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Vote for the Bunny Park .... :o)

Info here about grants for selected London parks ....www.london.gov.uk/parksvote/

Viv Ellis ● 6474d30 Comments

Re  Info here about grants for selected London parks ....www.london.gov.uk/parksvote/             xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx        it's not on the list, at least not under the name of Bunny Park?.

Tony Price ● 6474d

Yes, the press release for this is also on the front page of the LBE website:http://www.ealing.gov.uk/It was years after I had moved here that I found out where 'the Bunny Park' referred to!!  (Brent River Park - LBE)

Philippa Bond ● 6474d

- it was from the popularity of the large caged-in area containing many rabbits and burrows, almost a warren, and the name certainly spread beyond Hanwell.

Robert Darke ● 6474d

Yeah sorry you have to click NW on the map

Viv Ellis ● 6473d

remember that there are 2 brent parks on the list so vote for the one in ealing

Peter Chadburn ● 6473d

Done - voted........... I love 'Bunny Park'. I have recently adopted a mongoose for a year from the animal sanctuary - not literally, obviously, but that place always seems severely under funded!

Samantha-Jane Hunt ● 6473d

      I have now voted for this park.

Tony Price ● 6473d

Has the time run out to do this?

Philippa Bond ● 6451d

I think today is the last day?

Diane Gill ● 6451d

Just got this e-mailed "Brent River Park (Ealing) is one of the ten London parks to win, in a public vote, £400,000 to spend on revamping and sprucing up the park.  Out of a short list of 47 London parks, Ealing's Brent River Park had the fifth highest number of votes (4648), and came first in the North West Region. This is a significant amount of money and should have a visible impact on our park."Extra carrots all round!

Viv Ellis ● 6418d

Excellent. My kids loved it there when they were small but it was in dire need of some cash. That little bit of Hanwell is lovely, isn't it? It's like a country village.

Penny Crocker ● 6418d

I see that it says Brent River Park has won the £400,000 and not just specifically "bunny park".Brent River Park runs the whole length of the River Brent within the London Borough of Ealing.

Peter Wright ● 6418d

Does this include Elthorne Waterside?It is a complete and utter rubbish dump right now, with litter in every bush and crevice. This is presumably something to do with the closure of the Brent Rangers lodge. I was actually quite ashamed to take someone around there last weekend.It would be nice if some of the cash could be used to clear this up. Actually it would be nice if the parks department would clear it up anyway

Adrian Orchard ● 6418d

Re  Just got this e-mailed "Brent River Park (Ealing) is one of the ten London parks to win, in a public vote, £400,000 to spend on revamping and sprucing up the park.  Out of a short list of 47 London parks, Ealing's Brent River Park had the fifth highest number of votes (4648), and came first in the North West Region.            xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx      well done Viv, am sure your galvanising  had a good effect

Tony Price ● 6418d

I would like to add my thanks to the 4,648 people who took the trouble to vote.  Quite simply these 4,648 people have secured £400,000 to improve this hugely popular park.  Thank you.  Last year we spent £3 million on parks capital and we will spend the same again next year.  This £400K is still a huge boost though.

Phil Taylor ● 6418d

It is Brent River Park that has won the money not Bunny Park though Bunny Park certainly needs the money after funding cuts.Brent River Park is over 7 miles long and runs into the L. B. of Hounslow.    http://ealing-web.com/brent_river.htmIf you really care and want to protect the BRP you should be joining the 'Brent River and Canal Society'.

Peter Wright ● 6418d

This is very good news and one of the things I really love about the Borough are the parks. In fact walking through Churchfields to the Bunny Park gives me a great lift. There is something that unites people in the area so I hope that the people who voted for the Park and who love it can also have some say in how it is spent. I am sure that we would not want any waste. It would also be good to see input from passionate supporters such as Phil Bellman and others.

Peter Chadburn ● 6418d

Yes, I agree. It's one of Ealing's best selling points. Everyone notices how green the borough is and loves the parks.

Penny Crocker ● 6418d

Re    Everyone notices how green the borough is and loves the parks.         xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx      true, and confirms the Borough is best for it's past. What little of good is left is what we have inherited from former times.

Tony Price ● 6417d

May I correct your grammar please Tony?. You said 'and confirms the Borough is best for it's past'. There should be no apostrophe here. It's an exception to the rule.

Penny Crocker ● 6416d

It's an exception to the rule...Which rule?

Alan Brainsby ● 6416d

Re  May I correct your grammar please Tony?. You said 'and confirms the Borough is best for it's past'. There should be no apostrophe here. It's an exception to the rule.            xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx      I don't know if you are aware but to " correct " another poster's grammar or in this case PUNCTUATION, is regarded as being rude, but I am sure such was furthest from your mind. The same " rule " applies to spelling, just letting you know so you don't upset someone in the future.

Tony Price ● 6416d

There are a lot of Dyslexics out there who would be embarrassed to have their spelling 'corrected' including myself. My life is helped considerable by the use of the computer and spell-checker but it isn't perfect.

Peter Wright ● 6416d

Re  There are a lot of Dyslexics out there who would be embarrassed to have their spelling 'corrected' including myself.          xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx          persactly, on other Message Boards ( ISP's ) it is a " disciplinary offence ".

Tony Price ● 6416d

Ah no, not rude at all. I just thought as a guardian of our heritage, you would like to know.

Penny Crocker ● 6414d

Re  Ah no, not rude at all. I just thought as a guardian of our heritage, you would like to know.         xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx      not really my dear, it doesn't feature particularly high in our heritage IMO. Surely plenty more of significance for you to get your " gnashers " into?.

Tony Price ● 6413d

It's and its: a common error The words it's and its are commonly confused: the apostrophe of omission (it's) is confused with the possessive (its). It's always means it is or it has , and is never to be used in place of the possessive its. Example: It's a beautiful day = it is a beautiful day (the apostrophe simply indicates the contraction; it stands in for the missing 'i'.) In formal writing, unless it would be awkward, it is best to avoid this contraction, as I have just this moment avoided it in this sentence (not 'it's best to avoid…'). BUT the possessive use does not take an apostrophe . Examples: The cat sat on the mat. Its fur was smooth and dark. The qualities of Macbeth that most strike us on first reading are its brevity and passion. I do not know which of its characteristics I admire most. Its (the possessive) takes no apostrophe because it is on a par with the other possessives, his and her: his head, her head, its head.

Penny Crocker ● 6413d

Bump

Keith Iddon ● 6408d

Philippa Bond ● 6316d

There's an article on the front page.

Philippa Bond ● 6312d