Cllr Julie Roberts has today announced our latest campaign for a Community Centre for the Greenhill Estate. Your Lib Dem Cllrs have already spoken to Officers at the District Council to look to see how we can progress this idea. More and more houses are being built and still we have no Community Facility. Yes we have a small Community Shop but this is not good enough for what is needed.

Cllr Michael Wyatt managed to get backing for a feasibility study some years ago, which highlighted the need for a Community Centre on the Estate. The study showed there is a clear need within the Community

Cllr Michael Wyatt said, “We have highlighted the need for a Community Centre before, but the previous Labour run District Council refused to back our call for such a facility. The Greenhill Estate desperately needs a Community Building, which will provide various services all under one roof, a Multi Purpose Community Facility, which will not only allow other agencies to provide services, but a place the local community can meet, and actively get involved in making the place we live a better place for all .

The Council has agreed to supply bluebells for the woodland area on Sharpley Avenue Playing Fields.  Your local Lib Dems asked if they could be planted to give the woodland a splash of colour in the spring.

Local residents will be invited to come along and help plant the bluebells in the Wooded area in the Autumn later this year. Your local councillors will keep you informed and let you know the date when it as been arranged.

At last nights scrutiny meeting the Tories won 1st prize for making it a complete waste of time to ask for anything to be scrutinised. Cllr Michael Wyatt asked for the decision to close the Market Hall to be scrutinised so members can have their say.

The Tories hardly said anything and did not understand the importance of allowing people a say on such a decision, which will have a huge impact on Coalville.

Cllr Michael Wyatt said, “It was a complete waste of time. The Tories proved to everyone that they are not going to listen to anyone, or take any notice of the concerns expressed by the Market Traders, local people and elected members. The Tories will eventually realise the hard way, that ignoring the wishes of local people will be their down fall”.

Cllr Michael Wyatt has requested the decision of the future of the Coalville Market be discussed by scrutiny members, so elected members can look at the reasoning behind their decision to close the current Market Hall.

Councillor Wyatt’s decision to have this item included at tonight’s scrutiny meeting was due his concerns over the lack of consultation, and the failure by the council to bring to light the concerns of the viability of the Market to scrutiny members.

Cllr Michael Wyatt said, “I asked for this to be bought to members so we can ask questions relating to why they have failed to make us aware of the problems surrounding the viability of the Market before now.

Taking such a drastic decision to move the Market should of been discussed much earlier, and elected councillors should of been given an opportunity to see what action, if any could of been taken to avoid the closure of the current Market Hall”.

The new play equipment for Cropston Drive is on order and will be installed soon. 

PC Sarah Gerrard and the Council’s Environmental Department Officers have organised a community litter pick at Sharpley Park on Saturday 19th April, 10.00 am.

Local residents are welcome to join in, and help to clear up some of the litter around the perimiter of the park.

If you would like to come along and help please just turn up on the 19th at the Playing Field on Sharpley Avenue. Equipment and gloves will be available.

Your Liberal Democrat Councillors have received a number of letters and e-mails from local residents asking how they can express their concerns about the chinese authorities treatment of the tibetan people.

Below is a link to a website to contact your local MP. Click on the link and send your comments.

Cllr Michael Wyatt has already sent a message on behalf of all three councillors urging our local MP to support our call for the Prime Minister to boycott the opening of the Olympic Games. 

Michael Wyatt said, “The situation in Tibet cannot be ignored, we need to stand together and send a clear message to the chinese authorities that what they are doing to the people of Tibet is totally unacceptable. The people of Tibet are entitled to live in peace, and should be given back their independence”.

http://www.writetothem.com/

Your local Lib Dem Councillors have contacted residents on Kenmore Crescent on turning the grassed area off Kenmore Crescent into a communal garden. This will alllow not only for the council to clean up the area but also allow local residents to help us come up with a design, which is pleasant and improves the environment in which we all live.

 Cllr Dominic McGill said, “Our election pledge to the local people was that we intend to clean up our area. The Lib Dem teams actions to date is paying dividend. We have made great strides within the ward and we intend to continue to work with not only the council, but other agencies and local residents who want to make the area a better place to live”.

The Coalville Times has today printed an apology to Councillor Michael Wyatt, for printing a letter in their letters page from a BNP Councillor, which was a vile personal attack on one of the most respected Councillors in the area.

Legal action is being sought against the author of the letter.

(Coalville Times Page 3 dated 4th April 2008 Apology).

After comments from the fascist BNP saying free booze was no longer available after full council meeting in the Coalville Times last week, the lib Dems asked the chief exec of the council to clarify the situation and give us the true facts.

 Yesterday the chief exec of the council sent an e-mail confirming what the BNP have been saying is NOT TRUE, free booze is still available, and the BNP, Labour and Tory members can continue to use this facility.

The BNP even admitted on one of their websites they have used this facility. The Liberal Democrats have never used this facility, and we will continue to expose this waste of public money, which the BNP, Tories and Labour participate.