Please sign this petition if you haven't already.
The link will take you to a letter to be sent to John Prescott about the proposed new ground for Brighton.& Hove Albion.
www.petitiononline.com/Falmer/petition.htmlAlso, if anyone wants to e-mail Mr. Prescott himself, either with the pre-done letter below or words of their own please do so. It says that you have recently visited the Withdean Stadium in the letter so its possibly best to keep it to those that have been there but I'm sure you can adjust it accordingly if you haven't been before.
The letter:
Dear Mr Prescott,
I am a Stoke City fan who recently visited the temporary facilities at Withdean stadium, home of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Whilst this is not a reflection on the efforts of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C the facilities there are very poor, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C need a new home!
I am writing to you concerning the Public Inquiry into a stadium at Falmer, Brighton which you are currently overseeing.
Of particular note, I would like to highlight some important issues that appear to have been overlooked in the Local Plan Inspector’s report relating to Brighton & Hove’s Local Plan.
1. The report does not recognise the very real difficulties of finding a suitable site in the Brighton & Hove area.
2. The report does not reflect the overwhelming public support for the stadium project at Falmer and the detailed consultation process that took place prior to selecting the site
The planning application clearly demonstrated:
- The need Brighton & Hove Albion have for a new stadium
- Evidence of the national importance of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club
- The huge number of jobs and opportunities for education and skills training that would be provided by the proposed development
- An innovative sustainable transport scheme
- That the site at Falmer had the least impact of any of the very few potential sites for a stadium in the Brighton & Hove area
I trust you will not overlook the evidence provided at the Public Inquiry, the bulk of which seems to have been ignored by the Local Plan Inspector in his report, and finally give the people of Brighton and Hove the sporting facility it is so desperately missing.
Yours sincerely.
The e-mail address to send it (or your own words) to:
planning.general@odpm.gsi.gov.uk
If anyone wants to pass this onto fans of other clubs please do, the situation described here has been going on for 5 years with and with no resoultion in sight things are getting pretty desparate.
Anyone that doesn't care about Brighton please don't just slag this off, it means a great deal to those fans involved.
Cheers.