Category Archives: Land sales

Open spaces sell-off – is Council trying to wrong-foot campaigners and take advantage of ‘summer lull’?

Posted on 20/07/2015 by Chris Rose

Decisions in principle to sell some sites – including Old Farm Park – to be taken as early as this week, as process moves faster than expected for 5 of Bexley’s parks and green spaces. Campaigners urged to attend meeting. … Continue reading →

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Support Old Farm Park / anti sell-offs campaign at Weds 15th Council meeting

Posted on 14/07/2015 by Chris Rose

Petition to halt Old Farm Park sell-off plan goes to full Council meeting on July 15th. Please show your support!  The campaign to save open spaces from sell-off by the Council continues. Old Farm Park is ‘the big one’, in … Continue reading →

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Bexley Council will still have your concerns at heart after you’re no longer with us ………

Posted on 26/06/2015 by Chris Rose

It’s good to know Bexley Council will continue to studiously pay attention to our interests once we’re no longer alive, as implied by this banner at Erith Cemetery, but ‘listening to you, working for you’ is, perhaps, somewhat beyond even … Continue reading →

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SOGS campaign seeks tree info and protection plans for threatened sites

Posted on 09/05/2015 by Chris Rose

The Save our Green Spaces Campaign group has submitted a Freedom of Information Request to Bexley Council (set out below) , asking for details of the many trees that occur on sites that the Council is considering for sale, and … Continue reading →

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Open Spaces campaign gathers momentum, now has contact e-mail

Posted on 04/05/2015 by Chris Rose

Mandy Stevens reports from the April meeting of the Save Our Green Spaces Campaign. The group now has a contact e-mail address which is   saveourgreenspaces11@gmail.com *  News Shopper had given some coverage to the campaign and signposted the Old Farm Park … Continue reading →

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Bexley Council’s Open Space Sell Off. The sites at risk

Posted on 08/04/2015 by jonathanrooks1@outlook.com

Here are the 27 sites at risk.    

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Report of BNEF-hosted open spaces campaign meeting

Posted on 24/03/2015 by Chris Rose

There was a good turnout of around 20 people to the first meeting of the Save Our Green Spaces Campaign last Thursday (March 19th) in Bexley Library, hosted by Bexley Natural Environment Forum (the umbrella group for ‘Friends’ of parks … Continue reading →

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Save Old Manor Way Park – event this Saturday

Posted on 19/03/2015 by jonathanrooks1@outlook.com

Save Old Manor Way playground have an event this Saturday. This is their Facebook post. Note the attendance of the local Conservative MP who originally washed his hands of the issue. The protests by a number of groups are making … Continue reading →

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Petitions to save Bexley Parks at change.org

Posted on 19/03/2015 by jonathanrooks1@outlook.com

As opposition to the Conservatives plans to sell off public parks, there are now two petitions at change.org asking the Council not to sell any of our green spaces. One petition is sponsored by the Green Party: https://www.change.org/p/london-borough-of-bexley-council-protect-bexley-s-council-owned-parks-and-green-spaces-from-sell-off The other … Continue reading →

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Environment Forum to host 19th March meeting for open space sell-off opponents

Posted on 14/03/2015 by Chris Rose

On behalf of Bexley Natural Environment Forum (the umbrella group for Friends of parks and open spaces and wildlife campaigners in the Borough), we are inviting campaigners to a meeting at Bexley (Village) Library next Thursday 19th at 3pm to … Continue reading →

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