A Place to Play

Oxford desperately needs homes. Cllr Hollingsworth has told us:

It’s my view and the view of this Council that we – the current generation fortunate enough to live in this wonderful city – should do our best to make sure that our children both have places to play in their childhood AND the hope of being able to live in Oxford when they grow up and want to have children of their own.

Cllr Alex Hollingsworth

What do the council mean by “places to play”? The sacrifice that they are asking our children to make would mean a recreation ground without a blade of grass and a nature trail that neither police or local parents think is safe for unaccompanied children.

OCC say that they do not intend to provide homes for families within the city centre because the land is too expensive. If they are going to export their housing to this ward, we also need a safe place for our children to run and shout and play.