General POLL - Email OCC Before 19th September

[Scotchegg]

I have just emailed a more lengthy email than I was expecting. Just went with my emotions and asked them to create history.

 

[Oslerroadsouth]

Avid reader of the forum, but rarely post, but I’ve finally got round to emailing all of the Cabinet members and copied in my local MP. Feels like the night before a play off match! COYY

 

[MJB]

Avid reader of the forum, but rarely post, but I’ve finally got round to emailing all of the Cabinet members and copied in my local MP. Feels like the night before a play off match! COYY

Excellent stuff.

And apologies for all of the nonsense you have to read on here generally - for that you deserve a medal too!

 

[Yellows9]

Done

 

[MJB]

Nearly at 125.

125 hit.

Well done everyone.

A credit to our club and county.

 

[Sutton Yellow]

All done. For what it's worth....

"Dear Leader and Cabinet,

I am rarely moved to write to political representatives, but, when the future of Oxford United Football Club is at stake, the club i have supported since being taken to my first game at four years old, i have no choice but to make an exception.

Tomorrow is an opportunity to secure the future of the club. It is that serious. The club has fulfilled the consultation and engagement required of it to this point, engaging with a wide range of groups and the general public. There is no time to delay further. The club needs your support with a positive decision to sell the land at the Triangle.

I care about community and i care about the environment. I am proud to be from Oxfordshire. I want to see an innovative stadium design and facilities which can connect people from around the County. That's the incredible power of sport, football especially. It brings people together. The Triangle is a unique opportunity to develop a landmark facility for Oxfordshire, one which sets a standard for others for its connectivity, community and inclusion.

Being a football supporter does not mean i do not care for the impact of a new stadium on its environment. In fact, it is quite the opposite. I want to see the imaginative use of high quality public spaces, for people to be connected in the area around the Triangle. As an Oxford United supporter i will gladly play my part in holding the club to account for developing the site in a way which is sensitive to its environment.

Therefore, please do not delay, act decisively and approve the sale of land at the Triangle to Oxford United. If you do, i and many thousands of the club's supporters in and outside the County, stand ready to form a new community stadium of which Oxonians can be proud."

 

[MJB]

All done. For what it's worth....

"Dear Leader and Cabinet,

I am rarely moved to write to political representatives, but, when the future of Oxford United Football Club is at stake, the club i have supported since being taken to my first game at four years old, i have no choice but to make an exception.

Tomorrow is an opportunity to secure the future of the club. It is that serious. The club has fulfilled the consultation and engagement required of it to this point, engaging with a wide range of groups and the general public. There is no time to delay further. The club needs your support with a positive decision to sell the land at the Triangle.

I care about community and i care about the environment. I am proud to be from Oxfordshire. I want to see an innovative stadium design and facilities which can connect people from around the County. That's the incredible power of sport, football especially. It brings people together. The Triangle is a unique opportunity to develop a landmark facility for Oxfordshire, one which sets a standard for others for its connectivity, community and inclusion.

Being a football supporter does not mean i do not care for the impact of a new stadium on its environment. In fact, it is quite the opposite. I want to see the imaginative use of high quality public spaces, for people to be connected in the area around the Triangle. As an Oxford United supporter i will gladly play my part in holding the club to account for developing the site in a way which is sensitive to its environment.

Therefore, please do not delay, act decisively and approve the sale of land at the Triangle to Oxford United. If you do, i and many thousands of the club's supporters in and outside the County, stand ready to form a new community stadium of which Oxonians can be proud."

Beautiful.

 

[JayOx88]

Just sent my follow-up emails.

I had only one response to my initial email, which was a measured reply from Duncan Enright. I noticed that he is the cabinet member for Transport and Development strategy, so responded to him personally to thank him for his response and to urge him to consider the amazing potential for sustainable transport that the Triangle site offers. I reminded him that a key part response to the climate crisis will be ensuring new developments fall around excellent transport links, and how there is no site better placed to enable this.

He's already responded again and has acknowledged the point I made, because how can somebody responsible for transport strategy argue with that? So if you haven't already then get those extra emails in and, if you have the time, lean on the specialist areas the Cabinet Members are responsible for and how a new stadium can bring benefits to the area.

Keep up the positivity - our campaign has been a constant stream of championing progress and it is being noticed.

 

[Jonny G]

Who is the 0.7% (1 vote) in the poll above? Oh, hello Ian

 

[Marked Ox]

Sent follow up emails and my old man has emailed his first one to all as well.

 

[Carpy]

Well done to those that emailed, we'll find out shortly if it worked.

Closing this thread.