Open Bowring Park Changing Rooms Car Park

Submission of Petition and FOI request

I have today submitted this petition with 143 signatures but will leave it open for any additional signatories. This morning I witnessed again cars reversing out of the spaces behind the tennis courts because they were full up.

Telford & Wrekin's policy for acting on petitions is below. I have also submitted a Freedom of Information Request to see a copy of the alleged Agreement with neighbouring residents in Herbert Avenue that the car park is only allowed to be used when the Changing Rooms are opened. 

I am also hopeful that the matter will be raised as a Resolution from Wellington Town Council to support this petition.

Thank you for all your support

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within a further 10 working days the Lead Petitioner will be informed by the
relevant Corporate Director or Head of Service how the Council intends to
deal with the petition. This will be in one of the following ways:
 To comply with the request in the petition
 To consider the petition at a Cabinet meeting of the Council, at
which the lead petitioner will be able to speak for 3 minutes in
support of the petition.
 To commission further research in to the matter, hold an inquiry, or
in some cases hold a public meeting to seek further information.
 To provide a written response to the petition setting out the
Council’s policy or views
 To refer the petition to Scrutiny for investigation.

Submit the Petition

We now have 130 signatories so I plan to close the petition and submit it to T&W Council on Monday 10 August. It would be nice if we can get to 150 by then so please encourage others to sign. I am also hoping that Wellington Town Council will consider supporting our campaign to get this Car Park opened, at their next meeting on Tuesday 11 August. We also have the support of the local Women's Institute so if you know of any other park user groups please ask them to contact T&W Council as well. The easiest way is to use the Complaints section https://www.telford.gov.uk/info/20384/complaints/34/make_a_complaint_and_the_complaints_process/2

Well Done

We have had some good publicity in the Shropshire Star. Thanks to everyone who signed the petition we have surpassed our target of 100 signatories whihc we need to submit a petition to Telford & Wrekin Council.

Friends & Family

We’re very close to our target of 100 signatories. Please ask your friends and family to sign. Should be an article and photo in the Shropshire Star today, Friday 31 July or tomorrow 

Press Photo - 9.40 am Wednesday 28 July in Herbert Road Car Park

The Shropshire Star are covering the story about our petition. A photographer will be present at 9.40 am at the locked gates to the car park in Herbert Avenue on Wednesday 28 July if anyone would like to be in the photo.

See you there.

Nearly There

After only 5 days we are almost at 75% of our target for signatories to this petition to open the Changing Rooms Car Park off Herbert Avenue into Bowring Park. It seems a common sense solution to the problem of cars parking in the road. This has the support of an increasing number of Herbert Avenue Residents who are also concerned by the traffic diversion off Haygate Road. We also now have the support of some Wellington Town Councillors who are considering a Resolution to ask for the car park to be unlocked.

Please ask your friends and family and particularly any local residents you know to sign this petition.

 https://www.petitiononline.uk/open_bowring_park_changing_rooms_car_park

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