tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post1163846489449499897..comments2024-03-28T19:20:52.408+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Stonebridge Adventure Playground remains defiant -the fight goes on despite being presented with a fait accompliUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-60040388411941287802015-02-16T20:52:47.973+00:002015-02-16T20:52:47.973+00:00Only just realised the doors are really looking se...Only just realised the doors are really looking set to close on this adventure 'lifeline' playground. This for a lot of the children within a good square mile or two is the only socialising outside of school that is safe, accessible and affordable. When this goes it is going to be catastrophic for this community. Is there nowhere else nearby that can be rebuilt on, such as Milton avenue? That whole strip Milton/Greenwood and Albert terrace (more locally known as the buffer) is falling apart. The 'desperate to get out of the decaying house residents' there would embrace the council if they decanted them, demolished and rebuilt. There's over a hundred house there, vast majority council that are in disgusting condition. Those hundred houses ripped down could be replaced with a state of the art block, build four or five high and there the council would have five hundred new homes, happy residents that could use the adventure and its facilities. The school the borough are saying they need to expand may even get enough children on its book to not be undersubscribed as it is most years along with the church primary school next door to it that is also undersubscribed most years. No upset, job loss, or deprivation of kids safe recreation. Have a look at the wornington green estate (in London W10) regeneration scheme to see how this housing shortage is being met without robbing the residents of its recreation facilities. They also have an adventure playground that they did think about demolishing (for a spilt second) but then managed to see the bigger picture. The problem with Brent council is its inability to see the bigger picture. Councillors in this case do not care about the users of facilities in this area because there's a fair unfortunate few that won't get round to voting in this area so the councillors don't worry about not supporting them dutifully. <br />Brent are and always will be a borough well behind the leading ones. Look at our neighbouring Ken and Chelsea, now part of a super strong tri-borough. Three times the strength, power and money and they're all boroughs that listen to their residents, bombarded with surveys from their councils when you live there, always requesting the residents views...Brent are and probably always will be losers. If there's anyone out there that can drill some sense into these idiots that are working for Brent regarding this robbery on the needy then please, please DO!!!<br />Stonebridgemattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12131359663244191912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-20159537907177608302015-02-15T22:17:55.928+00:002015-02-15T22:17:55.928+00:00It's frightening to read how some people are s...It's frightening to read how some people are so detached from reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-33010708158213115992015-02-14T10:36:58.920+00:002015-02-14T10:36:58.920+00:00Unfair. To weasels.Unfair. To weasels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-53944340488874122792015-02-14T10:08:52.284+00:002015-02-14T10:08:52.284+00:00Edited comment from Anonymous: 08:57 and 15:30 wh...Edited comment from Anonymous: 08:57 and 15:30 what are your thoughts on the fact that Cara Davani is still in office despite the Employment Tribunal finding of racial discrimination and victimisation? Have you got nothing better to do than to troll this blog? Did Brent residents not vote you in to represent them, why don't you do some work to actually earn the huge 25% pay rise you labour councillors took from the public purse, the same money that could have been put back into the community. To my knowledge no lies have been told about any of you on here, those of us residents are happy to read this blog which is the only way of finding what you little weasels get up. <br /><br />Martin Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194641151012303116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-74040095772252967542015-02-13T23:36:49.850+00:002015-02-13T23:36:49.850+00:00I thought middle class gangs were residents associ...I thought middle class gangs were residents associations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-25401083932709747502015-02-13T23:10:59.231+00:002015-02-13T23:10:59.231+00:00Is it since the Labour Running of Rotherham counci...Is it since the Labour Running of Rotherham council that an anonymous Brent Councillor thinks that they needn't bother speaking to our younger generation? Is this why Brent Youth Council were told to zip it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-41306801321928738572015-02-13T22:55:09.487+00:002015-02-13T22:55:09.487+00:0016:02 - Sorry, I suspect I expressed that badly be...16:02 - Sorry, I suspect I expressed that badly because I was so cross. It was the insinuation that those fighting the closure of the playground were the privileged that annoyed the hell out of me. The people I met in Stonebridge were struggling to make lives, to raise their children and living in hugely difficult situations. They weren't well off in any sense of the word, but they were doing their best, despite being neglected and forgotten for far too long. The founders and campaigners for the playground are ordinary people doing an extraordinary thing, despite all the circumstances that mitigate against them. Alison Hopkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-89012242702544667372015-02-13T22:23:31.958+00:002015-02-13T22:23:31.958+00:00Given that Labour councillors are responsible dire...Given that Labour councillors are responsible directly or indirectly for everything that happens to Brent people as a result of Brent council's actions it would be a little surprising if a Brent blog dealing with Brent politics and Brent people's concerns didn't have things to say about Brent Labour councillors.