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I can see why they fought so hard for this pristine environment. Imagine destroying this heritage for beautiful football pitches and modern buildings?
Anyone know of any Irish traveller forums we can get in touch with to alert them to the opportunity? Seems like an ideal spot for a bit of that bare knuckle fighting they love.
Looks like the doasyoulikies are already making hay - amazing 😂
Looks like the doasyoulikies are already making hay - amazing 😂
Wait til the vans arrive and they stay put for 6 months+. F n idiots, there would have barely been more traffic than a normal school sports day with us training there. They’ll get everything they deserve, until to stop the trashing the council put 1k+, maybe 2k+ houses and flats in there of which 50% will be social dwellings ( grew up in one myself, but when most folk had some level of dignity). Enjoy your wild meadow til then, you idiots. White goods carcasses will no doubt be your neighbour for a bit. A good reason why more youngerish people should get involved in such local matters, before the pathetic made good, I’m now a tory old folk continue their journey into total blandness and ruin it for everyone
Sorry but I think it's a wonderful place to preserve all different types of dog poo. The various objectors must think it's money well spent not only to to conserve piles of this but a natural habitat for all the flies and germs. The fly tipping just adds to the charm of the place.
Ealing Council have proposed new sports facilities on the site and 2500+ people went to protest the planning meeting last night.
Thank goodness we walked away.
If I’d of known I’d of popped along with hat on (the one with no teeth marks in it)
These people are mad. One minute crying out for outdoor facilities or council investment in the community; the next they want a return to the stone age
One to consign to the memory bank
Cherish and enjoy life.... this ain't no dress rehearsal
I once had dealings with a developer who started to consult the community on putting a refugee hostel on a site - his subsequent actual application for residential development was strangely lacking in middle class objections and flew through.
Ok there are nuanced arguments. But our kids cant afford homes due to lack of supply and I suspect those same protestors will be complaining about that next week.
although its nice to learn those breeze block changing rooms I used to freeze my nuts off in have been reclaimed by nature and turned into a site of special scientific interest as to my eyes it was always a dump.
Ealing Council have proposed new sports facilities on the site and 2500+ people went to protest the planning meeting last night.
Thank goodness we walked away.
Jeez thank god the owners had the intelligence to realise it was never going to happen, they tried really hard but with opposition like that we would of still been in court today. Apparently we are owned by the richest people on the planet which is laughable, certainly not compared to the Premiership clubs and if they looked at our clubs finances for one minute they would see a different story. They can demonstrate all they want but sooner or later something will be built there and they may well then view a football training ground as the lesser of the two evils and do they really get Skylarks in West London.
I'd be checking the hard drives of a few of those weirdos
I'm one of those weirdos Hayes - although my hard drive is way too dull to be of interest to the authorities.
It's not just about the Skylarks, there's a hidden agenda and possible conflicts of interest. Ealing Council is pretty rotten and need to be held to account and the weirdos are doing just that.
Jeez thank god the owners had the intelligence to realise it was never going to happen, they tried really hard but with opposition like that we would of still been in court today. Apparently we are owned by the richest people on the planet which is laughable, certainly not compared to the Premiership clubs and if they looked at our clubs finances for one minute they would see a different story. They can demonstrate all they want but sooner or later something will be built there and they may well then view a football training ground as the lesser of the two evils and do they really get Skylarks in West London.
I'm one of those weirdos Hayes - although my hard drive is way too dull to be of interest to the authorities.
It's not just about the Skylarks, there's a hidden agenda and possible conflicts of interest. Ealing Council is pretty rotten and need to be held to account and the weirdos are doing just that.
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Plenty of general accusations without much substance there.
I'm one of those weirdos Hayes - although my hard drive is way too dull to be of interest to the authorities.
It's not just about the Skylarks, there's a hidden agenda and possible conflicts of interest. Ealing Council is pretty rotten and need to be held to account and the weirdos are doing just that.
