Alec1954 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I asked the club is they thought that contacting our local Councillors/MP's was worthwhilejust now or was it counterproductive. Here is the reply:- "There is no harm in fans contacting MPs and Councillors to let them know the importance of keeping the club in town. The more pressure that can be exerted now on all parties the better, as there is likely to be a change of control in May. Get all the fans to lobby there councillors and MP, the more action the better. If they see there is no reaction from fans then they may say no one is bothered." Up to you if you write but carefully crafted letters with no slander may be order of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I asked the club is they thought that contacting our local Councillors/MP's was worthwhilejust now or was it counterproductive. Here is the reply:- "There is no harm in fans contacting MPs and Councillors to let them know the importance of keeping the club in town. The more pressure that can be exerted now on all parties the better, as there is likely to be a change of control in May. Get all the fans to lobby there councillors and MP, the more action the better. If they see there is no reaction from fans then they may say no one is bothered." Up to you if you write but carefully crafted letters with no slander may be order of the day. Excellent point Alec, we do need to formulate a bit of a plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsLee Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 email address to send an email to ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 email address to send an email to ? Lessons on the differnces between there, their and they're? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsleftfoot Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 email address to send an email to ? This should be a start, email contacts for OMBC cabinet: http://committees.oldham.gov.uk/mgCommitte...ist.aspx?ID=144 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 email address to send an email to ? It depends where you live. Enter your details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 It depends where you live. Enter your details The local councillors are linked at the right hand side Local Oldham councillors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Does anyone know who the councillors ont h eFailsworth sub committee are? As I don't live in Oldham I doubt any councillor will bother taking any notice of me, but I f I wite to the planning people and the councillors describing my feeling at the impact of their decision making it might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laticsbiffo Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Does anyone know who the councillors ont h eFailsworth sub committee are? As I don't live in Oldham I doubt any councillor will bother taking any notice of me, but I f I wite to the planning people and the councillors describing my feeling at the impact of their decision making it might help. Here's my email to Michael Meacher: Dear Sir, As my local MP please could you advise me of the best way to put pressure on Oldham M.B.C. to ensure that they answer publicly the criticisms laid out within the Charity Commission report (see attached) on the proposed Failsworth Land Swap. This is one of a series of serious errors that council officers representing my tax money at work have made which will or may at least result in a lawsuit which will cost who knows what amount of money. The Vance Miller case being another recent example. The pounds I pay in tax I pay willingly to share in the long term prosperity of Oldham and its population; however I feel that my money is being wasted at an extraordinarily level by O.M.B.C. Can I refuse to pay a percentage of my Council Tax in a legal manner until they get their house in order? I suspect that the answer is no. The council argue that there is no other plots of land fit for leisure purposes within the Oldham boundaries; I disagree. There is a huge area of land which is currently ear marked for a championship quality golf course by the council. Surely with at least 4 private golf courses within the borough on which golf enthusiasts (of which I am one) can arrange a game of golf for relatively cheap sum of money, there is no need for a council owned golf course. Oldham Athletic is a key PR feature for the town of Oldham. Wherever I go travelling with work you can guarantee that people will have heard of 2 things Oldham Athletic and the Oldham riots. Are there any other towns who are willing to put their flagship businesses at risk. Bury, Huddersfield and Rochdale have all received significant and telling support from their borough council in achieving their best potential; Oldham however would let OAFC rot and die. I live in a town sir which boasts none of the following amenities for its town folk: A cinema A bowling alley An Ice skating rink A roller skating rink or any other such leisure centric facilities. It’s a disgrace and I would very much like your help in taking O.M.B.C. to task for its failings. Yours Sincerely Graham Turner As yet I have had an acknowledgement from his PA, but no response. I only sent it yesterday to be fair!! his email address is: meacherm@parliament.uk I would suggest that the same format using surname and first initial would work for any other MP that you might wish to contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 (edited) YOu know I was only thinking that our beloved council has been a tad quite over this fiasco. I don't even think there has been a statement made. Even to say "no comment". Hmmmm.... I will harrass mine and will find out when the local councillors surgery is too to give em grief - as long as it does not clash with a game that is. Here is a link to all the coucillors and their surgeries. Hope the link works http://www.oldham.gov.uk/council/ward-surgeries.htm Edited February 10, 2011 by underdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 (edited) Here's my email to Michael Meacher: Dear Sir, As my local MP please could you advise me of the best way to put pressure on Oldham M.B.C. to ensure that they answer publicly the criticisms laid out within the Charity Commission report (see attached) on the proposed Failsworth Land Swap. This is one of a series of serious errors that council officers representing my tax money at work have made which will or may at least result in a lawsuit which will cost who knows what amount of money. The Vance Miller case being another recent example. The pounds I pay in tax I pay willingly to share in the long term prosperity of Oldham and its population; however I feel that my money is being wasted at an extraordinarily level by O.M.B.C. Can I refuse to pay a percentage of my Council Tax in a legal manner until they get their house in order? I suspect that the answer is no. The council argue that there is no other