No consultation probably as the council knew most residents would object to the proposal
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Ross Stevenson
11 years ago
I'm not sure I believe my eyes, how of all places does a grade II listed park, a place of tranquility and historic and natural interest, become a venue for a racing car event? In a city as large as London there is no justification for laying tarmac around Battersea Park when there are many more appropriate venues. What next, skate-boarding in St Pauls? Come on Wandsworth Council, have you taken leave of your senses?
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David Dunning-White
11 years ago
Its entirely inappropriate to have this in batteries park ...it's a park not a race track....why not have the racetrack somewhere outside London ....
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Anonymous
11 years ago
This park was given to the PEOPLE by the Queen many years ago-it is not the councils right to exclude local people from the park, and cause chaos whilst doing so
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Jean avery
11 years ago
leave the park as a public space NOT a race track
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Leo Gheorghita
11 years ago
Outrageous! Battersea Park should not be used for car racing
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Paul Cook
11 years ago
I have tried to get WBC to approve a small free Saturday parkrun in the park to no avail. Cllr Cook insists running can't be free, so it comes as no surprise that non-residents with very deep pockets get to stage Formula E despite its irrelevance to Battersea
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Anonymous
11 years ago
Really disturbed by what's happening. Went for a run in the park earlier and noticed the paths had changed. Really poor form by the greedy council.
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Pascal Durrenberger
11 years ago
Parks should be motor free or only for electric engines. This is an appalling decision. Battersea is one of the greenest, quietest and stress free park. Thank you very Wandsworth council for taking this away from us and thinking to fill in your own pockets over the wellbeing of the residents contributing to keep you in your seats by paying our taxes. Shame on you!
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Mr Peter Paviour
11 years ago
This is going to change the outlook of the park with loosing the green areas .
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dawn downham
11 years ago
i am totally horrified by the prospect of the peace,tranquility & feeling of healthy well-being being taken over by noisy cars racing around my lovely local park.Wildlife will be disturbed,tarmacing over grassed areas is an appalling idea!!!
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Jeff Downham
11 years ago
appalling idea holding a race in our park when grassed area's are to be tarmac'd over for this race. Think of the wild life
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sarah biffen
11 years ago
I am strongly opposed to Formula E coming to Battersea Park. It is completely out of place in this beautiful park. I also deplore the extension to the car park. London's precious green spaces should be preserved and not tarmacced.
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Fiona Penman
11 years ago
This park is for recreational use by local residents and is being torn up to provide a race track. Wandsworth council should never have agreed to such an event and should cancel this contract and stop any similar event happening in the future.
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RICHARD PASSMORE
11 years ago
Battersea Park is a unique green space that should be preserved for future generations in its present state and not mutilated for populist purposes which are likely to destroy its current peaceful use.
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V R Phillips
11 years ago
Shame on Wandsworth Council foragreeing to this event. Battersea Park is a totally unsuitable venue.
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Celia Newman
11 years ago
Please keep the parks green!
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Faith
11 years ago
an extraordinary decision. I hope the Council will put the Park back to its current well loved state immediately afterwards.
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Gail Ramster
11 years ago
Parks are for everyone
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Tony Harvey
11 years ago
The ongoing massive cuts to the revenue support grant from Government to all councils is motivating them to pursue horrible commercialisation and money making from public assets. Witness also for example the enormous rent increase to the Youth Hostel at Holland Park from RBK&C which has forced it to close. People: Look beyond the mainstream news media and economics. This deregulated "NeoLiberal" economic system is a hopeless economic & monetary system based on debt, speculation and absurd and ever growing consumption and inequality leaving less & less money for our public services. One big cause of this is that the Private Banks (as a result of gradual deregulation over 40 years) now create almost all of the money they "lend" and that "lending" creates deposits. 97% of all money circulating is now electronic- just numbers in banks' computers, not notes & coins created by the government. This will sound unbelievable to most so please check out www.positivemoney.org campaigning group for ample proof and why we need to restore the privilige of creating money to nationally owned central banks exclusively and so restore a sane monetary system that looks after all of us not just an elite few. Another useful resource on why this economic system is hopeless and will only lead to more absurd government & council initiatives like this one at Battersea Park- check out "The Keiser Report" on RT (Freeview TV).
