No matter what the weather, we are set to go ahead with our Stand to Save Bertie Park outside the Town Hall on Saturday 2nd October 12.00 – 13.00. Bring your umbrella – even if you can only stay for a short while. If you really can’t make it, send us a picture of yourself/yourContinue reading “Weather or not …”
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Join us on Saturday 2nd 12 til 1!
It wasn’t that warm on Monday, but members of the group worked hard to prepare posters for when we make a stand on Saturday. We will be meeting at 12.00 outside the Town Hall on St Aldate’s. If the town hall is open, Annie hopes to deliver her under 12s petition. We will then moveContinue reading “Join us on Saturday 2nd 12 til 1!”
Please Stand with Us
The consultation for the Bertie Park development is only weeks away in October/November. The planning application will be heard in January. The council want to deviate from the local plan and squeeze our playground and Multi Use Games Area into a new housing development. This means complaints about noisy football games 10 meters away fromContinue reading “Please Stand with Us”
Park not Profit!
How does Bertie Park differ from threatened parks in London? https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/aug/30/protests-grow-against-new-council-homes-on-green-spaces-in-london London is chronically short of land for building. There is so much land in Oxford that the City Council would like to transform the city by creating more employment, attracting an extra 100,000 residents. On a national podcast this morning new houses in WolvercoteContinue reading “Park not Profit!”
3 Questions for Oxford City Council
Questions sent to Alex Hollingsworth who is Oxford City Council member for planning and housing delivery.
What is an open green space?
Oxford City Council currently intends to build on all of the open green space on Bertie Park. They would like to compensate by upgrading a nature trail on the adjoining wasteland. I had a conversation with Oxford City Council in which they said that this was not problematic as they didn’t see a difference betweenContinue reading “What is an open green space?”
Brunch on Bertie 2
From 11.00 to 13.00 on Saturday 26th June, roughly 100 people of all ages attended the Save Bertie Campaign’s second “Brunch on Bertie”. The activities were spread out across the park. Activities involved pavement chalk, paint, French skippping, balloons and bubbles. Shazia made samosas for everyone, we had our first book swap, and a bakeContinue reading “Brunch on Bertie 2”
It’s not the land, but the money
Nobody actually wants Oxford City Council to build on Bertie Park. If people support the development, it is because they believe that families deserve homes, and because the Council says that land is in short supply; difficult times mean difficult decisions have to be made. The council funds social housing by charging a levy onContinue reading “It’s not the land, but the money”
Brunch on Bertie Park
On Saturday morning, the rain held off long enough for about 80 people of all ages to come together on Bertie Park in Oxford to picnic, to play, and to show support for the Save Bertie Park Campaign. Local parents and grandparents organised activities for the younger members of our community. St Luke’s Church helpedContinue reading “Brunch on Bertie Park”
Young People talking about Bertie Park
M.M who is 19, going on 72 said “it is nice to chill, have fun, socialising”. He didn’t want to lose the park adding “It’s pathetic. Let’s be real. Round this side of the bridge there is no other park. If they take this park away, it will affect every local citizen and all youngContinue reading “Young People talking about Bertie Park”
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