Updates Noticeboard

 

This website is not the type that is updated daily.  Its content receives additions and modifications as the site administrator has opportunity to post them, and the information displayed is but a small fraction of that which is available from the Club records.  Periods of website inactivity will inevitably occur, but this will usually indicate activity in another field.

The purpose of the Updates Noticeboard is to flag up changes and additions to this website, provide news of anything of interest which may crop up, and allow regular visitors to check for new material.  News items are quite likely to translate into detailed website pages in the course of time.

 

Pages Added since Launch on 11 January 2007

11/01/2007     Home Page - Explanation of, and reasons for, this website

11/01/2007     Vision for Summerway - The Club’s May 1999 plans for expansion

18/01/2007     Site Navigation Page - Gives links to major pages and some detail

18/01/2007     New First Page - Switches to Home Page after short delay

18/01/2007     The Partnership - The origins of Summerway Tennis giving credit

18/01/2007     Heads of Terms - ECC draft proposals for terms of a new lease

18/01/2007     The Burden - The implications for the Club of the draft proposals

18/01/2007     Email Jim - How to contact the website’s author/administrator

23/01/2007     Committee’s Desperate Email - Sent to all DCC and ECC Councillors

23/01/2007     Why Pick on Me? - Jim’s personal email to misguided Councillors

23/01/2007     Local Elections 2006 - Personal email to DCC & ECC Councillors

23/01/2007     Alan Caig Views - ECC Officer’s response to Jim’s ‘elections’ email

06/02/2007     The Constitution - Latest version, as amended for CASC registration

06/02/2007     Email Acknowledgement - To Alan Caig for his 20/06/2006 email

06/02/2007     Open Letter - Personal protest email to all Councillors about ‘eviction’

06/02/2006     List of Recipients - Of Jim’s 31/01/2007 Open Letter to Councillors

06/02/2007     Ian Cowe Views - ECC Officer’s anti-Open Letter version of events

06/02/2007     List of Recipients - Of Ian Cowe’s ‘what has gone on’ email

06/02/2007     Jim’s Response to Ian - Points and Queries put to Leisure Manager

20/02/2007     Not Dealing with You! - Ian won’t answer queries and victimises Jim

20/02/2007     Event History - Sequence of significant events involving Summerway

20/02/2007     Moratorium Request - Alerting Councillors to response to Ian’s email

20/02/2007     SGM Resolutions & Minutes - Well attended SGM held 20/01/2007

20/02/2007     A Fairy Story - A 28-page allegory in the form of a fairy story

30/04/2007     The Big Query - Replaced the Home Page as object of the First Page

01/05/2007     Updates Noticeboard  (You are here!)

01/05/2007     Volunteers Care! - Make Cards or Slips to assist website promotion

02/05/2007     Email Groups - Watchers and Summerway communications explained

02/05/2007     Local Government Responses - MP asked for fate of expansion plans

12/05/2007     Reason Site Seems Provocative - Page for the coming ‘Slide Show’

15/05/2007     Slide Show of Issues - Another way to flag up the major issues

15/05/2007     Slide Show Pages - Presented normally for more detailed inspection

16/05/2007     ECC Discrimination - Seems to be an example of ECC favouritism

17/05/2007     ECC and Child Abuse - Is ECC guilty of abuse by neglect?

17/05/2007     ECC Rush to Demolish Pavilion - Why the immoderate haste?

19/05/2007     Contrast between ECC and DCC - DCC good for Club and ECC bad

19/05/2007     Who is Pulling the Strings? - Are there gremlins at the Civic Centre?

23/05/2007     David and Goliath - Jim’s Motivation (There’s much more as well!)

24/05/2007     Is ‘Failure’ Unfair to Local Government? - Has it really failed?

24/05/2007     Not Democracy - if the people have neither Choice nor Voice

25/05/2007     Has ECC Tunnel Vision? - The Club knows the locality’s needs better!

25/05/2007     Rigour or Impressions? - Which forms the basis of ECC decisions?

28/05/2007     Not Storm in a Teacup - A parochial summary of the situation

29/05/2007     A List of Past and Present Members - Some Summerway beneficiaries

15/06/2007     ECC to Demolish Pavilion - Letter of Intention to demolish clubhouse

16/06/2007     Open Letter to Ben Bradshaw MP - Factors regarding demolition

16/06/2007     An ECC Director’s Response - addressed to Ben about the open letter

16/06/2007     National Daily Newspapers Letter - first feeler to test a possible interest

16/06/2007     Points for ECC Director - seeking rigour rather than mere impressions

16/06/2007     Hints on Site Navigation - The Slide Show and Fairy Story mentioned

18/06/2007     ECC and Common Sense - Is ECC being sensible? Is ECC muddled?

