It’s more or less a year since the first mass protest on Twickenham Riverside about the plan to redevelop the site of the former swimming pool. And it’s 10 months since the “funeral march” for the Riverside (see previous posts on Riversniffers). One week before a local election on May 6th, the situation now boils [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Riverside’
The Twickenham natives are revolting (again)
Posted in Local Politics, tagged Riverside, Save Our Riverside, Twickenham on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Funeral for Twickenham Riverside
Posted in Local Politics, tagged Richmond Council, Riverside, Save Our Riverside, Twickenham on June 3, 2009 | Comments Off
An extraordinary event took place in Twickenham yesterday. Prior to a council meeting at York House, at which the Conservative opposition sought to have the Riverside decision-making process reviewed, members of the Save our Riverside group took part in a mock funeral for Richmond Riverside. There follows a selection of photographs of the event. There’s [...]
Save our Riverside
Posted in Local Politics, tagged Richmond Council, Riverside, Save Our Riverside, Twickenham on April 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On Friday 24th April about 200 people gathered on Twickenham Riverside to protest against the Richmond Council plan to put houses and offices on Twickenham Riverside. Long-standing residents will know the troubled history of this site. Many will have longed for “something to be done” about it. Well, the trouble is, the “something” that Richmond [...]