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was historically sports facilities, so should be able to remain that for the community, if nothing else.
you can dig your heels in all you want, but with the shortage of housing at some point they'll attract the wild life to a nearby safe haven, and then you'll get a massive housing estate with all the traffic and disruption that goes with it forever more. If people want to live in the countryside they should go live there. Having sports facilities disrupts f'all for the residents - there are plenty of places to walk your dog around there. A single digit % of those people are doing it for the wildlife, and they'll wish they'd thought beyond the moment
Plenty of general accusations without much substance there.
Without substance....I'm sure Private Eye had a feature if not a regular column about corruption (sic) / strange decisions by LB of Ealing's Planning Department (eg London's 13th tallest tower or something similar being built on a traffic island outside North Acton Tube Station) .
Latest example being comms over Christmas that they intended to change the protected status of Metropolitan Open Land within their soon to be updated Local Plan.
I am not a planning consultant but led to believe this is so Ealing Council and their pet (sic) Development Partners can redevelop sites such a Warren Farm for very profitable 'social' housing.
I think the above would explain why 2500 people turned up, not just for Warren Farm, but they see the big picture with Ealing Council and turned out en-masse to challenge them as Warren Farm today, public golf courses, cricket and football pitches tomorrow.
was historically sports facilities, so should be able to remain that for the community, if nothing else.
you can dig your heels in all you want, but with the shortage of housing at some point they'll attract the wild life to a nearby safe haven, and then you'll get a massive housing estate with all the traffic and disruption that goes with it forever more. If people want to live in the countryside they should go live there. Having sports facilities disrupts f'all for the residents - there are plenty of places to walk your dog around there. A single digit % of those people are doing it for the wildlife, and they'll wish they'd thought beyond the moment
Yes golborne, you’re quite right, it was sports facilities - I used to play football over there in the early 90’s. The council failed to invest, 11-a-side was in decline, I went to playing 5-a-side on an all weather pitch, where you could shower and have a crap if you needed it. This was a far more enticing offer than the neglected and unloved local authority run facilities. In the intervening years, where only QPR showed any interest it has become wild again and it’s enjoyed by many people from all around.
I don’t want to live in the country mate, I quite like it in Hanwell and the open spaces it offers.
If you do a quick google you’ll see why people are resisting this, Ealing council are waving through high density housing which residents aren’t happy about, but it’s about balance and holding authorities to account.
I’m happy to go on but I’ve a suspicion you’re probably not that interested.
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(No subject) (n/t) on 19:27 - Feb 23 with 4109 views
was historically sports facilities, so should be able to remain that for the community, if nothing else.
you can dig your heels in all you want, but with the shortage of housing at some point they'll attract the wild life to a nearby safe haven, and then you'll get a massive housing estate with all the traffic and disruption that goes with it forever more. If people want to live in the countryside they should go live there. Having sports facilities disrupts f'all for the residents - there are plenty of places to walk your dog around there. A single digit % of those people are doing it for the wildlife, and they'll wish they'd thought beyond the moment
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(No subject) (n/t) on 19:27 - Feb 23 with 4109 views
was historically sports facilities, so should be able to remain that for the community, if nothing else.
you can dig your heels in all you want, but with the shortage of housing at some point they'll attract the wild life to a nearby safe haven, and then you'll get a massive housing estate with all the traffic and disruption that goes with it forever more. If people want to live in the countryside they should go live there. Having sports facilities disrupts f'all for the residents - there are plenty of places to walk your dog around there. A single digit % of those people are doing it for the wildlife, and they'll wish they'd thought beyond the moment
Yes golborne, you’re quite right, it was sports facilities - I used to play football over there in the early 90’s. The council failed to invest, 11-a-side was in decline, I went to playing 5-a-side on an all weather pitch, where you could shower and have a crap if you needed it. This was a far more enticing offer than the neglected and unloved local authority run facilities. In the intervening years, where only QPR showed any interest it has become wild again and it’s enjoyed by many people from all around.
