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What You Can Do
To support the Ashburton Grove development
Be prepared... before writing a letter, and particularly
before ringing a live talk show, please familiarise yourself with some
of the issues at stake. Check out the AISA pages and
the resources linked to on the Stadium news FAQ. The THOF2 forum is a good place to start as people from both sides have contributed.
Islington Residents
The important people for Islington residents to write to are
Islington Council
- The leader of the Council, who is Steve Hitchins
- The chair and vice-chair of the Planning Committee, who
are Richard Heseltine and Margot Dunn respectively.
- your local ward Councillors (there are 2 or 3 councillors per ward).
If you don't know what ward you live in, email Steven Powell at AISA and he'll tell you (makes sure you give him your address!). Alternatively, ring the Town Hall on 020 7527 2000 and they'll
be able to tell you. Or you might find them here
Islington Council's website has lists of councillors etc, together with their contact details and
surgery times.
All the individual councillors' pages on the Council site have postal addresses,
phone numbers, and email addresses where available.
Local papers
The Highbury and Islington Express can be emailed at
letters@islingtonexpress.co.uk.
The Islington Gazette can be faxed on 020 8340 2444, or letters sent to
The Editor
Islington Gazette
161 Tottenham Lane
London N8 9BU
London Residents
All Londoners can write to the Mayor Ken Livingstone (email
mayor@london.gov.uk) and
Ken's deputy Nicky Gavron (email nicky.gavron@haringey.gov.uk).
These could become key people as the mayor's office can veto projects
as large as Ashburton Grove even if the council approves the plans.
Also, letters can be sent to the Evening Standard (email letters@standard.co.uk) and other London papers.
Responding to Coverage
Another key role you can play is in responding to coverage of the Ashburton
Grove issue in local or national media. If you see or hear an unbalanced
report on TV or Radio, it is well worth contacting the station to complain.
Talks shows on the subject need pro-stadium people ringing in. And so on.
Feedback
AISA would be grateful if anyone receiving a reply to a letter or email would
send a copy to Steve Powell spowel@mcmail.com.
Also, please let us know if you
have any ideas for additions to this page.
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