Councillor Linda Smith replied on behalf of the council. You can read her reply here. There’s a lot that we would question. We have asked her to explain the last 2 paragraphs. We think that the proposals will go before planning committee on 15th August. Watch this space! Roughly 260 people objected to the Council’sContinue reading “What the Save Bertie Park Campaign said to Oxford City Council”
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Is Bertie Park underused?
Counting the number of people is not a good way to work out if something is needed. Oxford City Council policy is that everyone should be 400m away from a small park, and 750m away from a medium size park like Bertie. Many local children go to Lake Street school. It has no grass. AfterContinue reading “Is Bertie Park underused?”
Noise Problems on Bertie?
The Bertie Park Planning application includes a Noise Assessment Report. The new development will include 31 homes, a small play area for kids up to the age of 5, and a Multi Use Games area (MUGA) The current MUGA is 40m away from all houses. The new houses will be 12m away. Measurements show thatContinue reading “Noise Problems on Bertie?”
Works on Bertie Park
The investigation work started today. It turns out to be really quite invasive. They have brought along gravel and concrete and are inserting pipes to measure the ground water. You can see all the kit, including a large skip to remove waste. The plans have been submitted. There are already pages and pages of testContinue reading “Works on Bertie Park”
How much more do we have to take?
Below is a summary of a letter written to the Oxford Times by Councillor Smowton: Click here for the full version. There are 4 problems with Councillor Smowton’s letter.
Saving Bertie Park
Bertie Park is often busy on a Friday afternoon. This video shows the role that Bertie Park plays in our community. If they build on Bertie, many of our young people will have to find somewhere else to play. The council always says that they want to build on Bertie Park because it has beenContinue reading “Saving Bertie Park”
Please comment on the Bertie Park planning application
The planning application is out! The council are asking for comments. Click here to see the whole site layout, click here for the play area and click here for the nature trail. There are many more documents on the council site. You will need to give your name, address and email. They will ask youContinue reading “Please comment on the Bertie Park planning application”
Bring and Share tea party after school on 26th May
The council say that they are right now “verifying” the planning application for building on Bertie Park. The final plans will be ready for us to comment on very, very soon. Here’s some of our young people ready for a rough ride! So, it is a really good time to get together on Bertie Park.Continue reading “Bring and Share tea party after school on 26th May”
Misleading statements
Our last Labour leaflet said that the planning application for Bertie Park would be submitted at the end of March. According to the latest Oxford Mail article, it would be submitted at the end of April. Read the Oxford Mail article here. It is now the start of May. In the article Alex Hollingsworth saysContinue reading “Misleading statements”
How to make sure our children are safe
There is a new approach to safeguarding that does not blame parents for the behaviour of their children. It looks at the places where problems can happen: The school corridors, the shops, the stairwells where things can happen out of sight. Oxford County Council recommended watching this video of Carlene Firmen giving a TED talk:Continue reading “How to make sure our children are safe”
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