No consultation probably as the council knew most residents would object to the proposal
I'm not sure I believe my eyes, how of all places does a grade II listed park, a place of tranquility and historic and natural interest, become a venue for a racing car event? In a city as large as London there is no justification for laying tarmac around Battersea Park when there are many more appropriate venues. What next, skate-boarding in St Pauls? Come on Wandsworth Council, have you taken leave of your senses?
Its entirely inappropriate to have this in batteries park ...it's a park not a race track....why not have the racetrack somewhere outside London ....
This park was given to the PEOPLE by the Queen many years ago-it is not the councils right to exclude local people from the park, and cause chaos whilst doing so
leave the park as a public space NOT a race track
Outrageous! Battersea Park should not be used for car racing
I have tried to get WBC to approve a small free Saturday parkrun in the park to no avail. Cllr Cook insists running can't be free, so it comes as no surprise that non-residents with very deep pockets get to stage Formula E despite its irrelevance to Battersea
Really disturbed by what's happening. Went for a run in the park earlier and noticed the paths had changed. Really poor form by the greedy council.
Parks should be motor free or only for electric engines. This is an appalling decision. Battersea is one of the greenest, quietest and stress free park. Thank you very Wandsworth council for taking this away from us and thinking to fill in your own pockets over the wellbeing of the residents contributing to keep you in your seats by paying our taxes. Shame on you!
This is going to change the outlook of the park with loosing the green areas .
i am totally horrified by the prospect of the peace,tranquility & feeling of healthy well-being being taken over by noisy cars racing around my lovely local park.Wildlife will be disturbed,tarmacing over grassed areas is an appalling idea!!!
appalling idea holding a race in our park when grassed area's are to be tarmac'd over for this race. Think of the wild life
I am strongly opposed to Formula E coming to Battersea Park. It is completely out of place in this beautiful park. I also deplore the extension to the car park. London's precious green spaces should be preserved and not tarmacced.
This park is for recreational use by local residents and is being torn up to provide a race track. Wandsworth council should never have agreed to such an event and should cancel this contract and stop any similar event happening in the future.
Battersea Park is a unique green space that should be preserved for future generations in its present state and not mutilated for populist purposes which are likely to destroy its current peaceful use.
Shame on Wandsworth Council foragreeing to this event. Battersea Park is a totally unsuitable venue.
Please keep the parks green!
an extraordinary decision. I hope the Council will put the Park back to its current well loved state immediately afterwards.
Parks are for everyone
The ongoing massive cuts to the revenue support grant from Government to all councils is motivating them to pursue horrible commercialisation and money making from public assets. Witness also for example the enormous rent increase to the Youth Hostel at Holland Park from RBK&C which has forced it to close. People: Look beyond the mainstream news media and economics. This deregulated "NeoLiberal" economic system is a hopeless economic & monetary system based on debt, speculation and absurd and ever growing consumption and inequality leaving less & less money for our public services. One big cause of this is that the Private Banks (as a result of gradual deregulation over 40 years) now create almost all of the money they "lend" and that "lending" creates deposits. 97% of all money circulating is now electronic- just numbers in banks' computers, not notes & coins created by the government. This will sound unbelievable to most so please check out www.positivemoney.org campaigning group for ample proof and why we need to restore the privilige of creating money to nationally owned central banks exclusively and so restore a sane monetary system that looks after all of us not just an elite few. Another useful resource on why this economic system is hopeless and will only lead to more absurd government & council initiatives like this one at Battersea Park- check out "The Keiser Report" on RT (Freeview TV).