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Re: www.savewandsworthcommon.com

by danwatkins100 » Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:10 pm

Good Evening,

We had our long-awaited meeting with Crossrail 2 this evening. This followed the successful campaign we ran earlier this year to have the access shafts moved from Skylark and Trinity Fields.

Key points from the meeting:
•Crossrail 2 fully recognise that the provisional choice of location for shafts at Skylark and Trinity Fields was 'inappropriate', so those sites are off the table
•There will now follow a period of active engagement with local residents and community groups (ie an expanded 'SaveTheCommon' group)
•This will consider alternative route alignments and locations for the access shafts, with the aim of choosing the least disruptive site(s)
•It may be that only one shaft is needed rather than two (dependent on consultation with the emergency services, and the exact underground route chosen); this would be good news if it materialises
•This process will develop some potential options for our area; similar discussions will be had across the length of the route and a new public consultation for Crossrail 2 (across London) will be launched in the autumn.

I feel that Crossrail 2 are very much in listening mode now and hopefully that will lead to some strong ideas coming forward so that this project can be a success. There will be more information to come in due course and I will continue to keep you informed.

Best regards,

Dan Watkins

www.danwatkins.org.uk

Re: www.savewandsworthcommon.com

by danwatkins100 » Fri Mar 27, 2015 11:55 am

Hello All,

We received the official consultation report from the Department of Transport this week, and you can read it here - http://t.co/kzWfi7IqP1

It shows that 80% of all responses for the Crossrail 2 consultation - which ran across the whole of London - came just from Wandsworth Common. This is local people power at its best!

The DfT response confirmed that the two controversial shafts will be removed from Skylark on the Common and from Trinity Fields, while keeping the overall Crossrail2 project, which we do need to improve local transport, on track. Thanks to everyone who responded to the consultation, it has made a difference.

Discussions continue about the number and location of shafts needed between Tooting Broadway and Clapham Junction and I will update you again later in the spring once we have more news.

Rgds,
Dan Watkins
Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Tooting
www.danwatkins.org.uk

Re: www.savewandsworthcommon.com

by rugby » Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:58 pm

danwatkins100 wrote:Great news - our voices have been heard and the proposed access shafts on the Common and Trinity Fields are not going ahead.

Full update available on this thread:

http://www.nappyvalleynet.com/mums/view ... 15&t=62302

Thanks to everyone who wrote in to the consultation. It's had a real impact.

Dan
Great news Dan

The local sports clubs are delighted - thank you for your help with this

Re: www.savewandsworthcommon.com

by danwatkins100 » Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:55 pm

Great news - our voices have been heard and the proposed access shafts on the Common and Trinity Fields are not going ahead.

Full update available on this thread:

http://www.nappyvalleynet.com/mums/view ... 15&t=62302

Thanks to everyone who wrote in to the consultation. It's had a real impact.

Dan

Re: www.savewandsworthcommon.com

by rugby » Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:04 am

gruffalo's dad wrote:
rugby: I've read the letter from Boris Johnson that you posted a link to. It says no more than the blindingly obvious (at least to most of us) and says nothing whatsoever about Trinity Fields or Wandsworth Common or any of the specifics of your objections. Can you at least be honest in what you say on this thread?
One does try to be honest, the opposite is unfortunate!

Boris has acknowledged the issue which was clearly stated in my email, the first para makes the link

The Mayor is in a tricky statutory position at this stage and is highly unlikely to interject overtly. I am simply glad to have an acnowledgement that he registers our specific issue.

I wasn't aware that he personally knew about Trinity Fields etc being destroyed by Crossrail2 and the resultant impact on sport, so it wasn't 'blindingly obvious' to me!

I hope that appears more honest! It does amaze me the raw insults some people throw on forums when hidden by anonimity. It hardly assists the exchange of information.

Re: www.savewandsworthcommon.com

by gruffalo's dad » Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:59 pm

Excellent letter from BJ today - very supportive - will put it online and provide a link if I am allowed
rugby: I've read the letter from Boris Johnson that you posted a link to. It says no more than the blindingly obvious (at least to most of us) and says nothing whatsoever about Trinity Fields or Wandsworth Common or any of the specifics of your objections. Can you at least be honest in what you say on this thread?

