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Submission from Medway Liberal Democrats on the Future Hoo -Consultation 2021 - Second Round

Submission from Medway Liberal Democrats on the Future Hoo -Consultation 2021 - Second Round Environmental Matters - Hoo Community Parklands There has been a significant improvement in the environmental section of the Second-Round HIF brochure. The improvement of this part of the consultation is such that it is now placed as the first section rather than the last as it was in the first-round consultation brochure. In addition to the Cookham Community Park, there are two major additions in the to the community parks, (i) the Hoo Flats and (ii) Lodge Hill with Deangate Ridge community parks. The aspirations listed in the first-round brochure have been transformed into reasonably well-designed parks.

"Holocaust Memorial Day will give an opportunity for our towns to reflect" say Medway Liberal Democrats

Thursday 27th January 2022 marks the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp, every year on that day Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) takes place, a day that will give an opportunity for people from our towns and across the country to reflect on the tragic events of the Holocaust and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.

'Demolition of Splashes Begins - but there are still many unanswered questions' - say Medway Liberal Democrats

Medway Liberal Democrats are pleased that the demolition has finally begun on the Splashes leisure centre in Rainham after a large delay. Though it is sad to see a place that has given so many happy memories to a lot of Medway residents, the demolition is the first stage of Medway Councils new project to replace Splashes with a new leisure pool after the original building was found to be unsafe.

'Local Plan highlights that the Council is failing on sustainable transport for Medway' - say the Liberal Democrats

Medway Council is failing, as shown in the draft local plan to deliver sustainable transport solutions for Medway. Medway Liberal Democrats say that the Local Plan in an attempt to provide services and support for extra homes at Frindsbury and Hoo is almost entirely made up from unsustainable transport projects.

'Small Business Saturday should be all year round for Medway' - say the Liberal Democrats