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FRIENDS OF WARNEFORD MEADOW
LATEST NEWS and CONTACT DETAILS
The Town Green Application – counting the cost
The Warneford Meadow Town Green Inquiry eventually finished on Thursday, May 22nd. It took fifteen days to complete - three full weeks spread over a period of eight months. This compares with the similar inquiry into the Trap Grounds application which was completed in just three days.
This drawn-out process has meant that the legal costs have trebled since the original estimates and will now total £45,000. So far, with the help of Friends of Warneford Meadow, an astonishing £38,000 has been donated due to the incredible generosity of local residents.
We are making a big push this summer to raise the remaining £7,000. A minimum of £50 from 100 friends would immediately generate £5,000 towards settling our outstanding bills. Donors who are tax payers can, through Gift Aid, turn £50 into £64 at no further expense to themeselves. We are looking for 100 donors to take part in this final fundraising effort. If we reach 100, we shall have reached our target. If you would like to be one in a hundred, contact David Sutton, FoWM Fundraising Officer, at david@sutton-ld.co.uk for further information.
So far £498 has been donated
That leaves £6502 still to raise if we are to meet our target.
CONTACT US
You can phone, email, write or call round in person
FOWM Joint Co-ordinator: Sietske Boeles, 108 Southfield Rd, Oxford OX4 1PA. 01865-728153/453011
or
email us at info@friendsofwarnefordmeadow.org.uk
or contact any other member of the Steering Group who are
Andrew Carter, Chris Dunabin, David Sutton, Graeme Salmon, Jo Aldhouse, Rupert Griffin and Sietske Boeles.
Sunset for the Warneford Meadow? Not with your help!
EVENING OF MUSIC
SATURDAY June 14th, 7.30pm Jacqueline du Pre Rooms
Thank you to all the musicians. It was a fantastic evening and we raised over £500.
FOWM AGM
28 members attended the AGM on May 13th. The draft minutes are under Minutes in the About FOWM section.
TOWN GREEN
The inquiry ran for a further 4 days and finally finished on May 22nd. For more details see under Town Green in the Plans for the Meadow section.
PROMISES AUCTION
The auction on Jan 19th raised £3500 towards paying the legal costs of the public inquiry. Many thanks to all those who made promises and to all those who, seduced by the silver tongue of auctioneer Mick Ganly, made bids for them.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
On Nov 16th in a letter to local Residents Associations Julie Waldron,Chief Executive of the Oxford and Bucks Mental Health Trust, stated that " We have taken the decision not to pursue the appeal against the Council for non-determination of our planning appeals". This is a major victory for local campaigners.
See Oxford Mail article.
TOWN GREEN UPDATE
The Public Inquiry into the Warneford Meadow town green application took far longer than anticipated. By Friday Oct 12th the Inquiry had not finished hearing the evidence of those supporting Paul Deluce, and had not started to hear the evidence of those opposing the claim. The Inquiry will therefore sit again in the week commencing Jan 18th (note this is a Friday).
TOWN GREEN FUNDRAISING UPDATE
Paul Deluce has been extemely pleased by the support of the local community in helping him to fund the his Town Green application. However the adjourning of the Inquiry will mean extra legal costs with another full week anticipated. Anyone willing to help can either contact Paul direct or e-mail FOWM and we will pass your message to Paul.