Council Game - Spot the Boundary!
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The Park in danger
Consultation travesty
The Council's glossy leaflet
On 26th September 2007 Councillors behind the road scheme promised the Friends of Brockwell Park the
line of the new Park boundary would be 'prominently marked' so everyone could see how
much parkland they want to destroy.
The 'prominent markings' turned out to be a few nails driven into the tarmac near the gates. Each nail is half the size of a 5p piece and almost impossible to find. There are no markings on the grass and none of the trees they want to chop down are marked.
It appears the line of the nails is not even the new park boundary - it will be in their new road and the boundary railings will be some way back into the Park.
After many requests Lambeth finally painted the road lines on the tarmac - but only after the consultation period had finished.
The 'prominent markings' turned out to be a few nails driven into the tarmac near the gates. Each nail is half the size of a 5p piece and almost impossible to find. There are no markings on the grass and none of the trees they want to chop down are marked.
It appears the line of the nails is not even the new park boundary - it will be in their new road and the boundary railings will be some way back into the Park.
After many requests Lambeth finally painted the road lines on the tarmac - but only after the consultation period had finished.
Play Spot the Boundary!
Lambeth Council challenges you to 'Spot the Boundary!'.
Go to the Herne Hill gates and look at the tarmac, flower beds and toilet block that were going to be improved by the
lottery fund (the Council has thrown this money away). Now search for the nails in the tarmac. If you find them,
work out how many mature trees are going to be cut down. Now stand on the line, shut your eyes and wait for a
big lorry to run you over.
