I cannot see why the discussion on the new stadium continues.

Shaw Tip is NOT up for grabs, it already has a use.

It has already been planned and created and no place more so than by the people of Swindon who turned out in their thousands over the years to ensure that the country park grew and flourished they spoke with their spades!

Any councillor who has fallen in with the developers' ideas, or indeed pointed them in the direction of this land, has obviously not been keeping his mind on the plot/local structure plan/agenda 21 strategy etc, and should not be in any position of power in our town.

They should resign immediately for bringing the council more claims of incompetence, more shame.

The council owns this land, has already agreed and designated it as a country park and has used it as an example of how they are meeting their statutory obligations to Agenda 21.

It has received awards for a brilliant bit of regeneration and, more importantly, people from all over Swindon, not just West Swindon, have volunteered to ensure its future.

The future funding of the whole of the Great Western Community Forest could be put in danger.

So go away Mr Developer and Swindon Town Football Club find somewhere else, this is not up for grabs and if you persist in pursuing our country park site, your councillor friends won't be getting voted in next time!

And we, the people who planned it, planted it and live around it will give you the hardest ride through the planning process any developer has ever had.

We are well practised now and have unpaid experts at our disposal to do just that.

Oh! and any councillor still for it do the decent thing and fall on your sword.

Marilyn Beale

(Environment Citizen of the Year)

Penhill