Two years ago we realised that Bertie Park wasn’t on the list of sites subject to Oxford City Council by-laws. We asked the Parks Department why.
Chris Bell said “the last version of the park byelaws done in 1996 (was) ill-informed and riddled with omissions and mistakes … whoever listed them in 1996 clearly lacked local knowledge as many sites were missed off and many others wrongly named.” Chris said he would be updating the by-laws: “As part of this I would update all the sites covered and update/correct their names.”
This is what OCC are doing now. Here is the link to consultation. But instead of updating the entry for Bertie Park, they have simply removed it from the map:
It has gone from the list of parks and recreation grounds.
OCC are trying to appropriate the land on Bertie Park so that they can do what they want with it. But there are laws to protect recreation grounds!
Save Bertie Park Oxford 