Trent Park café lease decision taken (From Enfield Independent)

• "It should be of no great surprise that The Friends of Trent Park are so defensive of this issue. They are a small select group who dictate by their actions what others will have to endure for the long term. It was their initiative to bring an aerial walkway to Trent Park as long ago as 2005 and approved by Cabinet in February 2007, they wanted a Heritage Centre, they or their representatives publicly decried the service provided by the Cafe; ommiting to point out that the then occupier was bound by the terms of the lease and that Enfield Council were responsible for the structure and had not permitted any alterations.
  If the rent quoted is correct it would seem that more questions should be asked, higher rents have been discussed as being offered by others. The Friends of Trent Park have got what they want, the loss of a service to a very large number of people as evidenced by the numbers who signed the petition. The loss of seven jobs and the dispersal of a thriving community of people who appreciated the efforts of 30 years of dedication to Trent Park.
  What have we got? A cafe closed over the Easter weekend and school holiday and for the forseeable future. No sign of any of the "Friends" up there to see the dissapointed kids and their parents over the past few days who have come from near and far, but they were involved in deciding what we should have. Who voted them in? Who gave them the right to dictate what should happen in our Country Park or are they merely fall guys for a hypocrititical Council that promotes community involvement but looks the other way when it comes to green belt and what people really want and there is money to be made. Where did democracy go?"
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