Re: www.savewandsworthcommon.com

by rugby » Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:38 pm

HI Mungomuffit

No it is addressed to: Battersea Ironsides Sports Club, a long standing rugby user of Trinity Fields on Sundays

Go to FB page:
Ironsides Rugby aka Battersea Ironsides RFC
and see the post

or:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8VR8o ... sp=sharing

Re: www.savewandsworthcommon.com

by rugby » Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:18 pm

mungomuffit wrote:Come on actuallyadad, you are being very unreasonable. It is not rugby's job and nor in his ability (no offence rugby ;) ) or any other individual or local group to deliver a new Crossrail proposal. That is TFL's job.

No one is denying that it won't be a great asset for our part of SW London.
What TFL need to do is undertake a survey of all alternate places for the shafts on brown field or other sites, like perhaps they could purchase some property in private ownership... I don't know as I don't have that level of information at my disposal unfortunately. TFL does, so let's hope they get on with the job as there must be an alternative to their first suggestion of putting them on the Common and Trinity Fields.

If anyone has a knee-jerk reaction then it is you actuallyadad, having apparently already decided that the Common and Trinity Fields are the perfect sites for the shafts and there are no alternatives. Even TFL hasn't decided that yet, so I don't know how you can be so sure.
No offence taken from you - getting quite hacked off with actuallyadad also known as VYMummy - yawn - the knee jerk

Excellent letter from BJ today - very supportive - will put it online and provide a link if I am allowed

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by rugby » Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:05 pm

VYMummy wrote:the height of nimbyism here and it's ridiculous when an alternative is not suggested. No one wants large building projects in their area and the construction traffic that comes with it but what can we do! London is a growing city and we have to accept that! Make proposals to how it can be better done not just say don't do it
VYMummy sounds awfully like Actuallyadad. Guess what she joined and posted twice in 15 minutes and never returned - poor effort actuallyadad aka VYMummy - try harder next time!

On this subject I am a SINGLE ISSUE objector - protecting sport - I guess that makes me a proud NIMBY protecting green space - - I don't see how that is bad.

I particularly don't see why it makes such beliefs subject to insult from anonymous people with unkown agendas,

Re: www.savewandsworthcommon.com

by pottytrainedmother » Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:07 pm

I'll sign the petition today!

Re: www.savewandsworthcommon.com

by VYMummy » Wed Feb 18, 2015 12:54 pm

the height of nimbyism here and it's ridiculous when an alternative is not suggested. No one wants large building projects in their area and the construction traffic that comes with it but what can we do! London is a growing city and we have to accept that! Make proposals to how it can be better done not just say don't do it

Re: www.savewandsworthcommon.com

by rugby » Tue Feb 17, 2015 4:24 pm

'my campaign'

I am merely one person - representing a sporting organisation with a few thousand members.

This is not 'my campaign'

I have no need to propose transport solutions for south London. You may choose to.

Please let us put our own point of view and stop making false presumptions and assumptions.

Re: www.savewandsworthcommon.com

by actuallyadad » Tue Feb 17, 2015 4:16 pm

So you don't have an alternative suggestion then. You really need to think about one before your campaign can be taken seriously. Just saying "no" is over simplistic. Come up with a good alternative idea that works, and I would certainly support you.

What will I do? Continue to support the improvement of London's infrastructure and encourage people to think about the long term prosperity of London for the benefit of their children and future generations, even if that does mean some short term inconvenience. That's what I will do.

Re: www.savewandsworthcommon.com

by rugby » Tue Feb 17, 2015 3:53 pm

I will leave TFL to distill the comments and interventions which they have WELCOMED from this early stage consultation, not least those from our statutory authority SportEngland who we have asked to get involved.

No doubt they will let us know when they are ready for the next round and their strategic planners have investigated all the possible alternatives.

In the interim we will continue to deliver sporting opportunity to the community on the restricted grass we have available and get on with building a new all weather pitch in partnership with the community to maximise the availability.

What will you do!?

Re: www.savewandsworthcommon.com

by actuallyadad » Tue Feb 17, 2015 2:59 pm

Let's hear your realistic alternative suggestion then?

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