19/06/2007     Personal Unitary Status Submission - provoked by further bureaucracy

02/07/2007     LTA Enquiry Request - An appeal to the LTA for an investigation

02/07/2007     Chair of Devon LTA to Jim - Club has small window of opportunity

02/07/2007     Chair of Devon LTA to ECC - Council not to blame for situation

02/07/2007     Club President & Committee Informed - ECC negotiations scuppered

02/07/2007     Devon LTA to Jim and Reply - No ECC blame official view of DLTA

02/07/2007     Thanks to LTA for Response to Request - Jim and Club grateful

03/07/2007     Local Government Success - Change possible. Down with pessimism

03/07/2007     Local Plan Submissions - Ideas for the old Summerway School site

03/07/2007     Letter to Sport England - when Club was urged to make a Lottery Bid

07/07/2007     Club Lobbies ECC Councillors - to include expansion in Local Plan

07/07/2007     Lobbying Flyer and Handout - Meeting notification and information

17/07/2007     ECC Creates a New Vandal Route - A disaster for the clubhouse

20/09/2007     The Crux of the Matter - Part 3 of Jim’s response to Alan Caig’s letter

28/09/2007     ECC’s “No comment” to MP - Hazel Ball denies request from MP

29/09/2007     Search Facility for Website Text - useful for some, but has limitations

01/10/2007     ECC Democracy - Is this Democracy?  No!  It’s ECC Democracy

06/10/2007     How You Can Support Summerway - Who to email your views to

13/10/2007     ECC Demolish the Clubhouse - Was this unwise and precipitate?

15/10/2007     Is ECC Promoting Gang Culture? - ‘Slide Show’ page raising issue

17/10/2007     Why is ECC Exposing Children to Danger? - The Park and main road

26/10/2007     An ECC Political Officer for the Club? - Leisure Manager’s suggestion

27/10/2007     A Cycle Route across Summerway Park - Is ECC acting responsibly?

12/11/2007     Email to Hannah Foster - Listing reasons for scrutinising ECC actions

16/11/2007     Go - A page of Links to Principal Pages - www.summerway.org/go

23/11/2007     New Index Page - The first page displayed on accessing this website

08/12/2007     Fact & Fuzziness - Highlights a big difference between Club and ECC

08/12/2007     ECC FoI Act Emails - Some other Club and ECC emails exchanged

11/02/2008     Exeter MP Update - Email to Ben Bradshaw - Cllr Edwards activities

12/03/2008     Shun the Public! - Daily Express article about Whitehall directives

20/03/2008     Jim’s Pagoda - Exeter City Council’s message to us, as we hear it

31/03/2008     Summerway Watchers - The Club’s confidential email support group

31/05/2008     Cabinet Minister’s Exeter Visit - Was John Denham misled by Labour?

31/05/2008     John Denham Email Header - showing email details and other recipients

04/07/2008     MP Issues (1 of 3) - General.  Establishes series and defines subjects

04/07/2008     MP Issues (2 of 3) - Just 2%.  ECC’s estimate of Hazel Ball’s worth

04/07/2008     MP Issues (3 of 3) - Money or People?  PO Closures similar to Smwy

04/07/2008     PO Closures - Consultation submission. Snuffed out like Summerway

15/07/2008     Heavitree Sculpture - £70,000 for controversial artwork is offensive

22/07/2008     Summerway Updates Navigation Page - Contents and links

22/07/2008     Update 2008 No. 5 - Published to all email groups on 03/06/2008

29/08/2008     Update 2008 No. 6 - Published to all email groups on 17/07/2008

04/09/2008     LTA Summer County Cup 2008 - Report and deprived opportunity

18/09/2008     Who Runs ECC? - Councillors in theory, Officers in practice

11/10/2008     Update 2008 No. 7 - Published to all email groups on 30/09/2008

11/10/2008     Secret Page - Two more pages, one of which is hidden for some while

11/10/2008     A Cruel Society - Daily Mail article about our ‘Risk-averse’ culture

05/11/2008     Councils Flout Green Policy - Carbon footprint irresponsibly increased

18/11/2008     Update 2008 No. 8 - Published to all email groups on 09/11/2008

25/11/2008     Letter for Express & Echo - Editor wants article - Letter unacceptable

26/11/2008     The Real Contest - Altruism vs. Self-Interest - Who are the judges?

