Wes
Streeting MP for Ilford North, with fellow Aldborough Ward Councillors Debbie
Kaur-Thiera and John Howard (seen standing in front of the St. Peter’s church
noticeboard), joined with residents who are appalled at Brett Tarmac staging a
consultation exhibition outside Aldborough Hatch at a football ground. This is
inaccessible for the majority of those whose homes would be affected by any
further sand and gravel extraction on land adjoining the Grade II Listed
Buildings of St Peter’s Church and Aldborough Hatch Chapel. The
153-year-old St. Peter’s Church was built without proper foundations – as was
the practice at the time – and there are fears that extraction of sand and
gravel in close proximity would cause major structural damage to this much
loved building. Also in the photograph is the Revd Kate Lovesey,
Priest-in-Charge, who has expressed her fears for the safety of the church
building to Brett Tarmac. Dust from the excavations and lorries carrying the
materials away would be a health hazard to the children at the nearby
pre-school nursery, students from William Torbitt School accessing Fairlop
Waters, golfers and those using the Aldborough Hall Equestrian Centre.
Note the pitchforks! We are country-folk at heart and know how to use 'em!
