Labour-controlled Newcastle Borough Council has announced that it intends to sell off this and other green spaces in Newcastle in order to plug a hole in its finances. The Council has indicated that this green space will be considered for disposal for a housing development.
Local campaigners and activists, Tony Cox and Avril Frankish, believe that it should be preserved as a public green space and not turned into a housing estate.
Contact them on 07803 066599 or email [email protected]
Having viewed the map supplied to us by the council, they are trying to sell land that does not belong to them, cut off access to an electrical sub station and cut off public right of way, all of which they cannot legally do.