22/12/2008     Update 2008 No. 9 - Published to all email groups on 02/12/2008

06/01/2009     An Appreciation of Summerway Watchers - Individually remembered

14/01/2009     ECC/DCC Place Survey 2008 - Details of four extra pages included

29/01/2009     Minute Redraft Requested - Minute 9.1 of Devon LTA AGM 2008

29/01/2009     Truthfulness - It is misleading when the truth is not the whole truth

18/02/2009     Logo - Portrait of Eddie Ostrich - Summerway Campaign’s new logo

25/02/2009     Update 2009 No. 1 - Published to all email groups on 20/02/2009

11/04/2009     The Tree - Planted four metres from the Summerway Courts fence!

11/04/2009     Council ‘desecration’ - Officers clear site, Councillors were unaware

30/04/2009     Letter to Prince Charles - The contrast between positive and negative

30/04/2009     A Spark of Life - Efforts to use the Summerway courts for tennis

30/04/2009     ECC Fails Splash - A vital holiday play scheme ditched by the City

12/05/2009     Update 2009 No. 2 - Published to all email groups on 30/04/2009

15/07/2009     Keeping an Eye on Progress - How to receive Summerway Updates

07/09/2009     Complaint to Police - Slow to act after criminal damage at Summerway

07/09/2009     Exeter MP Update - Email to Ben - Western Morning News article

15/09/2009     Update 2009 No. 3 - Published to all email groups on 04/09/2009

03/10/2009     Evil Triumphs - When good men do nothing - Get email updates

21/11/2009     Summerway Park - One adult short leaves a completely empty park

21/11/2009     Summerway Park Assessed - Council gives itself a pat on the back

22/01/2010     Update 2009 No. 4 - Published to all email groups on 31/12/2009

28/01/2010     Constructive Eviction - The Campaign’s use of this expression

30/01/2010     Sham Public Review - Boundary Committee’s shambolic omissions

30/01/2010     Unitary Status Submission - ECC unworthy of additional power

30/01/2010     Three Emails about an Acknowledgement - Proof of receipt required

06/02/2010     Advice Date Extended - Further Proposals for Devon Unitary Status

06/02/2010     Initial Submission Not Read - Boundary Committee notified of this

06/02/2010     Initial Submission Resubmitted - New set of unique links for statistics

06/02/2010     Additional Information - More information, unique links and Eddie logo

06/02/2010     Objection to ECC Tactics - A taxpayer funded undemocratic initiative

06/02/2010     Boundary Committee Advice - to Secretary of State - a single unitary

06/02/2010     Review is a Sham - Boundary Committee neglects public submissions

06/02/2010     Two Email Acknowledgements - Automated and ‘human’ responses

06/02/2010     Secretary of State Advised - Committee’s advice is shoddy and bad

18/02/2010     Letter to the Prime Minister - Concern at alienation of the public

04/08/2010     Update 2010 No. 1 - Published to all email groups on 22/07/2010

03/12/2010     Public Excluded - Executive Committee defy democracy and citizens

14/12/2010     ACE Reply - Assistant Chief Executive response to letter to CEO

16/12/2010     Email to ACE - Jim’s emailed response to the ECC ACE’s letter above

16/12/2010     Email Undelivered - Leisure Manager’s copy of email above failed

17/12/2010     Emailed Appreciation - from Exeter Resident and its acknowledgement

18/01/2011     Update 2010 No. 2 - Published to all email groups on 29/12/2010

26/01/2011     Supplementary Email to ACE - from Jim following meeting to discuss

24/05/2011     Nellie YouTuberances - Eight versions of Nellie the Elephant song

19/09/2011     Letter to ACE - No response in eight months after January’s meeting

20/09/2011     Reply from ACE - A disappointing response to the letter above

23/09/2011     Update 2011 No. 1 - Published to all email groups on 22/09/2011

 

Pages Modified in the Past Few Months

05/05/2007     Views of the ECC Leisure Manager - Detracting from the Open Letter

27/10/2007     Slide Show Pages - Presented normally for more detailed inspection

17/11/2007     The Big Query - intermediate between Title and Home pages

04/04/2008     Shun the Public! - Daily Express article about Whitehall directives

