Just another week

Well, its near to the end of another week and yet even closer to Christmas! (must think about doing some pressie shopping!) anyway, been looking around at some of our other Croydon web sites today and a couple of things have got my notice.

Main one is about the story that South end has no plugs on the street lights so there's no Christmas lights. Apparently this is due that new fittings have been installed. One question - Is there someone with half a brain at Croydon Council who would of thought of this when they were installed in the first place? Why do they come up with "it would cost £5.000 extra which the council can't afford" three weeks before Christmas. If Croydon council can afford to pay out to send a few people over Europe to look at stadiums, they can afford a poxy five grand for little plugs on street lamps.

Next - Talking of stadiums and Europe, Croydon Council apparently getting together a cpo (compulsory purchase order) on land know as the Gateway project. Why? To cut this very short otherwise we could be here all night, one company came up with a design for the area that didn't have a stadium - They then bought the land, cleared away allot of the old buildings etc. In other words, they have already spent some money. The other company has also designed plans for the area and they have included the stadium. Guess what, the council have now decided that they like the last one of these better, so they want the land back.

I'm all up for have the area re-done, it's been like that for bloody years, but I would of thought a massive project on this size, Croydon Council might of looked at something else. If we did have a new stadium in Croydon, Where are the visitors going to park? (or are they going to make everyone arrive by public transport) and secondly, wouldn't it kill off places like Fairfield halls. Personally, and please, lets get back to the original plan and get the bloody thing built otherwise my 3 year old might be retiring by the time anything else will be done.

Last nights Christmas party was great (apart from running out of good wine!) but thanks to a quick thinking person, extra supplies where brought in. It was up the top of the newly refurbished NLA tower or No. 1 Croydon as it is now know. The views from up there really did show how big our borough really is . Thanks to all at Croydon Business Ltd for putting it on.