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Urgent - take action by 6 Sept to protect The Valley

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  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 18,906
    I'm in a WhatsApp with a couple of local councillors so will mention it there...
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 15,189
    Done. Thanks to the Trust for raising this! 
  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 4,265
    Done
  • robinofottershaw
    robinofottershaw Posts: 2,129
    Weegie Addick said:
    Six days to get your comments in. While it’s better if you can compose your own, here’s a template that can be personalised and submitted if you are very short on time.

    Email it to Local-Plan-Consultation@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

    Dear Sir / Madam,
    The Valley, Floyd Road, Charlton - Regulation 19 Draft Local Plan Representation
    I am writing to you in connection with the above to set out my full support for the representation submitted by the Charlton Athletic Supporters' Trust.
    I am a Charlton supporter / season ticket holder [*delete as appropriate"] and have been going to watch matches at The Valley for XX years. The Valley is significant to the Club's history and is of substantial importance to the surrounding area and Royal Greenwich in general given the vast social, economic, sporting and cultural benefits it brings.
    I am deeply concerned to read that it is the Council's proposal to weaken existing planning policy protection for The Valley and strongly object to the Local Plan on that basis.
    I fully support the proposal advanced by the Supporters' Trust and note it is also supported by the Club. I urge the Council to update its Local Plan in accordance with Trust's recommendation.
    Kind regards,
    XXXXXX
    Address

    Emailed mine this morning based on Weegie Addick’s template above with a couple of additional points. If you haven’t done so, note the deadline for submissions is 11:59 pm tomorrow, 6th September.




  • Toogood
    Toogood Posts: 81
    Done 
  • C_D_R_M
    C_D_R_M Posts: 55
    Done
  • ken from bexley
    ken from bexley Posts: 5,220
    Done, and added to Weegies excellent template.  
  • rananegra
    rananegra Posts: 3,788
    Done
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 28,951
    Done 
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,629
    Done

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  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 17,797
    Last chance today so please find a few minutes to email RBG if you haven’t yet. 
    Big thanks to all who have. 
  • charlton4ever
    charlton4ever Posts: 1,980
    done
  • SpaldingRed
    SpaldingRed Posts: 65
    Done 
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,429
    PragueAddick said:
    I couldn't resist reminding them of the  Valley Party, since it seems to me that some of them might have thought that enough water has passed under the bridge. I pointed out that  nearly 15,000 Greenwich votes was almost 3x the number going to watch Charlton at the time, and now we are at 20,000+ and take nearly 40,000 to Wembley, so they can do the maths...

    As for the idea that somehow a lot of us are no longer Greenwich residents, I wrote "The Cutty Sark brings visitors to Greenwich. Once. The Valley brings Greenwich people home. "
    I slipped in a brief reference to that as well. My attempt at subtlety read:

    ”The Valley is cherished by supporters of CAFC in Greenwich and further afield, as to which, see the 14,000 plus votes garnered by The Valley Party.”

  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 17,797
    5.5 hours to go. 
  • Cafc451
    Cafc451 Posts: 357
    Done.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 73,431
    Done
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 28,951
    edited September 6
    Likewise - I gently reminded them of the Valley Party and how quickly this fan base can mobilise to protect what it loves - i.e see the Duchatelet protests in recent times. 

    Edit, here’s that part from my email:

    What's remarkable is that Greenwich Council knows better than most how powerful this fanbase is: it was the mobilisation of Charlton supporters, including the Valley Party, that helped bring the club home in the first place. That same energy is very much alive today, as shown by the fan-led movement against former owner Roland Duchatelet. This is not a fanbase that will quietly accept The Valley being left unprotected.
  • Er_Be_Ab_Pl_Wo_Wo_Ch
    Er_Be_Ab_Pl_Wo_Wo_Ch Posts: 2,366
    Done
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 5,102
    Done using the template, with additional mentions for the Womens team which currently plays there, and the University of Greenwich which has held classes there (not sure if still does so was careful with the tense).

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  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 3,686
    Done as well, I mentioned the good work done by CACT which was founded by the club, also the good work the club does for racial equality , and LGBQ+ equality in sport.
    Reminding them this could all be lost if the club not given more protection to remain at the Valley.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 17,797
    Some wonderful comments / examples of why the club and The Valley are massive assets to RBG. 

    Just under three hours to go if you haven’t written in yet. Go on, it only takes a couple of minutes if you use the template. 

    Dear Sir / Madam,
    The Valley, Floyd Road, Charlton - Regulation 19 Draft Local Plan Representation
    I am writing to you in connection with the above to set out my full support for the representation submitted by the Charlton Athletic Supporters' Trust.
    I am a Charlton supporter / season ticket holder [*delete as appropriate"] and have been going to watch matches at The Valley for XX years. The Valley is significant to the Club's history and is of substantial importance to the surrounding area and Royal Greenwich in general given the vast social, economic, sporting and cultural benefits it brings.
    I am deeply concerned to read that it is the Council's proposal to weaken existing planning policy protection for The Valley and strongly object to the Local Plan on that basis.
    I fully support the proposal advanced by the Supporters' Trust and note it is also supported by the Club. I urge the Council to update its Local Plan in accordance with Trust's recommendation.
    Kind regards,
    XXXXXX
    Address

  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 16,890
    Done. 
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 17,797
    One hour to go. Don’t be late! 
  • robroy
    robroy Posts: 5,025
    Received an email back today 


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