Saturday 17 October 2009

Email to our Councillors

Below is a copy of an email we have sent to all the councillors that have email addresses. We await the responses with interest. Perhaps they will not all be in political double-speak, but we're not hopeful.

Below is a link to locate your local councillor. You may not have voted for them, or have even heard of them, but use your right to question them. All we will suggest is to keep your email as polite as possible. Yeah, it's tough, but give it a go!
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http://www.kettering.gov.uk/site/scripts/councillors.php?viewBy=name
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"I trust you have read the report in the Evening Telegraph on 16th October 2009, suggesting that the Council are indifferent to the survival of Kettering Town Football Club. As far as it is apparent, the Football Club are not asking for public money of property, and yet still our elected officials seem to object. A private initiative between KTFC, a supermarket chain and a local landowner would have paid for everything, and still it is not good enough for KBC.
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In Northampton the council built the current Cobbler's ground. In Corby the council are about to build the Steelmen their SECOND new ground. KTFC are asking for nothing from you other than permission to save the club that means so much to so many people in the Borough.
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Seemingly the Poppies are treated like lepers by our Council. Except, of course, when they win trophies of do well in the FA Cup and the you all get to bask in a bit of reflected glory.
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It has since been alleged that someone within the Council has told the supermarket chain that they will not get permission to build a new store, football ground and community facilities, BUT it will receive permission AND land if they build the Council a new facility and swimming pool on the site earmarked for the football club.
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I have no idea if this is true, but in a climate where the standing of politicians is at an all time low, surely such an illegal not to mention immoral move could prove disastrous.
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As a resident of the Borough of Kettering I would greatly appreciate it if you could confirm that (A) you yourself have had no such conversations as appear in the bold section above, and (B) whether you would support the football club's plans for the very survival of professional football in this town?
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Thank you for your time."

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