Forum for residents of St Georges Park and Long Leys Road Lincoln

Both Karl McCartney and the Lincoln Racecourse Regeneration Company are determine to have their own way in their use of the West Common.

This should be a wake up call what they are doing and upto. Their intentions make interesting reading. Please view what he said this week and comments made by Lincoln people.

http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/new ... ccess=true

A slow community bike ride between Rosebery Avenue gates and Longleys Road gates by those who value the common and wish to keep it as it a community space.
This activity is time limited so that pedestrians and horses are not disturbed.

Meet Rosebery Avenue gates to West Common 1pm. Community picnic. All families with young children welcome.

Meet Rosebery Avenue gates to the West Common. Spread the word through the dog walking community. Please take cameras and email pictures to The Echo, post on http://www.handsoffourcommon.co.uk and send to the facebook group Protect Lincoln's Open Spaces.

A mass dog walk has been suggested to raise awareness, support and publicity about west common v race course. Day and time to be announced soon. It would be helpful to get an idea of the numbers of dog owners interested.

My sister in law's friends have moved to Lincoln from London with their children age 4 and 6. She has asked me what there is for families with young children in Lincoln, but i am out of date with this age group. I said I'd ask around as they do not know anyone yet and are unlikey to meet other families before school term starts Any suggestions welcome please.

80 people turned up for the West Common Picnic on Sunday 25th July following 3 days publicity. Most people heard about it via www.handsoffourcommon.co.uk The next picnic on the Common is Sunday 8th August 1pm at Rosebery Avenue gates. This time we have the best part of two weeks to spread the word. Perhaps we should invite the press this time with it being the day before the executive ...

Suggest that residents take a look at today's Lincolnshire Echo of what happened at the Lincoln Commons Advisory Panel yesterday evening.

http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/new ... ticle.html

See also letter which was published today too.


21st century racecourse will exploit common land

THE history of Lincoln's West Common and the Carholme Racecourse has been written about in articles and in the letters page of the Echo and elsewhere.

For a summary of ...

this was sent to me today and cheered me up a great deal. should be what lincoln city council should be doing and forget about leasing the land to a racing company for private development.
any comments from residents!

The Proposed Masterplan for the Lincoln West Common will:

¿ To redefine how the West common is seen by the people of Lincoln, to provide an outstanding area of high quality green space that can be ...

This is for yourselves as the meeting will be important and controversial.

The media, tv and radio, and local newspapers are sending reporters to this meeting

The City of Lincoln Council has had to book a different venue for the Commons Advisory Committee meeting on Monday, 26th July, beginning at 6.00pm.

Due to the public interest in the case of horse racing proposed for the West Common, City Hall is using the premises of New ...