Local Pond Meeting
14 August 2011 by Paul Rhoades
Following calls for a public meeting by users of the Concrete Pond in Ashby Scunthorpe, a meeting was held on Friday evening at the Beckwood Pub in Bottesford.
The meeting was organised by an "Ad-Hock" committee consisting of Andrea Davison (ward Councillor), Giovanni Loperfido and Paul Rhoades both local residents.
The group had earlier met with Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire to obtain information about how voluntary groups should be formed and funded before meeting at the council with the leader of the council Liz Redfern and Rob Waltham (Cabinet member for Children and Adult Services).
Organisers invited Liz and Rob to the meeting to explain to the public what was being done about the terrible situation there and what plans the council had for the long term use of the site. A council officer was also invited to attend to answer technical questions.
The meeting, organised in less than a week, attracted 23 members of the public, many of whom agreed to form a committee to organise the activities of the group.
Minutes taken at the meeting can be downloaded from here:
The next meeting will be on the 23rd August at 7:30 pm at the Beckwood Public House when the committee will be formed.
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