Rammell Field Blog

DATE SET - KCC Regulation Committee Member Panel To Consider the APPLICATION TO REGISTER LAND KNOWN AS RAMMELL FIELD AT CRANBROOK AS A NEW VILLAGE GREEN.

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 12:33:00 +0100

We have been notified that the KCC Regulation Committee Member Panel will convene on Tuesday, 5 March 2013 at 12.30 pm at Staplehurst Village Centre, High Street, Staplehurst TN12 OBJ. To Consider the APPLICATION TO REGISTER LAND KNOWN AS RAMMELL FIELD AT CRANBROOK AS A NEW VILLAGE GREEN. The Panel Members will be visiting the site of the application at 11.15 am on the day of the meeting. The ...

What the press say - "?School bullying town"

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:13:00 +0200

Campaign Statement read to Parish Council Meeting

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:41:00 +0200

Campaign Statement asking Councillors to support Village Green Application that was read to Parish Council Meeting April 12th by Howard Cox. Thank you Mr Chairman for allowing me to talk tonight on behalf of the "Save Rammell Field” Campaign. My name is Howard Cox, I have lived in Cranbrook for 13 years, I run a communications business from Cranbrook and I am also the Chair of the ...

Parish Council support Village Green Application

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:37:00 +0200

At the Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Parish Council Meeting last night, Councillors voted 9 for with 5 against, in supporting the Village Green application for "The Cranbrook School War Memorial Playing Field”. The largest attendance by local residents at a Parish Meeting in many years witnessed the strength of feeling for this "Memorial” field to remain as a sports playing field in perpetuity. Several speakers spoke from the community, ...

The Cranbrook Community needs clarification: Are the Trustees selling for development or not?

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:20:00 +0200

The Campaign Team received today an email from the Chairman of the The Cranbrook School War Memorial Playing Field Trustees. In it he says: "The Trustees of the field are not looking at selling the field for development, but have submitted the land for consideration within the Cranbrook plan for development.". What does this mean? We have replied by email as follows: On behalf of the Campaign Team and 1700 ...

Supporter Comments: Read the opposition to developing Rammell Field

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:14:00 +0200

1. Cranbrook needs Rammell Field as a community amenity 2. If it was left in Perpetuityfor the people of Cranbrook, then it should definately not be built on 3. This is an ideal opportunity to utilise this great space even further for the good of locals and visitors alike.rarely do communities have such an ideal space available to them, the possibilities should have the parish council buzzing with ideas!The housing requirements should concentrate ...

April 12th - Cranbrook Vestry Hall - 7.30pm : Parish Council asked to reconsider opposition to Village Green Status

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:38:00 +0200

There will be a meeting of the Parish Council on April 12th at 7.30pm in the Cranbrook Vestry Hall to reconsider the support for the "Village Green" application. Please come along and support. Click here if you are coming This is an email to local resident Howard Cox in Rammell Mews from the Chairman of the Parish Council following Howard's request (one of many from residents) to get the ...

Why has the Parish Council Changed its mind?

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:06:00 +0200

At the Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Parish Council meeting held on 8 th March, the Parish Council voted to ignore 1500 local residents and the application to the County Council to designate the Rammell Field as a "Village Green”. Last year paradoxically, on October 13 th 2011 at a Parish Council meeting, the Council instead supported the residents seeking to preserve Rammel Field as a "Village Green, as proposed by Peter North and seconded by ...

1700 (so far) have supported saving the field from development

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:04:00 +0200

The "Save Rammell Field" Campaign team has collected more than 1500 signatures in support of opposing any development of the Memorial Field. This figure is growing and represents currently 25% of the population of Cranbrook. As part of the process to prevent such an occurrence of development there has been an application for the field to be designated as a "Village Green". See separate blog definition

What is "Village Green" Status?

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:01:00 +0200

Apart from the general use of the term, Village Green has a specific legal meaning in England and Wales, and also includes the less common term Town Greens. Town and village greens were defined in the Commons Registration Act 1965, as amended by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, as land: which has been allotted by or under any Act for the exercise or recreation of the inhabitants of any locality ...

Who owns Rammell Field?

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:56:00 +0200

The lawyers acting on behalf of Cranbrook School were asked to see the full title within the deeds as to ownership of the Rammell Field. We still await their reply. We believe the Field is owned in Trust for usage as a Playing Field and most certainly not for commercial development.

In Perpetuity and Memory of the Fallen

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:30:00 +0200

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In the begining - Can there be any doubt? - Background

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:10:00 +0200

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is planning to build 300 homes in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst. The Cranbrook School War Memorial Playing Field is a possible site for a number of new houses. It seems, Cranbrook School is looking to sell the field for development. This will be a disaster for the local community. The field is a Memorial Field which was left to the community of Cranbrook in 1922 in perpetuity, a letter ...

Reasons for non-development

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:01:00 +0200

Field left "in perpetuity” for the community usage / school sports usage / not for development This field has been shared for usage in the last 50+ years for: Participating in the annual charitable fun day Attending Fairs / Fun fairs Taking part in charitable fund raising events Meeting Parish Council representatives Watching rugby matches / sports days Sports events Focus for community gatherings and interaction Relaxation and entertainment - ...