tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post2516354098656783366..comments2023-10-01T13:00:45.275+01:00Comments on <b>A Community In Action</b>: It's Not a Problem, the Answer is No!Phil Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11189427887730688723noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-25204858486366508482011-12-20T13:12:01.449+00:002011-12-20T13:12:01.449+00:00I loved his closing comment about the groups and ...I loved his closing comment about the groups and services currently using the centre being retained in Isleworth.<br /><br />Not neccessarily at 78-80 St Johns Road, but SOMEWHERE in Isleworth !Newshoundnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-59586126279531289852011-12-17T13:49:01.577+00:002011-12-17T13:49:01.577+00:00Rather spunky response from 'disingenuous'...Rather spunky response from 'disingenuous' Cllr Mayne in this weeks Chronicle.<br /><br />Nothing he hasn't said already, namely that the centre has his full support BUT frontline services have to take priority !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-22294960088852526052011-11-19T14:14:36.144+00:002011-11-19T14:14:36.144+00:00I don't think it should be assumed that we wou...I don't think it should be assumed that we would not have the co-operation of the councillors. Two of them attended the march, including one of the Lead Members involved, and if there is any suggestion of officer malpractice then it may be in the interests of the councillors to put some clear distance between it and themselves.<br /><br />But in any event the £250k is a matter of historical record. It is in the minutes of the Borough Council meeting held at the beginning of March 2010. If it is now sitting somewhere else then legally there has to be some record as to where, and under whose authority it was moved.Phil Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980051462920249189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-88752388937320112732011-11-19T13:53:06.229+00:002011-11-19T13:53:06.229+00:00Good to see such a big turnout and the 'missin...Good to see such a big turnout and the 'missing' £250k could prove to be quite a thorny issue !<br /><br />Without the support/co-operation of at least one of the new local councillors, there would seem little chance of getting to the bottom of it surely ?Dishonesty/Politics ?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-35019656276640307322011-11-19T13:37:10.711+00:002011-11-19T13:37:10.711+00:00D/P
There is nothing planned as I write but I am ...D/P<br /><br />There is nothing planned as I write but I am sure we will be exploring all options.<br /><br />However the dynamics in this instance are different. Not only would the closure of St. John's provide the local authority with a tidy capital receipt, but there is also the small matter of £250k allocated from the 2010 budget which could be presumably be diverted elsewhere is this goes ahead. <br /><br />This makes the closure of St. John's particularly attractive to senior officers, and there is also the possibility of an element of vindictiveness towards the Isleworth people following four years during which the balance of power shifted significantly from Lampton Road to the organised community. I am persuaded that some see this as "payback time" for that period and are pursuing a kind of "scorched earth" policy to ensure that our residents are never again in a position to regain that power.<br /><br />All these things make the Isleworth situation different from the others if not entirely unique.<br /><br />Our next task is to seek to establish what became of the £250k which was allocated exclusively to St. John's in the 2010 council budget. We are advised that no political decision has been taken, either by the Cabinet or by the Lead Member, to divert it and it should therefore still be there.<br /><br />It is the prospect of diverting this money that may be at the root of this whole issue.Phil Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980051462920249189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-62902499533536186672011-11-19T13:19:08.164+00:002011-11-19T13:19:08.164+00:00Phil, the three other centres our friends want to ...Phil, the three other centres our friends want to close by next March (Feltham, Heston & Chiswick),<br />do you know if any similar demos are planned for those ?<br /><br />The "Save Our Libraries" initiative made such an impression because each branch staged its own particular protest as part of a concerted on-going campaign.<br /><br />Whether it worked or merely bought time remains to be seen, but at least it deferred impending sanctions.Dishonesty/Politics ?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-84720031680833222922011-11-18T13:05:38.315+00:002011-11-18T13:05:38.315+00:00Announce that you're going to parade some fres...Announce that you're going to parade some freshly-whipped members of the 'Mogdengate' SDC and you'll have half of Isleworth there fo' sure !<br /><br />In the meantime, any indication yet that the local MP, councillors or press have taken an interest ?<br /><br />Mrs Harmless Chemical was going to check out the new Lidl store in Whitton on Saturday morning, but if she's going to get her picture in the paper.........Harmless Chemicalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-70266704737865252982011-11-17T13:50:59.395+00:002011-11-17T13:50:59.395+00:00Sounds like like a job for "LBH Watch".
...Sounds like like a job for "LBH Watch".<br /><br />Is it still going ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-65069318060669573472011-11-16T13:51:07.275+00:002011-11-16T13:51:07.275+00:00But Phil, we were all consulted on this issue last...But Phil, we were all consulted on this issue last month !<br /><br />We were clearly asked if we understood that the sale/rental of such establishments was NECESSARY to safeguard cuts to essental council services.<br /><br />Obviously, everyone who responded answered "Yes".Dishonesty/Politics ?noreply@blogger.com