Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton

The Church, aka Leicester Diocesan Board of Education, wish to throw villagers off all our only accessible Open Space—for imagined development £££s #kooso

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

@NSP55 ….. and this too is “why we Twitter”…which by coincidence I (@aglawton52) had just read when I came to yours ….

[Amanda Craig @AmandaPCraig]

A real Good Samaritan - BBC News. I love this story so much. Do RT. https://t.co/g0eBBdAL0d

[Amanda Craig @AmandaPCraig]

A real Good Samaritan - BBC News. I love this story so much. Do RT. https://t.co/g0eBBdAL0d

[And Another Thing …… @aglawton52]

The local community — Anglican, atheist or Muggletonian — will help pay to keep local churches “from ruin” as long as the local Diocese (like @leicestercofe) and its institutions (e.g. the local Diocesan Board of Education such as @LeicesterDbe ) respects and nurtures it

[Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-92) @rsutcliff]

The panel from @GretaThunberg label is already, rightly, gaining wide currency. Perhaps already on a fast track to be the phrase or word of the year @OED ?
(This year’s word is vax; this photo is from @FoEint via @Telegraph) #COP26Glasgow #BlahBlahBlah #blahblah #blah

[And Another Thing …… @aglawton52]

@chiggi Which reminds me once again, however, of apt quotation from Rosemary Sutcliff #TheLanternBearers . Also used by @chrisriddell50 re Brexit

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

@rachaelvenables https://t.co/eKLDtHdVA4

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

Maybe if we Church Langton villagers who can get no response direct from our Bishop @SnowMartyn of Leicester at all to our c’dance proposing compromise to help us #kooso, nor any meaningful one from Diocesan Board of Education @, should try writing as Terry Venables

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

Maybe if we Church Langton villagers who can get no response direct from our Bishop @SnowMartyn of Leicester at all to our c’dance proposing compromise to help us #kooso, nor any meaningful one from Diocesan Board of Education @, should try writing as Terry Venables

[Rachael Venables @rachaelvenables]

Folks I’m done. I just got a reply to an FOI to the Department of Housing addressed to…

“Mr Terry Venables”

HOW

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

If Leicester Diocesan Board owned this pair of Michael Jordan trainers it really could realise £1.5m for education from asset sales; unlike the only Open Space (OSSR designated by @HarboroughDC) in Church Langton which, despite trustees’ faith, will never be built upon #kooso

[Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 @MichaelRosenYes]

I heard someone say on the radio that he respected the sanctity of life because he's a Christian. That's great. Can I say that I respect the sanctity of life because I'm an atheist? I haven't anywhere else to go.

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

@DuncanDucky Same here. And I AM eligible. @NeilDotObrien

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

@MichaelRosenYes The Taming of the Chew
#SweetTitles

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

With apologies to Sir Humphrey Appleby, and thanks to @YesSirHumphrey

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

It could be argued that the Sermon on the Mount, were it advice rec’d by Leicester Diocesan Board of Education, wouldn’t ‘ve been published—all that nonsense abt the meek inheriting the Earth. It could do irreparable damage to need to ignore communities in pursuit of asset sales.

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

Contemplating #kooso — & our inability to get Leicester Diocesan Board of Education and its trustees to be transparent about on what grounds their advisers suggest fencing out the public & grazing livestock increases its chances of getting planning permission on our Open Space

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

#kooso

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

Leicester Diocese villagers write Open Letter to Bishop of Leicester in campaign to keep access to all only Open Space in the village—owned by the Church, used by public for recreation & sport for decades, designated Open Space for Sport & recreation by District Council #kooso

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

Dear Bishop @SnowMartyn
When yr own Diocesan Finance Board calls church future “financially unsustainable” how d’you justify Board of Education (you’re trustee) refusing to accept our community renting from you land at a better price than ever to be got from livestock? #kooso

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

And Bishop @SnowMartyn
Re #kooso
Given you said recently to Church Warden Sue J, our local councillor & Leader of @HarboroughDC @CllrPhilKing @phil_mkt, & MP @NeilDotObrien you favour “compromise” why do you not even reply to residents’ open letter of 28 Aug proposing just that?

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

@GavinTyte You might add ‘education and church schools’ as another ‘expense’ which leads to financial decisions which adversely affect mission and ministry? See #kooso struggle in rural Leicestershire against actions of Leicester Diocesan Board of Education property-development manouvres

[And Another Thing …… @aglawton52]

Leicester Diocesan Board of Education does not to expect the Community to welcome their policies about publicly designated Open Space in Church Langton. That is why they never fully explain or justify them. #kooso

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

@EnglishRadical Indeed. Genuinely bewildered by their continuing stance and this behaviour, even to advance their own interests.

[Keep Our Open Space Open—in Church Langton @kooso12]

As with workers so with rural villagers in the Leics Langtons, determined to stop the Church of England’s Leicester Diocesan Board of Education charity moving for long-term property development reasons to keep us from the only Open Space in our village, crucial to community life

[English Radical History @EnglishRadical]

"Look my Comrades, see the union
Banners waving high.
Reinforcements now appearing,
Victory is nigh.

See our numbers still increasing;
Hear the bugles blow.
By our union we shall triumph,
Over every foe."

English transport workers' song from the IWW's 'Little Red Book', 1909.