<br />Your over-sensitivity to this fact and Martin's (and most readers of this blog's) irritation at the persistent bitchiness of some sour and embittered little troll have very little in common. <br />You'd feel much more at home in some below-the-line comment area on some news website. Why not go there? <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-61851424916325920682015-02-13T16:02:19.309+00:002015-02-13T16:02:19.309+00:00If they're not well-read or middle class, what...If they're not well-read or middle class, what does that make them? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-55576747145416404512015-02-13T15:50:51.854+00:002015-02-13T15:50:51.854+00:00*Dear Leader**Dear Leader*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-92085484605799403232015-02-13T15:48:48.403+00:002015-02-13T15:48:48.403+00:00Very brave to use Green's in Brighton as a mod...Very brave to use Green's in Brighton as a model considering the mess they've got themselves intoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-79662320912108968782015-02-13T15:30:01.303+00:002015-02-13T15:30:01.303+00:00Given that this blog exists primarily to drag Labo...Given that this blog exists primarily to drag Labour councillors' names through the mud, you probably shouldn't be so sensitive when people say "nasty" things to you, Martin. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-17826426125459328422015-02-13T15:13:04.654+00:002015-02-13T15:13:04.654+00:00How dare anyone question the judgements and the pr...How dare anyone question the judgements and the priorities of The Leader! <br />How dare anyone question anyone's right to remain anonymous!<br />The bitter and the sour have a right to be heard!<br /><br />Bile and Spite Unite and Fight !<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-59726096659308358022015-02-13T14:19:51.987+00:002015-02-13T14:19:51.987+00:00I support the original position put in Point 6 of ...I support the original position put in Point 6 of Kilburn branch motion to the All Brent Labour Meeting which was amended http://wembleymatters.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/brent-labour-support-campaign-on-cuts.html<br />And the position adopted by Brighton Green party http://wembleymatters.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/breaking-newsl-brighton-green-party.html<br />Although the latter was not adopted by the leadership.<br />Martin Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194641151012303116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-59247297374850699802015-02-13T14:13:01.295+00:002015-02-13T14:13:01.295+00:00Nasty. I am a Trustee of Brent Play Association so...Nasty. I am a Trustee of Brent Play Association so know the parents and workers well. Judge for yourself whether the people on this video are 'middle class', whatever you mean by that: http://youtu.be/pNZxP_guThc?list=UUMQdWx1-B7B-VRfD2-uETRwMartin Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194641151012303116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-51314752372917740332015-02-13T13:45:10.990+00:002015-02-13T13:45:10.990+00:00Doesn't matter if you've got no shot at po...Doesn't matter if you've got no shot at power. You can say what you want.<br /><br />Just like the Lib Dems used to...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-29009616182129981132015-02-13T10:44:32.434+00:002015-02-13T10:44:32.434+00:00Good grief. I spent months walking round Stonebrid...Good grief. I spent months walking round Stonebridge in 2009/2010. I can't believe anyone can be so pig ignorant as to describe the people who use the playground as well read or middle class. <br /><br />But then, it's anonymous.....<br />Alison Hopkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-12478581254106172712015-02-13T10:18:58.215+00:002015-02-13T10:18:58.215+00:00You convey your sour mood effectively. But I'm...You convey your sour mood effectively. But I'm struggling to make out your meaning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-65287387248758610842015-02-13T10:16:36.474+00:002015-02-13T10:16:36.474+00:00I think you might find many in the middle classes ...I think you might find many in the middle classes are now part of the working poor.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-45959333095668625652015-02-13T10:14:30.150+00:002015-02-13T10:14:30.150+00:00Martin - remind us - is your position a) no cuts (...Martin - remind us - is your position a) no cuts (i.e refuse to set a budget) or b) different cuts (if so what £54m?) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-79509472906635277982015-02-13T09:44:53.013+00:002015-02-13T09:44:53.013+00:00Any actual Brent resident would know that a high %...Any actual Brent resident would know that a high % of children in Brent are considered as suffering from child poverty. Born and bred residents, as well as those who have moved to and live in areas of Brent, and Stone bridge, know the true reality of their circumstances. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-45337817134148338462015-02-13T08:57:38.562+00:002015-02-13T08:57:38.562+00:00I don't tend to hang around playgrounds talkin...I don't tend to hang around playgrounds talking to kids, Martin. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-34887046295902155852015-02-13T08:50:37.536+00:002015-02-13T08:50:37.536+00:00Clearly you have never visited Stonebridge Adventu...Clearly you have never visited Stonebridge Adventure Playground and met the kids, their parents or the workers, or you would realise what nonsense you have just spouted.Martin Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194641151012303116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-90716412553682904262015-02-13T08:44:19.750+00:002015-02-13T08:44:19.750+00:00Interesting how this blog only highlights the conc...Interesting how this blog only highlights the concerns of well-read, middle class residents. <br /><br />Is this what working class community struggle looks like? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com