The latest edition of “Around Ealing” has been sent to my inbox. It reports that the results of the consultation on Warren Farm have now been published on the council’s website. 1,520 people responded. Around Ealing has quoted Peter Mason: “The results show that the space is valued by many local people in Southall, Hanwell and beyond and that there are a range of different opinions and views on the future of the site. “We can see that that many people want to see the rich nature and biodiversity of the site protected in the future, but we also see calls for new sports facilities from across the community as well. “A whole decade has passed with young people missing the opportunity to play football, cricket and other field sports on the Warren Farm Sports Ground. We need to make sure that the sports players of tomorrow have that chance” However, if you do go to the Ealing website and bother to read the consultation (it’s quite short) it states that only 171 of those respondents thought it should be “rejuvenated as a community sports facility”. Bizarrely, in the consultation there was this question: “What type of sports provision is needed for the Hanwell & Southall areas?”  How curious. Next to the responses to that particular question, the following two points are made: *A swimming pool and a leisure centre are widely requested, however these relate mainly to the closure of Gurnell Leisure Centre. Residents ask for a new provision with swimming and other facilities for the area but not on the grounds of Warren Farm *Many responses refer to preserving Warren Farm as a nature reserve and not utilising the land for sports facilities. Warren Farm is currently actively used for walking, running and relaxation -residents ask to improve the paths and maintain them well. So while the request from the community seems to be for the return of their swimming pool, Peter Mason has decided they really want field sports. Why did they bother?

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Warren Farm-going through the motions	04/08/22 19:09:00	Terry Freestone
Re:Warren Farm-going through the motions	04/08/22 19:58:00	Peter Yale
Re:Re:Warren Farm-going through the motions	04/08/22 21:02:00	Rosco White
Re:Re:Re:Warren Farm-going through the motions	05/08/22 08:02:00	Terry Freestone
Re:Re:Re:Re:Warren Farm-going through the motions	05/08/22 09:08:00	Raymond Havelock
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Warren Farm-going through the motions	07/06/23 16:09:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Warren Farm-going through the motions	07/06/23 19:45:00	Peter King
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Warren Farm-going through the motions	07/06/23 20:33:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Warren Farm-going through the motions	07/06/23 20:38:00	Rosco White
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Warren Farm-going through the motions	07/06/23 21:41:00	Peter King
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Warren Farm-going through the motions	08/06/23 08:38:00	Raymond Havelock

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