given to the richest adults, no questions asked.

"Gutless, heartless, incompetent."

www.liveseymuseum.org.uk/

[AllforNun]

is freedom of speech on the agenda ? keep the fence and spend the money where it is really needed