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MCC News, Issue 25, June / July 2003

Progress in Richmond Park at last!

Is our ten-year slog to rid this beautiful medieval deer park of the scourge of motor-traffic finally beginning to pay dividends? Over 90% of the cars blasting through are not even stopping - this park has become a by-pass for excess traffic, actively encouraged by surrounding councils as it relieves their own local roads, and has been scandalously ignored by the Royal Parks Agency... until now.

The campaign has been a long one and is not over yet - for details see our website. In a nutshell we want all through motor-traffic banned. Cars should be allowed in as far as the nearest car park (there are car parks near all the gates). Only then will our campaign end. We have been staunch supporters of the Friends of Richmond Park on this issue, indeed two MCC members were elected to the FoRP committee to help push things from there.

The Royal Parks Agency has finally decided to act, and will

introduce a 20mph speed limit in the park;
close the Robin Hood Gate to all motor traffic;
reduce the size of the Pen Ponds car park to 95 spaces.

We welcome these steps very much as first steps towards a complete ban on cars and motorbikes in the park.

Merton Bike Week 2003

Our busiest bike week ever! Sat 14th June to Sun 22nd June 2003 - click here for details

Raynes Park Bottle Bank

After 6 years of campaigning the bottle bank has finally gone. Possibly a coincidence but it was mentioned at London Borough of Merton Liaison Meeting on 10th April.

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