plots of land fit for leisure purposes within the Oldham boundaries; I disagree. There is a huge area of land which is currently ear marked for a championship quality golf course by the council. Surely with at least 4 private golf courses within the borough on which golf enthusiasts (of which I am one) can arrange a game of golf for relatively cheap sum of money, there is no need for a council owned golf course. Oldham Athletic is a key PR feature for the town of Oldham. Wherever I go travelling with work you can guarantee that people will have heard of 2 things Oldham Athletic and the Oldham riots. Are there any other towns who are willing to put their flagship businesses at risk. Bury, Huddersfield and Rochdale have all received significant and telling support from their borough council in achieving their best potential; Oldham however would let OAFC rot and die. I live in a town sir which boasts none of the following amenities for its town folk: A cinema A bowling alley An Ice skating rink A roller skating rink or any other such leisure centric facilities. It's a disgrace and I would very much like your help in taking O.M.B.C. to task for its failings. Yours Sincerely Graham Turner As yet I have had an acknowledgement from his PA, but no response. I only sent it yesterday to be fair!! his email address is: meacherm@parliament.uk I would suggest that the same format using surname and first initial would work for any other MP that you might wish to contact. Excellent letter and thanks for permission to use it as a template. I will fire on one to my local councillor now Edited February 10, 2011 by underdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookers_Carl Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I would also suggest similar emails are sent to Debbie Abrahams for those who fall under Oldham East and Saddleworth. Maybe even an email to Andy Burnham may be helpful, as he was the MP who overseen the development of Leigh sports Village Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Is the plan then for everyone to write to their local councillor and MP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macca Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 The council had a meeting on Monday to discuss future options regarding OAFC. There are other parcels of land around the borough of varying sizes that OAFC could develop into a new stadium. The council do want professional football in the town and I'm sure will work with the club to make this achieveable. They have made huge cock-ups in the past and present but we will get there eventually if the will is still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Is the plan then for everyone to write to their local councillor and MP? Waste of time IMHO. What is the trust doing? Have they sought advice from Supporters Direct/othjer trusts who have been in a similar position? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 The local councillors are linked at the right hand side Local Oldham councillors Bashforth & Harrison for me :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I would also suggest similar emails are sent to Debbie Abrahams for those who fall under Oldham East and Saddleworth. Maybe even an email to Andy Burnham may be helpful, as he was the MP who overseen the development of Leigh sports Village Who's the Sports Minister nowadays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Is the plan then for everyone to write to their local councillor and MP? Yes lets its a good start and of course with the protest march too. It has just take me all of 2 mins to find my local councillors email, used the template kindly done above with minor adjustments to it and sent it. Say 3,000 emails from fans hitting their inbox and they are going to take note. I will have a dabble at getting this on Facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 (edited) Yes lets its a good start and of course with the protest march too. It has just take me all of 2 mins to find my local councillors email, used the template kindly done above with minor adjustments to it and sent it. Say 3,000 emails from fans hitting their inbox and they are going to take note. I will have a dabble at getting this on Facebook are they going to bother reading them if they're all from one template?? might be a better idea to just say what you want in your own words just a suggestion can they, will they and how will they get involved/help is all i'm going to ask. getting into detail will only see them picking arguments apart knowing the kind of people these are Edited February 10, 2011 by HarryBosch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec1954 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Is the plan then for everyone to write to their local councillor and MP? As the club said in their email to me, if we don't show our displeasure they will assume that all is OK. Shame that all of my Councillors are Asisn as they couldn't care less. and before anyone shouts that is not a racist statement.. I have written to them on other subjects but they never reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macca Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Is there any actual plan here or are we just randomly going to send stuff to everyone and anyone who we might think matters? I think there needs to be a bit more structure to it. This issue is a local one, not national. So I think we should keep it to that. Let the council and the local MP's know your feelings. Be assured though the council do want professional football in the borough despite all the problems we've faced to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 As the club said in their email to me, if we don't show our displeasure they will assume that all is OK. Shame that all of my Councillors are Asisn as they couldn't care less. and before anyone shouts that is not a racist statement.. awful spelling though i bet you wouldn't have mispelt "white" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsLee Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 awful spelling though i bet you wouldn't have mispelt "white" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec1954 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 are they going to bother reading them if they're all from one template?? might be a better idea to just say what you want in your own words just a suggestion can they, will they and how will they get involved/help is all i'm going to ask. getting into detail will only see them picking arguments apart knowing the kind of people these are I agree with that. My letters are my work, good or bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manshaw Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I agree with that. My letters are my work, good or bad. How about a petition,using the template letter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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