Greenwich blogger 853 has attended another public meeting about 2012 Olympics equestrian events being held in the elegant local park. He describes it as small, ill-tempered and generally unsatisfactory, generating far more heat than light.
The pro-Games Greenwich Council was represented by Councillor John Fahy, who is its cabinet member for the Olympics. The case against was pressed by the determined activists of NOGOE, who have produced this report (pdf) on what they call "the true costs" of the proposed four-legged presence.
NOGOE will be interested by Matt Scott's piece in the Guardian today about regulations governing the use of Royal Parks. These prohibit "horseplay" in such grounds, though it seems that Andy Burnham, the secretary of state culture, media and sport, has powers to over-rule them. Now read on.
