This article will make your blood boil

[Mel Spence]

As you will all doubtless be aware, a new local planning framework will shortly be going before the Westminster Parliament. I have wriite to both Lord Prescott and to Bill Cash MP. (Ok he is a Tory with some nutty ideas, but he is also leading the campaign in parliament to fix the problems with the new planning framework ), raising this case and asking them to bring forward suitable amendments to the new framework to protect all our war memorials from this sort of commercialisation.

This is neither a left/right, nor a white/black issue, it's about right and wrong.

I'm also hopeful that the Royal British legion will support the e-petition.

Regards

Mel

[John Callon]

I sent emails to mayor@tower hamlets, info@movingvenues and mayor@london etc. expressing my absolute disgust at the proposed christmas parties to be held in the rememberance gardens. Unfortuantly they have all been returned to me by the intended recipients, so it would appear that they are being blocked. Anybody got any other ideas as to how I may make my objeections known.
Regards,
John

[Keith at Tregenna]

"QUOTE: I also received a reply from Tower Hamlets Licencing Authority which states whilst noting our concerns that we MN protesters and others do not have a basis for legal objection because we do not live in the area adjacent to the Memorial gardens, so whilst our objections are noted they cannot be taken into consideration. I have sent the full reply to Keith to post on this site as I could not get it to stay on, another of my limitations I'm afraid" END QUOTE.

Dear Mr Cloherty,

Licensing Act 2003
Time limited premises licence: 22/11/2011 to 17/12/2011
The Moving Venue Caterers, Marquee Structure, Trinity Square Gardens

Thank you for your email. We acknowledge the concerns you have raised and fully appreciate significance of the national war memorial.

As we have already received numerous valid representations from interested parties who have raised similar concerns as you have, the matter will be dealt with by way of a public hearing by the Tower Hamlets Licensing Sub-Committee. All parties that make a valid representation will be notified by the Democratic Services of the date, time and venue of the public hearing and invited to attend the hearing.

Unfortunately, your email does not meet the legal criteria. Under the Licensing Act 2003, the criteria for your representation to be valid is that you must make it clear how granting this particular application will have an impact on you only in relation to one or more of the following licensing objectives:
- the prevention of crime and disorder
- the prevention of public nuisance
- public safety
- the protection of children from harm

Government legislation states that for your representation to be valid, you must be one of the following:
- a person living in the vicinity of the premises
- a body representing persons living in the vicinity of the premises (i.e. residents association etc)
- a person involved in business in the vicinity of the premises
- a body representing persons involved in business in the vicinity of the premises
- a responsible authority (i.e. Police, Environmental Protection etc)
- a Ward Councillor

Please be advised that we require the full address of anyone making a representation. Please note that the consultation end date is 12th October 2011.

If I can be of any further help, do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards

Mohshin Ali - Senior Licensing Officer,
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | Licensing Section | Mulberry Place (AH) | PO Box 55739 | 5 Clove Crescent | London E14 1BY * Map

Tel ': 020 7364 5498 | Fax 7: 020 7364 0863 | E-mail :: Mohshin.Ali@towerhamlets.gov.uk

[Tony Morcom]

There is an article from the London Evening Standard HERE which looks as if Bob Crow has entered the fray and also that Moving Venue have had their cage rattled, you never know things could get worse for them, I hope so.
Chris

Sounds like someone somewhere has dropped a bollock and with a bit of luck will get their a**e kicked big time!

[Captain Kong]

Has no one thought that this could be a plot to get rid of Bankers.
Get them all together in one place and a suicide bomber gets dressed up like Banker and mingles with them and then BOOM.
Exit Bankers.
Only a theory, but if I could think about it, could not an Extremist not think about it??
Think about it.

Cheers
BRIAN.

[Red Lead Ted]

Without straying away from the immportance and the understanable high feelings of seaman regarding this awfull act. In Liverpool we needed the same 100,000 regarding the Hillsborough disaster we had them within two weeks in total 140,000 I dont think you will have a have a problem there Regards lads i have also emailed Diane Abott labour mp for hackney north london. Of the people for the people we will see another i emailed George Galloway he likes to say it as he sees it i suggest we all do the same Terry.

[Keith at Tregenna]

I had posted other messages, but deleted as I cannot give 100%, journey / jolly and keep up the communication with home at the same time.

But, dealing by e.mail with many in Wales at the mo and can say Wales are on side and supporting:

Please see attached from my sister.

Also: A Moving Venure spokeswoman said the company was "very surprised by the concerns raised by Trinity House with regards to the use of Trinity Square over the December period.

If anyone knows the spokesperson, possibly find out where their own relatives are buried and suggest a party at the cemetery.

It would never happen as we would not even consider "Dancing on virtual or real graves!

I have been advised that: Tower Hamlets pretend to own Trinity Square Gardens, but have no title to the land. It simply is not theirs to rent out. The claim, by LBTH, that there will be no access from the marquee to the memorial is untrue. Plans submitted with the licensing application show that the guest entrance to the marquee is actually through the Mercantile Memorial, which consists of a paved surround as well as the pavillion.

Trinity Square is a 'protected square' listed in the London Squares Preservation Act 1931 (21 & 22 Geo. 5 cap.xciii) which makes it illegal to use other " otherwise than for one or more of the following purposes (that is to say) the purpose of an ornamental garden pleasure ground or ground for play rest or recreation (in this Act referred to as “authorised purposes”) and no building or other structure or erection shall be erected or placed on or over any protected square except such as may be necessary or convenient for or in connection with the use and maintenance of such square for one or more of the authorised purposes." (s.3(1).) S3.(11) places Tower Hamlets under a duty to enforce the Act. Under the ancient common law offence of Public Nuisance failure to perform that duty to enforce the Act could see Tower Hamlets facing an unlimited fine.



K.

[Keith at Tregenna]

FATCATS plan to hold glitzy Christmas parties in memorial gardens for merchant seamen killed in the two World Wars.

Read more: Bankers to hold glitzy Christmas parties in memorial gardens for war dead - mirror.co.uk

[Chris Allman]

It would appear that we have won and Tower Hamlets has seen the light. See HERE applause

Chris

[Ivan Cloherty]

It would appear that we have won and Tower Hamlets has seen the light. See HERE applause

Chris

am I allowed to shout "WELL DONE ONE AND ALL" the people have spoken and we must give credit to the Mayor for seeing sense