CF Decides To Hire Looe Road Park to A Language School

Yet another CF/SDNP surprise announcement at an EPW meeting.
CF/SDNP organised a meeting with a language school, based in St.David's Hill, with a view to the school hiring the football pitch in Looe Road Park for use by their international students.
The pitch hire had been discussed, presumably with the blessing of Exeter City Council's Park's Department, to allow the language school use of this community facility for a fee.
Once again there had been no consultation with community representatives regarding this proposal and it was announced at an EPW as a 'done deal'.

Whilst in principle there was no objection to this proposal, despite the total absence of community involvement re this decision (again!), concerns were expressed to CF/SDNP/SL/EPW as to how this may affect the use of this area by the youngsters of our community. As was becoming the norm, these concerns were brushed aside as irrelevant.

As far as I am aware the pitch was never used by the language school. No doubt this 'exercise in community involvement' would have been publicised as CF/SDNP/SL/EPW 'forging links with other community-based organisations'. The fact that those of the community most affected by this agreement had not been involved in discussions was viewed as of no significance by CF/SDNP/SL/EPW.