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April 30 2010
Bushy Park submits application for "INSTALLATION OF PAY & DISPLAY PARKING MACHINES, ANCILLARY SIGNAGE, AND WOODEN BOLLARDS AT THREE CAR PARKS AT BUSHY ROYAL PARK (THE DIANA CAR PARK, BROOM CLUMPS CAR PARK AND THE ‘CLAPPERSTILE’ CAR PARK LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PARK WALL TO THE NORTH WEST).
The poles above the ticket machines will be almost 10 feet high. At the top of each one will be a bright green triangular sign displaying a “Please Pay Here” notice. These will shine out across the whole park like beacons
March 7th 2010
Join the protest outside the House of Lords on Wednesday March 10th.
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February 10th 2010
Article in the Richmond Society quarterly newsletter, scroll down to page 10 - Click here for the newsletter.
February 8th 2010
KeepBushyParkFree Alliance delivers letter to all 74 London MPs asking for their support for a commons debate. Click here for the list of London MPs. Click here to see a copy of the letter.
February 5th 2010
Radio Jackie - Reports & Photos - read more.
February 5th 2010
News report - Richmond & Twickenham Times – Parking charges could stall read more.
February 5th 2010
News report - Richmond & Twickenham Times – see pages 1 & 4 read more.
February 1st 2010
www.kingstonpeople.co.uk - report
January 31st 2010
www.riversniffers.co.uk - report/photos
January 30th 2010
January 30th 2010
www.kingstonpeople.co.uk - photos
January 30th 2010
www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk - report & photos
January 30th 2010
Massive public rally to demonstrate opposition to Margaret Hodge’s decision attended by MPs, local politicians and over 2,000 local people – read more.
January 18th 2010
Margaret Hodge uses strange reasoning to justify the introduction of parking charges in Bushy Park (and Richmond Park): to bring them in line with Central London parks - read more.
January 15th 2010
Hodge pushes ahead with charging despite massive local opposition - read more.
January 15th 2010
Susan Kramer (Lib Dem MP, Richmond Park): "...committed to trying to reverse the decision..." - read more.
January 12th 2010
Labour PPCs (Twickenham and Richmond Park) urge Margaret Hodge to reconsider. - read more.
January 11th 2010
Vince Cable (Lib Dem MP, Twickenham) vows to seek reversal of parking charges - read more.
January 10th 2010
Deborah Thomas (Conservative PPC, Twickenham) will do her best to reverse parking charges - read more.
January 9th 2010
Zac Goldsmith (Conservative PPC, Richmond Park) "I will do everything in my power..." - read more.
December 2009
Letter from Dr Vince Cable MP to Margaret Hodge MP.Letter from Dr Vince Cable MP to Mark Camley, Head of government parks agency ("Royal Parks").
November 2009
Letter from Margaret Hodge to Friends of Bushy & Home Parks suggesting decision has already been made.
August - December 2009
Awaiting a decision from Margaret Hodge MP
July 2009
The Royal Parks released an “independent analysis …..on the consultation responses to proposed parking charges…” They received over 16,000 signatures in total voting against car parking charges
28th April 2009
Dr. Vince Cable and representatives from the Alliance took the petition with over 6,500 signatures to The Royal Parks headquarters. The group was angry when no senior member of Royal Parks management would have the courtesy to accept it. It was handed to the receptionist.
18th April 2009
A protest march organised by the Alliance took place in Bushy Park from the Diana Car Park to the Upper Lodge Car Park. It was led by Dr. Vince Cable M.P. who in a speech there urged the Royal Parks to abandon the plan.
February 2009
The Keep Bushy Park Free Alliance was set up by The Friends of Bushy & Home Parks, Hampton Hill Assoc., Hampton Society, Hampton Wick Assoc., Molesey Residents Assoc., Esher & Walton Conservative Association and the Teddington Society to raise a petition urging the Royal Parks to keep the park free of car park charges.
January 2009
The Royal Parks announced their plan to charge for parking in Bushy and Richmond Parks, and that the consultation period would finish on April 30th