I NOTICED a post by the Redditch Conservatives noting that they were in favour of moving the Library services, and demolishing a perfectly good building.
I was surprised that when I challenged this I was told that they had done a consultation and there was strong support for moving the library.
When digging a bit deeper I found that this consultation was done on their own page and 322 people whom I suspect the majority of being Conservatives supporters were in favour.
I’m interested in the Redditch Conservatives interpretation on strong support?
When I last checked Redditch had a population of more than 80.000 people, I hardly think that 322 is showing strong support.
The Tories should do an open and full public consultation and then the true figures will appear.
They also need to show us what they mean by Unlocking Redditch because all that has happened in the time they have been in power is financial mismanagement, cuts to services, broken pledges and the constant attacks on our voluntary services, and more closures of businesses in our town centre.
J Baker, Brockhill
AS Redditch Borough Council wishes to pull the library down and to build a new cemetery why not combine the two?
Put the new cemetery where the library used to be!
Think, you save money on the library, transport access is already there, it is centrally located and convenient for everyone in the town, there are good public transport links and Messrs Dormer, Rouse, Clayton et al would have the cemetery they desire but in easy distance of the town hall so they could look at it and congratulate each other.
Some may say a cemetery in the middle of the town is inappropriate but St Stephens is less than a hundred yards away and no one complains.
Now that Redditch has lost its market and the Kingfisher Centre appears to consist predominantly of life size murals of pastoral scenes the location would be very restful.
As the shops fronting onto the, now inappropriately named, Market Place, are mainly closed the new paving designed to ‘increase footfall’ would also get a bit of use at last.
K Wass, Matchborough
I WOULD like to know what Redditch is doing about the climate crisis.
Where is the lead from the council?
I gather there’s a councillor in charge of efforts to tackle climate change, but what has he or she done since they’ve been in office – I have heard nothing.
The world appears to be going up in flames and Worcestershire and Redditch seem to be lagging behind the rest of the country with no plans to get achieve net zero until 2050 – it’s pathetic!
Warwickshire is looking at 2030 and even the West Midlands is looking to achieve it nine years earlier than Redditch.
Lighting up the town hall green simply doesn’t cut it – we need action, not just coloured light bulbs and warm words.
J Robinson, Greenlands
DOES our MP support the £20 reduction in Universal Credit and does she have any plans for what will happen to those less well off than herself when that cut comes into force and gas prices rise?
Redditch already has a huge number of people relying on handouts and the foodbanks.
The job vacancies are nearly all poorly paid which means people will still be relying on Universal Credit to get by.
R Harrison, Woodrow
WALKING in the fresh air is something that many of us have appreciated more than ever since the pandemic began.
As someone who tries to walk every day, I value the physical and wellbeing benefits that it brings – as well as the time to think and reflect.
I am writing to encourage your readers to put their best foot forward and take part in Sue Ryder’s Walk to Remember 2021.
Healthcare charity Sue Ryder is a cause that is close to my heart.
My daughter was cared for in her final days at one of Sue Ryder’s hospices, Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice, in 2010.
The compassionate care she received meant an awful lot to me and my family.
Sue Ryder does fantastic work, being there for families like mine. However, it remains reliant on voluntary income and needs your readers’ support to ensure it can keep offering expert care.
This is why I want to tell you about how you can get involved with Walk to Remember this October.
It is an opportunity to get together with family and friends to celebrate the memory of your loved one, raise vital funds and help Sue Ryder fill someone’s last days with love.
You can also organise your own Walk to Remember and do 5k or 10k or a distance of your choice on any day during October.
The funds raised will help Sue Ryder to support people through the most difficult times of their lives. Whether that’s a terminal illness or a bereavement, with your support Sue Ryder can be there when it matters. You can sign up now at sueryder.org/walk
Sir Geoff Hurst MBE
Former England footballer, World Cup winner and Sue Ryder Ambassador
