Bristol Club Ashton Court threat

[jma1009]

modeleng.proboards.com/thread/12630/bristol-miniature-railway-threat-help

Just a 'bump' for the above redirected to General Chat.

Via facebook the Bristol club need additional petitioner's signatures to ensure Bristol Council has a full debate on this.

Do please help if you can.

Cheers,

Julian

[Deleted]

already signed..

[barlowworks]

Also signed up, good luck and I hope they see sense.

Mike

[Deleted]

Signed, everybody needs to support this or it will start happening all over the country.

[doubletop]

Signed, so now international support. I did go to the BSMEE exhibition the other year and I'm nearly local, originally coming from Berkshire.

Good luck

[Jo]

Shame they chose Farcebook only those who are members can sign

Jo

[davidk]

As far as I know, you don't need to access Facebook. The following link worked for me: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8JkUoPa42HyhQAM2ZdsP-CJKPOmKCAuQjfsyB65Rx9ISijQ/viewform

Hope this helps

David

[simplyloco]

Aug 15, 2018 17:28:09 GMT davidk said:

As far as I know, you don't need to access Facebook. The following link worked for me: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8JkUoPa42HyhQAM2ZdsP-CJKPOmKCAuQjfsyB65Rx9ISijQ/viewform

Hope this helps

David

It worked for me too, but also asked for my Postcode.
John

[GWR 101]

I signed on their web page, regards Paul

[Kevin]

I signed fron Australia it acceptrd my postcode ok

[chrisb]

Signed and shared on FB

[92220]

I'm not on facebook. Is there anywhere else I can sign up?

Bob.

[davidk]

Hi Bob

You can either sign it on their website: www.bristolmodelengineers.co.uk/

or use the following link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8JkUoPa42HyhQAM2ZdsP-CJKPOmKCAuQjfsyB65Rx9ISijQ/viewform

Hope this helps

David

[Jo]

Most clubs get council grants to do various improvement to their ground... Did the Bristol club? Might be worth giving the local press a story about council wasting tax payer's money.

Jo

[jma1009]

The Bristol Club need a certain minimum number of petitioners so the matter can be debated by the full Bristol Council rather than be determined by officers of the Council.

So this is why signing the petition is important.

Other approaches will also no doubt be employed, and letters to the local MP etc and involving the local press; but the above is a necessary prerequisite to ensuring this matter is dealt with via a debate by the Bristol Councillors, and not delegated to officers.

Cheers,

Julian

[Midland]

Done. We are blessed in Southampton with a council who view the railway as an amenity that makes Riverside Park more attractive. We contributed to the green flag scheme and open up for city events. Now if the railway was on council land that could be used for housing, there is no argument, money speaks but if this railway is in a public park why not sell the advantages of having it there for the benefit of the public, in other words those who elected the council in the first place.
D

[92220]

Thanks David. We have both signed up now. As Julian says, get the press involved regarding the loss of a public amenity. Britain needs more engineering students. Getting children interested in the railway and engineering is a national advantage. Bristol is a city with major engineering organisations and university. The city needs to promote engineering, not squash it. Get the press on your side and they can have a big effect on how councillors think, and more importantly, vote.

Bob

[don9f]

Signed....anything to help keep the railway!

Cheers Don

[kipford]

Signed up, will also get my son who is a Bristol resident to sign up as well.
Dave

[bobpendleton]

Aug 16, 2018 21:43:19 GMT jma1009 said:

The Bristol Club need a certain minimum number of petitioners so the matter can be debated by the full Bristol Council rather than be determined by officers of the Council.

So this is why signing the petition is important.

Julian

Thanks, Julian

I've signed too, Bob (Somerset)