My most read post at Bagging Area this week has been the one about Manchester City Council's plans to despoil library walk, blocking it off with gates and a glass box. Unlike me, who just sits and types and moans, Manchester Modernist Society are doing something about it and more importantly YOU CAN TOO. You need to write a letter. An actual letter, on paper with a pen and post it too, costing you 60 pence for a first class stamp, but I think it's worth it. Because a) they shouldn't be able to block off a public right of way b) they shouldn't be able to spoil two Grade II listed buildings, a much loved feature of our city centre for eighty years and c) they are numpties for even thinking it was a good idea. Details are here. We can oppose the stopping up order, triggering a legal review by central government. You don't even need to be a resident of Manchester. But you do need to be quick- all letters must be received by Friday 28th February. Pens out people! Save beautiful architecture and fight the power, fight the powers that be!
I'm new here (and v much enjoying). You know, I don't even live in Manchester, in fact I've never even been there (I should address that) but the Library Walk thing still got me interested and worked up regardless - it just typifies the madcap pointless ideas of councils everywhere. So, I might just write a letter anyway, from the wilds of East Anglia!
ReplyDeleteHi C. That'd be great. Welcome aboard
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your support Swiss Adam, at first glance I suspect you are going to point me towards some fine tunes to listen to whilst plotting the next moves to save library walk, and C yes letters welcome from anywhere, I rather hope we can provide an example and share knowledge of how to challenge ridiculous notions like this one.
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Morag and the friends of library walk x