What about parking?
Full marks to Chichester Uni’s Triple Threat theatrical course for overcoming the crippling closure of the Alexandra Theatre by staging the Grand Hotel musical at the Assembly Theatre on Bognor Regis campus. Everyone on stage put their hearts into it, and the set was terrific.
But how odd for a theatre course not even to mention in the programme who wrote the show.
Also how was it possible for the Bognor campus to leave parking charges in force even for the Saturday night and Sunday shows when there was no option to use a bus. And then not to warn ticket holders in advance.
This meant even those with smartphones that can handle Apps and the skill to use them had to struggle in the cold and dark to work out what App they had to download and install, and then register their name, car and credit card details, all while in a hurry to get into the theatre on time and under the threat of a £70 penalty if they got anything wrong.
What a really nasty way to treat supporters.
Parliament has a role to facilitate the time and space for Remembrance Sunday - and for more working people and their families to be have the freedom ti be able to partake in Remembrance Sunday events.
This could easily be done by legislating for retail closure for Remembrance Sunday.
Taking out the retail clatter would provide for that peace and decorum for Remembrance Sunday events and for people to spend day with their very personal thoughts. Remembrance Sunday is about much more than just the two minute silence. When Sunday trading was liberalised in 1994 Parliament to its credit had presence of mind to “ring fence” Easter Sunday but overlooked the other very special Sunday namely Remembrance Sunday. Time to make amend.
A simple bill to provide for retail closure for Remembrance Sunday will be a unique opportunity for all MPS and Peers to rise above tribal differences and come together to facilitate a Remembrance Sunday of genuine peace, decorum, respect, time and space and where more working people and their families will have freedom and opportunity to partake in the Remembrance Sunday events and to spend day with their own thoughts.
Finally the retail sector would benefit from a one day retail closure. More goods would be bought beforehand - and upon reopening. A win win.
John Barstow
Member : USDAW Executive Council The Fleet (M) : 07949 942038
Fittleworth residential buildings are set back from the road, and I have not seen any significant roadkill on this stretch of road. There is a separate cycle track and pathway away from much of the route (which is poorly signposted). The road at the junction with Binderton Lane badly needs resurfacing, and if noise really is a problem, a quieter surface could be installed. The junction could be improved by a slight re-alignment of the A286 to the east, giving better vision for emerging traffic. I am aware that property to the west of the A286 has changed hands recently. It would be interesting to know where the inspiration for this scheme came from. In summary no evidence has been provided for such a drastic solution to a nonexistent problem, and one can only conclude that it is another skirmish in the Government's war on car drivers. Readers can comment on the proposals until 14th December on www.westsussex.gov. UK/TRO using reference number TRO/CHI8008/RC.