Thank you, Vanessa. That is a very interesting piece of information. We are sure that the angling club's activities are being overseen by a qualified team of marine salvage experts, scuba divers, and lifeguards. Their activities are clearly much less dangerous than those of volunteers on the bowls green using garden trowels, rakes, and domestic lawnmowers.Our petition, which requested access to the bowls green, closed on 19 March. We are delighted, and very pleasantly surprised, to have received 619 signatories. Many thanks to all the signatories. We are sure that many of the signatories would wish to join the Bowls Club and to see it thrive in the future. However, it is just possible that some may have taken the opportunity to express a general dissatisfaction with the current governance arrangements for Gunnersbury Park.In view of the urgency of the situation, we have requested LB Hounslow to provide a speedy response to our petition. We will seek to ensure that all signatories are given a full account of the response.To reiterate, we are not opposed to the principle of hosting Putt in the Park, but not at the expense of the Bowls Club. A petition opposing a similar planning application on bowls greens at Clapham Common attracted 3,000 signatories. This application was refused by Wandsworth Planning Committee, with 0 votes for, 8 against, and 2 abstentions. Putt in the Park have lodged an appeal and the decision is awaited.
Jim Storrar ● 1603d