19/07/2008     Event History - Sequence of Events

13/09/2008     The Partnership - Master page adjusted to one more suitable

18/09/2008     Heavitree Sculpture - Update box and link added at foot of page

05/11/2008     Go - A page of Links to Principal Pages - www.summerway.org/go

18/02/2009     New Index Page - The first page displayed on accessing this website

27/05/2009     Logo - Portrait of Eddie Ostrich - Summerway Campaign’s new logo

17/06/2009     Heavitree Sculpture - £70,000 for controversial artwork is offensive

04/08/2009     Keeping an Eye on Progress - How to receive Summerway Updates

31/10/2009     Evil Triumphs - When good men do nothing - Get email updates

30/01/2010     New Index Page - The first page displayed on accessing this website

04/08/2010     Letter to the Prime Minister - Concern at alienation of the public

04/08/2010     Sham Public Review - Boundary Committee’s shambolic omissions

22/12/2010     Email Undelivered - Leisure Manager’s copy of email above failed

19/09/2011     Site Navigation Page

20/09/2011     Public Excluded - Executive Committee defy democracy and citizens

23/09/2011     Summerway Updates Navigation Page - Contents and links

23/09/2011     Updates Noticeboard

 

Pages Deleted since the Website was Launched

21/11/2009     None so far

 

Exeter’s MP Obtains Responses from DCC and ECC

Ben Bradshaw MP has written on behalf of the Club and received responses from Devon County Council and Exeter City Council which are very illuminating.  Jim has briefly acknowledged receipt of these and forwarded copies of the responses to the Summerway Committee, Families, Supporters and Watchers.  As soon as time permits, Jim wishes to email Ben with his thanks and a fuller acknowledgement. This will only give opportunity to make a few broad points as Ben’s time is in high demand, making a full and detailed reply inappropriate.

The responses do need a full analysis, especially the one from Exeter City as Jim considers parts of it to be very misleading.  These responses will almost certainly be examined in detail by the Club Committee at its next meeting.  Watch this space!

 

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Summer Sessions at the Heavitree Park Courts

They are far from being Summer Sessions as they used to be at Summerway, but a number of us are meeting down at the public courts in Heavitree Park as members of the public each Thursday Evening from 6.45pm onwards.  Please join us whenever you can, but there is no guarantee that we will be able to get on court.  It is pointed out that this is not Club organised activity, as the Club is now quiescent.

 

Devon LTA is backing ECC rather than the Club

Amongst documents obtained recently from Exeter City Council under the Freedom of Information Act was an unexpected and nasty surprise.  An email exchange between the Chair of Devon LTA and the ECC Leisure Manager indicated that Devon LTA regards the Council as blameless in the events regarding the Club. Presumably, Devon LTA blames the Club entirely for what has happened.  This renders negotiations between ECC and the Club pointless.  As a result, Jim has emailed a request for a Full Enquiry by the Lawn Tennis Association, and the LTA has agreed to investigate the issues raised in the email and on this website.  The Club’s email groups may receive bulletins on the investigation’s progress if and when appropriate, but these will not be posted on this website during the enquiry.

 

Website Updates.     Demolition of the Clubhouse.

The Author of this website apologises for the lack of recent updates, which has been caused by the enormous amount of recent activity relating to the Club.  There is a great deal which needs to be posted, but this must wait for priorities to permit.

Sadly, the clubhouse, so aptly described in Ace Magazine (Dec 1997), has just been demolished by Exeter City Council.  Negotiations between the Club and the Council are ongoing as far as the Club is concerned, and we were expecting to meet with ECC representatives after the holiday period.  The Council’s action seems precipitate and unnecessary, but it has to be acknowledged that ECC has shown intent by leaving the clubhouse exposed to vandals, with predictable results.

It is essential that any moral crimes committed by Exeter City Council against its citizens, especially the children, the local community and the Club, are eventually fully and fairly scrutinised, and restitution made to all those who have been deprived and hurt by the domineering attitudes and actions of those responsible.  Please note, this is not an implied criticism of the Council as a whole, just of those responsible.

 

Summerway Summarised in a Short Video

Jim has made a short video lasting ninety seconds which gives a very potted history of the Club, and which calls on ECC to make restitution.  This will be incorporated into a DVD with other material, which may be used as a resource by those wishing to actively support the Club.  Other efforts will be made to disseminate this item of publicity.  Jim is extremely grateful to Steve for freely applying his considerable video editing expertise to the project, and to all other friends who participated.

 

 

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