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Raising the Phoenix..'The Stow'
As some of you may know, I am in love with greyhound racing having been assitant to R Yeats for four and half years. My friend Mark Wallis and the rest of the SOS committee are battling very hard to get the 'Stow' back up and running.
We can succeed, but require your help.
Waltham Forest Council has called for public opinion on how land in the borough should be used as a final stage of their preparation of the new Local Government Framework (LDF) which will guide future development until 2026.
They have called for the public to tell them about 'sites you think should be protected -
for example open space for recreational use, or an employment site that you think should be protected to provide local jobs etc'. Clearly the Stow scores highly on both counts.
If the council receive enough requests from individuals that the Stow should be retained for leisure and employment use, and NOT for housing, then our chances of bringing greyhound racing back are improved enormously.
So please write in yourself and ask family, friends etc to do the same - we cannot stress how important this is to the campaign. All submissions must be made by 27 August 2009.
Please either write your own letter (address is on our standard letter below) or simply complete and post the standard letter. Or you can e-mail your objection to planning-policy@walthamforest.gov.uk or you can use the 'call for sites' form on the council's website www.walthamforest.gov.uk/ldf
Please help to get our track Walthamstow back to its best use which is first class Greyhound racing!
Thank you and kind regards
Barry Styles (bennydip2)
Suggested draft letter:
Site Specific Allocations DPD
Planning Policy
Environment and Regeneration
Sycamore House
Waltham Forest Town Hall Complex
Forest Road
Walthamstow E17 4JF
Date
Dear Sirs,
Local Development Framework (LDF) Call for sites.
I strongly urge that the Council continues to protect the Walthamstow Greyhound Stadium as a really important site for a great night out and as a provider of a significant source of local jobs for the community.
Yours faithfully
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