Consett Sports Centre - we are not alone
With local government change going on across large areas of the country, Consett is not alone in finding its plans put under threat by the need to get approval from from Big Brother at County Hall. Students of these things may be interested in the following link: http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED28%20Jul%202008%2020%3A36%3A13%3A657
What this means is that those who want the proposed Consett Sports Centre to go ahead will be well advised to exert maximum pressure as soon as possible. Delay is the enemy in this matter.
I have been told that all the the information about the proposals has now been submitted to the county by the district council, and that Hilary Armstrong MP is supporting the district council’s position (and getting a pressurising post-bag from constituents). I hope that last bit is true, though I’ve yet to hear anything in public to corroborate it. Can I ask that you write to Hilary Armstrong MP to ask her position, and that she goes public on it? http://www.theyworkforyou.com/ is an effective way to get your message through and have it monitored.
I know that not everyone is convinced that the proposed Consett Sports Centre is the best that can be achieved. I can only say that the status quo is not an option because the swim centre in particular will not last long - and that a £15m bird in the local hand is a whole lot better than a a flock of as yet unthought of birds in a distant bush.
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