Letters to the Link

Wick Farm

From Tony Mayer, Leader of Thamesdown Borough Council and Chairman, Policy and Resources Committee, in response to Rev John Flory's appeal to save Wick Farm published last month In his letter regarding Wick Farm, adjoining land has been sold with a Rev John Flory quite rightly points requirement on these developers to to the delays which have occurred provide a permanent access road to with the marketing of Wick Farm. Wick Farm. Unfortunately, there

However, the history of the dis- havebeen delays within theCouncil posal of Wick Farm is more complex bureaucracy which have meant that than the Rev Flory suggests. The the property has not been put on the charity, the Jaycee Trust first ap- market until this month. Councillor proached the Council in 1988 when Bates (Freshbrook) has been parthe house was fully occupied by two ticularly active to ensure that officarchaeological groups. These ers responded more rapidly to groups were engaged in rather fran- Councillor's instructions. tic efforts to keep up with archaeol- The position, at present, is that the ogy in advance of the many devel- property is up for sale and theTrust, opments which were underway at along with any other bidder, can put that time. Since then, the recession in an offer. To date, despite its many has hit this area and development discussions with the Council, it has has dried up. As a result the work not done so. If the Trust is serious in for the archaeologists has dimin- its intentions regarding Wick Farm ished and the Archaeological Unit then I hope that we will see a realiswas closed in March this year. Even tic bid forthcoming in the near fuwith the recession, the group was ture. No one wants to see Wick kept occupied until then. Farm demolished, least of all the

Because of its occupation by the Council, but we have to see what archaeologists, the Council did not other interests there are in the propput the property on the market at erty. that time. In 1991, the Jaycee Trust Unfortunately Govern ment inter- again approached the Council to ference in local government, and its purchase Wick Farm. Councillors swingeing restrictions on Thamesfelt that the property should be put down's ability to fix its own budget on the open market in order to ob- in response to local needs, means tain the best price for the property in that the Council cannot invest in the the interests of the residents of property and we have to sell on the Thamesdown. At the same time, the open market.

Cartwright Drive dangers

From Mrs S I Hills, Ransome Close, Old Shaw I read with interest the August front page story about Cartwright Drive.

I recently drove through the village of Lydiard Millicent and was amazed to find a completely different road system. It consisted of several sleeping policemen, quite close together in conjunction with one-way systems, pedestrian crossings and a roundabout by the Purton turn-off.

My complaint about Cartwright Drive is that it is an extremely dangerous road consisting of many twists and turns and worsened by the speed of drivers, some of whom use it as a racing track.

It was noted that the authorities concerned felt that Cartwright Drive did not warrant any sleeping policemen or pedestrian crossings (despite the extremely precarious position of Brookfield Primary School).

I am wondering what makes Lydiard Millicent right and Cartwright Drive wrong. It seems to me that perhaps the residents of CaitwrightneedaCouncfflororsomeone in power to take up our cause.

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