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Actually what DingDong suggests isn’t such a bad idea!!
The park is much under utilised and given the the long term cuts it is highly unlikely that the park will actually be representative of what a park should be for the people of Silsden.
It could make an excellent space for a new school, which together could then be used as another building to hold events or meetings in; rather like the proposal for a new building at Wesley place/library.
Being central everyone would have excellent access to it. The grounds could also still be utilised and a smaller green space/park could be retained and modified to suit for public use.
Now here comes the deal breaker.. The old Hothfield School site could be re-built as a new park, retaining the swim facility. That way we get two parks, offering different adventures and activities and each serving different sides of town.
The Aire view site can be used for housing.
That leaves the existing long thought ‘done deal’ of the proposed green field site over at Drabble House farm area!
Well okay i’m against green field sites been used, but we must think ‘inside’ rather than ‘outside’ the box here. You see if the proposed new school is put on that site our children would be within 65 metres of the proposed bypass if we ever get it. The bypass will be the edge of the development box!
That site is not the best solution for our children. I do not want my children to be playing beside what will become a noisy carriageway. Further still I’m genuinely concerned about the amount of traffic carrying & collecting children to and from the school through all the housing and narrow roads to that proposed site. Further still where will they park to drop off their kids? If a car isn’t used to transport their children; some children & parents living in Silsden will have over a 1.7km walk from one side of town to the other and back again, twice a day!
The Drabble House Farm site is not the sustainable answer to our problems. I think it will create more problems than we gain. If it has to be used; put it to housing.
What do you think?