Save Ewell Playing Fields

I played on these pitches as a boy more than 50 years ago. Yet again a long-established piece of open space that serves local people of all ages wishing to pursue healthy outdoor sports is under threat. Why? To get a quick financial return for owners who prefer to ignore their commitments and developers looking to maximise their profits; and, it appears, aided by a planning committee that designates open space for the community it is supposed to serve until political expediency (and extra council tax revenue) intervenes. When he was told that fewer young people are playing character-building team sports due to lack of available pitches, the minister (for sport) said recently: 'We will have to consider transfering
ownership of pitches from those who will not make them available to those who will'. He might wish to comment on this latest greed-based proposal.