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A group set up to stop the redevelopment of the iconic and treasured Claremont Road stadium, and to stop the dangerous precedent of improper removal of covenants from public land which has been set by Barnet Council. |
Gordon Kerr »
"Inappropriate Green Space" - A Lesson in Irony from LB Islington
Posted on 10:44am Wednesday 7th April 2010
LB Barnet are not alone in treating community sports facilities as financial items on the Council's balance sheet, rather than precious organs essential to community life and citizens' health. But the cheek of LB Islington's latest banner is staggering.....
Gordon Kerr »
Halfway up the Eiffel Tower with the other Chickens
Posted on 10:52pm Sunday 28th March 2010
I have travelled extensively but have always been drawn to Paris. But why? For the Avoidance of Doubt, the Eiffel Tower is not under threat of "Redevelopment"
Gordon Kerr »
If 30 People Can Stop an InterCity Train, then Barnet Residents can Stop the Brent Cross Regeneration Scheme
Posted on 9:13am Friday 19th March 2010
The decision this week by John Denham to halt the Scheme while he digests the 900 word planning brief is to be commended. If the document is anything like the quality of those used by Barnet Council to remove the protective covenants at Claremont Road then he should reject.
Gordon Kerr »
My name is Tiger Woods
Posted on 9:18am Friday 12th March 2010
I may not be a great golfer but I love playing away from home.
Gordon Kerr »
Shortage of Housing? Then There is Also a Shortage of Ferraris
Posted on 7:11am Monday 1st March 2010
The Brent Cross Regeneration Scheme and the Development of the Clitterhouse Playing Fields are driven by the acute shortage of housing, or so we are told. I beg to differ.
Gordon Kerr »
Premier League Football Clubs Will Not Receive Taxpayer Bailouts - It's Official
Posted on 9:02am Tuesday 23rd February 2010
The announcement that no football clubs will be bailed out implies that politicians must use precious funds for community, not elite sport. A distinction must be drawn between elite sport as high level entertainment and community sport as a personal discipline and cohesive social force.
Gordon Kerr »
Would You Like Another Sweet?
Posted on 11:39pm Sunday 7th February 2010
Barnet lacks a new modern municipal sports centre. Why not invite proposals to regenerate Copthall? But do not copy Waveney District Council. In Lowestoft WDC have taken a Sport England grant and...propose to remove sports facilities (squash courts) and replace them with a creche. Here's how. This is relevant to Barnet dwellers who have to travel to Islington (Sobell)or even Harrow to use a sports centre. Both these local authorities have attempted recently to demolish their sports centres.
Gordon Kerr »
The covenants protecting the Clitterhouse Playing Fields should be restored.
Posted on 6:41pm Sunday 24th January 2010
Irrespective of readers' views as to whether housing should or should not be built on public land such as the Clitterhouse Playing Fields, I'm sure you will agree that our own Council should at least follow proper procedures and respect the laws of the land.
Gordon Kerr »
Barnet Needs More Sports Facilities, Not Superstores
Posted on 4:47pm Wednesday 6th January 2010
Readers are urged to ask that the Council’s draft Local Development Framework (LDF) make better provision for sports and recreation facilities. The LDF is an exceptionally important document in the context not only of the open space at Claremont Road, but also impacts all other present and future sporting and recreational sites throughout Barnet.
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