Warrington Residents Against Prison Proposal

Council meeting to be held on Monday 3rd November at 6:30pm at the Parr Hall. All welcome.

Following the initial residents meeting at Whittle Hall Community Centre on 6th October, Warrington Council have agreed that their next Council meeting should be held in a venue capable of housing the large numbers of local residents who wish to demonstrate their opposition to the proposal to build a Titan Prison on the land known locally as ‘The Omega Site’, Warrington.  Please note that this is a regular scheduled Council Meeting at which this issue will be discussed - it is not a meeting set up to only discuss this issue.

We would therefore like to inform all residents that this meeting is due to commence at 6:30pm on Monday  3rd November.  You should aim to be seated by 6:20pm.  Entry is on a first come first served basis.

Due to the expected numbers of local residents wishing to attend this meeting, it has been suggested that any members of the public wishing to attend the meeting should gather in the area known locally as Bank Park, Warrington (Golden Gates) at 5:45pm and that they should then proceed to The Parr Hall, to attend the Council meeting.

We must stress that this is not an organised walk and behaviour here has to be impeccable and at no time should anybody do or attempt anything that could cause disruption or disturbance.

We have been advised by Council members that this gathering should be ‘merely a group of local residents, gathering, to walk to a common place.’  This is not a demonstration.

We would therefore like to emphasise that whilst we appreciate that many of us feel passionately about this cause, this should remain a peaceful gathering, to get a very important message across.

The local press have been invited to attend the meeting, purely to raise the profile of our campaign.

We have also been advised that whilst attending the meeting, we should respect that this is official Council business and that we should act in an appropriate manner.

We urge all residents to attend this event, to demonstrate strength in numbers, to send a very loud and clear message to the Government, that “Warrington says NO to Titan Prisons!”

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us

See you there.

Almost 100 pople have participated in the survey so far but we need more people to join in.  It is really important that we understand how the people of Warrington are thinking in order to help shape the campaign and have the best chance of bringing a halt to the prison proposal.

So come on click Here to go directly to the online survey, fill it in then get a friend or neighbour to do the same !

The WRAPP TEAM

The WRAPP team have created a short survey form to gather the views of the community on the prison proposal.   It will only take you a couple of minutes to fill it in so click the link below and get started right away:

Take me to the Online Survey

Remember to keep coming back for more information.

We’ve added a list of useful contacts for you to use when writing letters or emails.  This can be found at:

http://www.wrapp.org.uk/useful-contacts/

Keep sending your letters and emails.  Sign the petitions, get your friends and family to do the same.

Media statement

A spokesman for Warrington Borough Council said:

“In the course of our discussions with English Partnerships, Miller Homes and the NWDA about the development of Omega, it was put to us that Omega was being considered as one possible location for a Titan prison. We would have very real concerns about such a proposal and would need to know a lot more. As far as Warrington Council is aware, Omega is progressing and there is a lot of interest in the site from a whole range of commercial, industrial and business developers. We are working closely with our partners in this scheme to re-evaluate the uses on phase two of Omega in the light of the current economic climate but remain committed to securing the future of the Omega development and ensuring that Warrington is well placed to make the most of this site of regional significance.”

The above statement was issued by Warrington Borough Council
Wednesday 10 September, 2008

Warrington Residents Against Prison Proposal oppose these plans and we’re looking for help from you to sign the online petition and keep checking here for further information.