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Priory Park society celebrates road victory
3:20pm Tuesday 4th August 2009
MEMBERS of the Priory Park Preservation Society have celebrated their successful campaign to stop Priory Crescent being widened.
The society held its annual meeting where chairman Peter Walker paid tribute to the hard work of campaigners.
He said: “The residents of Camp Bling were heroes.
“Their efforts saved the taxpayers of this country more than £25million the council would have wasted on this road.
“More importantly, they saved Priory Park for future generations of Southend residents to enjoy.”
In spite of the society’s victory, it was decided not to wind up the organisation.
The meeting also discussed the future of the Saxon king’s remains. Members decided their preferred option was to remove the council depot from Priory Park and to obtain funding for a purpose-built museum.
The society wants the museum near the park and not at the cliffs on Southend seafront, where Southend Council wants it to be built.
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gingerfox, Westcliff-on-Sea says...
5:02pm Tue 4 Aug 09
This hugely expensive project would have seen traffic jams move a mile further up the road and little else
Peak oil will see motoring become increasingly expensive once this recession runs its course. Public monies shouldn't be used for white elephants such as new roads and carparks
R85, Southend says...
12:48pm Wed 5 Aug 09
DenisWalker, Prittlewell says...
3:03pm Wed 5 Aug 09
R85, Southend says...
3:56pm Wed 5 Aug 09
cris300, southend says...
10:28pm Wed 5 Aug 09
R85 wrote:it would have made no difference whatsoever.cuckoo corner roundabout? and jones memorial roundabout? will have to be made into flyovers for it to make any impact.also if you get stressed dont drive. good old blingers the only ones who do something for there dole money......
Does anyone campaining against this road have to use it during the afternoon rush hour? Most of the time you could walk faster! This road development WOULD have made a big difference & now thanks to the camp blingers we have to sit in worsening traffic every afternoon causing unneccessacy stress and wasting time!
pw1954, says...
6:05pm Sun 9 Aug 09
R85 wrote:Have you considered cycling to Wickford? Or taking your bike on the train? I'm 55, overweight and arthritic and I can cycle from Central Southend to Wickford in under an hour.
Not possible if you regularly commute from Wickford, nowhere near a train station and have no usable/reliable bus service and so must drive! Over half the afternoon journey time is spent exiting Southend! Something needs to be done about congestion in Southend. There are too many cars for the current roads to handle during peak hours!
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Winston Smith, Old Shoebury. says...
4:17pm Tue 4 Aug 09
Saving the Saxon King's burial site and Priory Park from disappearing under an unnecessary road was victory enough. However, the whole episode also managed to highlight Anna Waite's rank hypocrisy, which made victory even sweeter! First she was adamant this road was essential and MUST be built, then when it was clear she was going to lose she came out saying this site must be preserved and returned to its former glory for future generations to enjoy. Rank. Hypocrisy.
Well done to all involved with Camp Bling over the past four years or so.