I don’t want to live in the country mate, I quite like it in Hanwell and the open spaces it offers.
If you do a quick google you’ll see why people are resisting this, Ealing council are waving through high density housing which residents aren’t happy about, but it’s about balance and holding authorities to account.
I’m happy to go on but I’ve a suspicion you’re probably not that interested.
Where I'm coming from is that if people hadn't been so short sighted when we went for it, then they wouldn't be faced with housing. Choose your battles / Won the battle at the cost of loosing the war etc etc Ultimately, planning laws have changed in recent decades and they're only gonna get more brutal - look what they've done to the river views of our beautiful and historic city. feck all will be sacred before long and as i say, we all have to choose our battles when it comes to planning - you're potentially only kicking the can down a darker road...
Yes golborne, you’re quite right, it was sports facilities - I used to play football over there in the early 90’s. The council failed to invest, 11-a-side was in decline, I went to playing 5-a-side on an all weather pitch, where you could shower and have a crap if you needed it. This was a far more enticing offer than the neglected and unloved local authority run facilities. In the intervening years, where only QPR showed any interest it has become wild again and it’s enjoyed by many people from all around.
I don’t want to live in the country mate, I quite like it in Hanwell and the open spaces it offers.
If you do a quick google you’ll see why people are resisting this, Ealing council are waving through high density housing which residents aren’t happy about, but it’s about balance and holding authorities to account.
I’m happy to go on but I’ve a suspicion you’re probably not that interested.
ASB often had the joys of playing at Warren Farm and yeah the facilities were fairly facking awful - you wouldn't shower there for fear of getting gangrene or worse. And of course the pitches were massively exposed so you nearly always had a gale force wind blowing straight down the pitch. Made goal kicks, etc. interesting...
Without substance....I'm sure Private Eye had a feature if not a regular column about corruption (sic) / strange decisions by LB of Ealing's Planning Department (eg London's 13th tallest tower or something similar being built on a traffic island outside North Acton Tube Station) .
Latest example being comms over Christmas that they intended to change the protected status of Metropolitan Open Land within their soon to be updated Local Plan.
I am not a planning consultant but led to believe this is so Ealing Council and their pet (sic) Development Partners can redevelop sites such a Warren Farm for very profitable 'social' housing.
I think the above would explain why 2500 people turned up, not just for Warren Farm, but they see the big picture with Ealing Council and turned out en-masse to challenge them as Warren Farm today, public golf courses, cricket and football pitches tomorrow.
Well done W7R, plenty of substance alright!
Sorry but I have little to no sympathy for protestors now. They had the chance to keep it green when QPR wanted to build its training ground there but they objected because these folk think they have the right to walk anywhere. I've lost count of the number of 7-irons I've aimed at dog walkers who think they have a divine right to amble through local golf courses. Protestors were warned about the consequences of opposing QPR's plan and those consequences will happen sooner or later, be it apartments, offices, supermarket or other such structures. As we said at the time, be careful what you wish for!
Yes golborne, you’re quite right, it was sports facilities - I used to play football over there in the early 90’s. The council failed to invest, 11-a-side was in decline, I went to playing 5-a-side on an all weather pitch, where you could shower and have a crap if you needed it. This was a far more enticing offer than the neglected and unloved local authority run facilities. In the intervening years, where only QPR showed any interest it has become wild again and it’s enjoyed by many people from all around.
I don’t want to live in the country mate, I quite like it in Hanwell and the open spaces it offers.
If you do a quick google you’ll see why people are resisting this, Ealing council are waving through high density housing which residents aren’t happy about, but it’s about balance and holding authorities to account.
I’m happy to go on but I’ve a suspicion you’re probably not that interested.
If your mob hadn't opposed QPR's training ground then today it would be acres of green land, and there would be no plans for high density housing today. You had your chance, and you blew it!
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