| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:No live music events in Gunnersbury this summer | |
| Posted by: | John E. | |
| Date/Time: | 07/06/26 13:12:00 |
| It is sadly not a conspiracy, councillors like Shaheen, who told residents to take the councils to court if they don't like it, sit on the board of CIC/Charity trustees. If you watch the licence review you will see the licensing enforcement officer Maunders who is supposed to enforce the law, fine organisers even, mocking residents instead and dismissing the hundreds of complaints he gets. He was chatting for an hour prior to the event starting with the Live Nation chap instead of residents too. This was observed by many and is on video. As for Wimbledon, it's very different to Gunnersbury. It is false to compare the two. The Gunnersbury one is an actual very specific separate document not up for interpretation, as opposed to the deed covenant in Wimbledon. Gunnersbury clearly states use as a park and sports only. Wimbledon stipulates leisure as well, which can be interpreted. The Gunnersbury covenant also has precedent, where it was used to stop development before in the 1980s. I remember when they shut down the stables in a closed meeting without resident participation and tried to build business blocks. It's when residents organised just like now to stop those who would like to profit from public spaces. The Friends of Gunnersbury Park wouldn't exist if not for that. They tried to vary the covenant with section 84 in tribunal and failed. Only workshops were allowed in the Arts Centre. The small mansion is now closed and none of the private for-profit events in the museum are allowed nor can be due to precedent. Now can you get a corrupt judge to change that? Maybe. But it would not benefit those of us living near the park. It would also set a nationwide precedent for all covenants to be ignored and dismissed in favour of renting or selling public land. They are there to protect that land/ buildings for the public from monopolies and land grabs. So I understand how you think those things, as there has been a lot of misinformation floating about over the years but they are thankfully incorrect. And no need for decline if they run the charity as a charity. Am sure if the CIC became transparent and worked with residents instead of fighting us all the time things would improve. It baffles me why not use the Capel Manor students more for example? |