Greenwich blogger 853:
I went to last night's meeting at the Indigo venue in the Dome expecting fireworks - London 2012's proposed use of Greenwich Park for equestrian events has kicked up a voiciferous campaign against it. But in the end, what we did get was more light than heat, thankfully - I thought the LOGOG representatives were, on the whole, frank and open to criticism, while the anti-equestrian people really didn't do themselves any favours, in my book.
If you want a top line from it, it's that LOCOG insisted there would be no permanent damage to Greenwich Park, no tree would be felled, that they said equestrian events in the park would have the backing of participants and the IOC because it's so close to the main site in Stratford, a lot of people grumbled about how Greenwich's lousy transport network would cope, and a few anti-equestrian types harrumphed, tutted, and hissed a bit.
I'd have been there myself but was otherwise engaged collecting bus scoops. The NOGOE people won't like it much, but I've yet to read a more comprehensive report.
