Residents in peaceful protest over work on soldier museum (From The Oxford Times)

If the Soldiers Of Oxfordshire have Given their Lives in past Wars to keep this Country Safe, then the least you could do, is to is to let their Museum use Four Car Parking Spaces on a Temp Loan to put up their Scaffolding. As an Ex-serviceman. Shame on you. Lezzo. Ex-RASC.

Brown’s Lane resident Sue McGlynn said: “We decided on a ‘Gandhi protest’ of passive resistance – a policy of just doing nothing – and have left our cars in place.

How dare you compare your childish tantrum to that of Gandhi, those of us still alive that fought for your freedom are wondering why we did, so that you can park your car. You are a disgrace, and to suggest that you should be properly consulted, you have already before. When it comes to people like you I wish that I had laid down my arms and surrendered, and I am not the only one.

The parking protest is selfish and offensive to the memory our soldiers.

Bring on the tow trucks (crushers?).

I wish MsMcGlynn would stop being a self seeking empire builder and get a hobby instead.

"Police were last night unable to say under what legislation the action would be taken." Maybe because they can't move the cars because consultation wasn't done. Whether you support the idea of the museum or not, the council hasn't followed correct procedures and has plaid right into the hands of the objectors. Mind you, if it looks anything like as unsightly as the new Abingdon School sports facility I can understand that locals would be unimpressed.

If the road is a public highway the cars can be removed as they are obstructions (immaterial if there are parking restrictions or not).

As to the attitudes of the residents - pathetic.

zimmer, Wolvecote. wrote:
Brown’s Lane resident Sue McGlynn said: “We decided on a ‘Gandhi protest’ of passive resistance – a policy of just doing nothing – and have left our cars in place.

How dare you compare your childish tantrum to that of Gandhi, those of us still alive that fought for your freedom are wondering why we did, so that you can park your car. You are a disgrace, and to suggest that you should be properly consulted, you have already before. When it comes to people like you I wish that I had laid down my arms and surrendered, and I am not the only one.

If, as you say, you fought for our freedom, surely that includes the freedom to protest against something that you think is wrong.

A public highway is for driving on not parking. The cars can be towed away and the bill sent to the person causing the obstruction

Oxonian. I normally ignore People who do not use their real name. But don't you think that there are more Pressing (Urgent) Matters in England to protest about, to use your Freedom that was Fought For, (Wisely) Rather than for someone Parking on a Public Road. ?

les842 wrote:
Oxonian. I normally ignore People who do not use their real name. But don't you think that there are more Pressing (Urgent) Matters in England to protest about, to use your Freedom that was Fought For, (Wisely) Rather than for someone Parking on a Public Road. ?

les842
Why don't you use your real name if it matters so much to you? Most people use pseudonyms when making comments on this site.

There are lots of urgent matters to protest about: we all have to choose what's important to us. The protesters in this case weren't protesting about people parking but about not being given enough notice of building changes in Woodstock. I applaud them for taking some action, when many people would just accept a situation they disapprove of.

Oxonian wrote:

les842 wrote:
Oxonian. I normally ignore People who do not use their real name. But don't you think that there are more Pressing (Urgent) Matters in England to protest about, to use your Freedom that was Fought For, (Wisely) Rather than for someone Parking on a Public Road. ?

les842
Why don't you use your real name if it matters so much to you? Most people use pseudonyms when making comments on this site.

There are lots of urgent matters to protest about: we all have to choose what's important to us. The protesters in this case weren't protesting about people parking but about not being given enough notice of building changes in Woodstock. I applaud them for taking some action, when many people would just accept a situation they disapprove of.

Everybody will disprove of something, nothing is ever 100%. So nothing will ever be done, anywhere, ever. My neighbours do not like the new development down the road on The Mill site, I say to them, if I had objected to your houses being built 50 years ago you would not have a house now, they have no answer. Thank god we were not like you back then, there would be no Barton, Blackbird Leys, Woodfarm or Minchery Farm, all of which were built on fields and woodland. Think about the past and where you live. More importantly where are your grandchildren going to live.

zimmer, Wolvecote. wrote:

Oxonian wrote:

les842 wrote:
Oxonian. I normally ignore People who do not use their real name. But don't you think that there are more Pressing (Urgent) Matters in England to protest about, to use your Freedom that was Fought For, (Wisely) Rather than for someone Parking on a Public Road. ?

les842
Why don't you use your real name if it matters so much to you? Most people use pseudonyms when making comments on this site.

There are lots of urgent matters to protest about: we all have to choose what's important to us. The protesters in this case weren't protesting about people parking but about not being given enough notice of building changes in Woodstock. I applaud them for taking some action, when many people would just accept a situation they disapprove of.

Everybody will disprove of something, nothing is ever 100%. So nothing will ever be done, anywhere, ever. My neighbours do not like the new development down the road on The Mill site, I say to them, if I had objected to your houses being built 50 years ago you would not have a house now, they have no answer. Thank god we were not like you back then, there would be no Barton, Blackbird Leys, Woodfarm or Minchery Farm, all of which were built on fields and woodland. Think about the past and where you live. More importantly where are your grandchildren going to live.

I can't see what an extension to Woodstock Museum has to do with houses built for people. People often have good reasons to oppose building plans. Suppose the council told you that your house was being demolished to make room for a new motorway or railway line - wouldn't you protest then?

The real issue is that the new building is an eyesore that is not remotely sympathetic to the surrounding architecture and that the council, which apparently has a vested interest in it, failed to adequately consult and inform local residents about its plans. Opposition is fundamentally to do with an ill thought out, badly designed project that will have a permanent negative aesthetic impact on the surrounding area and which particularly affects the residents of the adjacent lanes.