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james73 · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject:

Legal battle begins to halt Pollok Go Ape plan (Evening Times)

PROTESTERS against a tree-top assault course which has been given the
go-ahead for a Glasgow park are launching their legal battle to try to get the
decision overturned.

Save Pollok Park, which was set up to campaign against the Go Ape
development on the South Side, will hold a public meeting at the end of
the month.

They have lined up a legal adviser to speak at the meeting and say they
"will outline why Glasgow City Council has no right to grant a lease".

The campaign group pledged to continue their fight against the development -
which was given the go-ahead by Glasgow City Council in March - after
government ministers opted not to intervene in August.

It was referred to Holyrood as the council will gain an income from
renting the site.

But Save Pollok Park claim that because the land was gifted to the city by
the Maxwell family for a public park, permission for Go Ape will be
counter to the agreement and illegal.

They also say the council has no right to grant a lease to Go Ape on that
site because the National Trust for Scotland object to it being on the
planned site in the North Wood, behind the Burrell Collection.

The National Trust for Scotland have confirmed they will attend.

Bill Fraser, of Save Pollok Park, said: "The decision has been taken to
grant planning permission on that site.

"However, the National Trust put in an objection to the site and we are
urging the city council to take notice of this.

"We believe the city council does not have the right to grant a lease
without the National Trust's position."

More than 900 letters of objection were lodged against the plan.

Save Pollok Park also collected a 5000-strong petition over the development,
which they said would disturb the peace and quiet of the historic North Wood,
as well as put a strain on toilets and car parking.

James H
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zolita1908 · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject:

The petition if you wanna sign it

http://www.petitiononline.com/spp2/petition.html
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james73 · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject:

Go Ape bosses pull out of talks over ‘threats’ (Evening Times)

THE company behind an assault course planned for a Glasgow park has pulled
out of all talks with a protest group - after staff were sent threatening
letters.

In a strongly-worded letter, Go Ape tells leaders of Save Pollok Park it is
no longer a credible negotiating partner.

And while it accepts the protest group may not have been directly responsible
for vandalism or threats to staff, it accuses them of whipping up hysteria
which has sparked an "extreme response".

The shock attack on the campaigners comes weeks after Go Ape, which is
based in Suffolk, was given the go-ahead to create an adventure playground
in the treetops of Pollok Park on the South Side.

Protesters say it will shatter the peace and tranquillity of the area as well
as putting pressure on park facilities.

Save Pollok Park is due to hold another public meeting tonight despite the
fact the development now has planning permission - and the go-ahead by
the Scottish Government.

As well as the threatening letters sent to staff - the contents of which have
not been disclosed - Go Ape refers to vandalism at its course in Aberfoyle
which caused potentially fatal damage and sparked a police investigation.

The letter from Go Ape, passed to the Evening Times, reads: "During the
early stages of the planning process we offered to discuss with the main
spokespeople of Save Pollok Park changes to the plan, including the
feasibility of moving the proposed course to another area of the park.

"Those that led the Save Pollok Park campaign chose not to enter into
these discussions and told us nothing in Pollok Park was acceptable.

"Since then threatening letters have been sent to the home addresses of
Go Ape staff and serious criminal damage has been caused to our course
at Aberfoyle.

"Those responsible for this criminal damage may or may not have been
directly linked to Save Pollok Park, however there is no doubt the hysteria
whipped up by the mis-information and aggressive tone of the leadership
of the Save Pollok Park campaign has encouraged this extreme response."

Save Pollok Park has always insisted it has nothing to do with vandalism
attacks at Aberfoyle.

The group has condemned vandals who wrecked the Aberfoyle Go Ape
course in September.

James H
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Doorstop · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject:

Smells a bit of tuna does that .. smacks a bit of 'convenient excuse' to me.
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james73 · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:53 pm Post subject:

Campaigners hit back at Go Ape ‘threats’ claims (Evening Times)

PROTESTERS against aerial adventure course Go Ape have hit back at claims
their campaign has sparked threatening letters to the firm's staff.

Save Pollok Park say attempts by the Go Ape bosses to link them to the
threats - as well as two incidents of vandalism - are "ridiculous".

As reported in the Evening Times yesterday, Go Ape told Save Pollok
Park in an open letter it would no longer negotiate with them over their
development for the South Side park.

They revealed staff had received threatening letters, the contents of
which have not been disclosed.

Save Pollok Park read out parts of the letter at a meeting to explore the
possibilities of a legal challenge on the development.

Protesters believe that Pollok Park was gifted to the people of Glasgow
and the city council has no right to grant a lease.

A spokesman for Save Pollok Park said they were now considering taking
legal action against Go Ape over the letter.

James H
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AlanM · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:13 pm Post subject:

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