Oxfordshire library protests are still going strong (From Banbury Cake)
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Oxfordshire library protests are still going strong
7:00am Tuesday 8th February 2011 in News
Oxfordshire library protests are still going strong
A PROCESSION wound through Kennington yesterday as children and parents presented letters against library cuts to council chief Keith Mitchell.
Hundreds of campaigners, including children’s writer MG Harris and illustrator Korky Paul, met at St Swithun’s CofE Primary School to march to the centre of the village.
Kennington is one of 20 libraries across Oxfordshire set to lose funding under county council plans to save £2m over four years.
Demonstrators, led by flautist Frei Zinger, handed 600 letters from adults to Oxfordshire County Council leader Mr Mitchell, inset, as well as posters created by children in the village.
Campaigner Sylvia Vetta said she believed the council’s rhetoric was now changing.
She said: “I think Keith Mitchell saw that this is not party political, but just a community wanting to keep a library alive, with the school, the nursery, the vicar, businesses, and parents all here.
“From what we heard, the consultation on the future of the libraries now seems to be more genuine than in the past.”
Mr Mitchell told the group no decisions had been made but the council had to make huge savings.
Comments(9)
Niko Bellic
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10:04am Tue 8 Feb 11
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Surely Korky Keith can see that there is huge public backing to keeping the librarys open? Or maybe he doesn't think us oiks deserve them?
rickenback
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12:29pm Tue 8 Feb 11
BigAlBiker
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12:54pm Tue 8 Feb 11
rickenback
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1:45pm Tue 8 Feb 11
Porphyro
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4:48pm Tue 8 Feb 11
theworldisendingnextyear
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6:23pm Tue 8 Feb 11
Tell that to those in Cowley who cannot walk their streets at night due to enforced multiculuralism.
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
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6:28pm Wed 9 Feb 11
Porphyro wrote:Actually Porphyro any post not in support of immigrants will be removed and accounts suspended, irrespective of whether it is right or wrong. Go to India and ask for a house and money to live on, when the local Mayor and his staff have stopped laughing you will be on your way with a boot up the backside.
Why, rickenback and BigAlBiker are you using this thread to comment on other matters? If you want to engage in a discussion about immigration within the OM's code of practice you'll have no problems. Those who post bigoted, ignorant, racist comments must expect to have their comments removed because they are in breach of the rules for civilised discussion on the OM site.
Porphyro
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2:15pm Fri 11 Feb 11
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon wrote:The fact that two days after being posted Apu's comments remain on the site suggests that he is spreading untruths.
Porphyro wrote:Actually Porphyro any post not in support of immigrants will be removed and accounts suspended, irrespective of whether it is right or wrong. Go to India and ask for a house and money to live on, when the local Mayor and his staff have stopped laughing you will be on your way with a boot up the backside.
Why, rickenback and BigAlBiker are you using this thread to comment on other matters? If you want to engage in a discussion about immigration within the OM's code of practice you'll have no problems. Those who post bigoted, ignorant, racist comments must expect to have their comments removed because they are in breach of the rules for civilised discussion on the OM site.
Keith Mitchell is a real good looking boy says...
9:59am Tue 8 Feb 11