Councillor Andrew Mann has hit out at Havering Council for not doing enough to safe guard the environmental show Planet Havering, which has been cancelled this year.
Cllr Mann who is the shadow opposition member for the environment said “I can not believe that after all the fuss made last year by the Administration about safeguarding this show, this year they just scrap the whole thing and try and combine it into the August Havering Show”
In a letter to schools sent out recently, the Council informed them that the annual schools day would be scrapped, over 2,500 children from almost every primary school in the Borough attend on the Friday as part of their education, the day is then open to the public on the Saturday, where over 10,000 local residents turn out.
Now the Council is planning to combine the Planet Havering Show with the annual Havering Show, which is also hosted by the London Borough of Havering and held during the August Bank Holiday weekend. There will be a ‘Planet Havering Village’ area within the Havering Show grounds at Harrow Lodge Park on Sunday 24 and Monday 25 August.
However, unless the Council is going to scrap the cost of entry into the Havering Show in August, you will now have to pay, to take part in the Planet Havering show.
Cllr Mann who is the shadow opposition member for the environment said “I can not believe that after all the fuss made last year by the Administration about safeguarding this show, this year they just scrap the whole thing and try and combine it into the August Havering Show”
In a letter to schools sent out recently, the Council informed them that the annual schools day would be scrapped, over 2,500 children from almost every primary school in the Borough attend on the Friday as part of their education, the day is then open to the public on the Saturday, where over 10,000 local residents turn out.
Now the Council is planning to combine the Planet Havering Show with the annual Havering Show, which is also hosted by the London Borough of Havering and held during the August Bank Holiday weekend. There will be a ‘Planet Havering Village’ area within the Havering Show grounds at Harrow Lodge Park on Sunday 24 and Monday 25 August.
However, unless the Council is going to scrap the cost of entry into the Havering Show in August, you will now have to pay, to take part in the Planet Havering show.
Cllr Mann said “Planet Havering has been the highlight of the year for a lot of pupils; my own daughter included, will miss out on this years show with her school. It is well known that getting the environmental message over to people is by starting early, which is why this show has been so popular over the years, other Councils even come and visit us to see how to do it themselves”
The Residents Association wanted to improve this years show, so to that end increased the amount of funding in the show in their opposition budget early this year, which was defeated by the Administration at the budget setting meeting in March.
Leader of the opposition, Cllr Clarence Barrett said “As part of our budget options last year, the Residents' Association put forward proposals to build on and improve the Planet Havering event; I am very disappointed that the Administration have now decided not to proceed with it."
The Residents Association wanted to improve this years show, so to that end increased the amount of funding in the show in their opposition budget early this year, which was defeated by the Administration at the budget setting meeting in March.
Leader of the opposition, Cllr Clarence Barrett said “As part of our budget options last year, the Residents' Association put forward proposals to build on and improve the Planet Havering event; I am very disappointed that the Administration have now decided not to proceed with it."
1 comment:
i think its a great shame planet havering is going a head this year last year we had great fun and i think it would be a shame to make us have to pay this would mean i would not go to it why should we pay out more money dont we pay already pay lot of money for things.is it just more family time take away from us because we not have money to spend bring back planet havering and keep it free.
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