Great Coates village hall work starts on Monday – despite protests

“Well where do I start ... nimby-ism, petulance, sexism, bullying, sulking, dummy spitting, toys out of the pram,emotion, this has it all, all in lieu of common sense, . I want this hall, Great Coates needs this Hall. I have already booked this Hall for one of my family Birthday parties next year. Am I a lonely voice or just a brave voice. G R A S S and it's arguments don't even make sense. They wanted the old old reading rooms that apart from anything else would not get planning for lack of parking and a dangerous position. That site would be a money pit to bring to the correct standards and maintain and would add nothing to the village. Far better off as residential. I have witnessed over my many years in this town, as both a proud resident and as a business man, so many political arguments and planning rows that have obviously become emotive rather than productive. I cite as an example the old Little Chef at Laceby. I believe somebody wanted this as a Car dealership. If I remember correctly it was turned down as not suitable for the area. Well last time I looked there was a very large Mercedes dealership on one corner a van dealership on the other and a small car lot next door to that.So why was it turned down? What are the real reasons behind this nonsense about the Village Hall? Could it be.... it wasn't my idea, I wanted to do that, I thought of it first so ner! Come on G R A S S grow up and work with the the Village not against it. I sincerely hope you are not so petty that you will never step foot in it. That you will not use the hall when you need to or that you won't frequent it when you have to just because of your original stance against it. Come on now you have lost it was a brave but futile effort put it all behind you now and focus your fantastic energies on something else, and disband ASAP. All the energies you have used against this Hall would be far better put to use if you were all grown up enough to accept defeat and now get behind. It is your Village after all....Please I don't want a response to this from yourselves stating all of your old arguments about democracy and bureaucracy etc. etc.its all been said before and I believe we are all tired of it now. It will be your Hall a Hall to be proud of and a fantastic place for all of the community. I have sat in on a council meeting, I even considered joining. There is one thing I learned from my brief encounter. You need to have the time,patience and dedication to be a Councillor. You need a thick skin and someone like Kathy Nunn who ensures the rules and Legal bits are adhered to. You cannot get away with just building a Village Hall because you want to. Well done Parish Council keep up the good work. I am however not saying I agree or will agree with everything you have done or may do in the future but I am fully behind you on this one. Now come on those of you who agree with me, those of you who want this place as a safe modern environment for all your family parties especially the little ones. A fantastic Hall that you can walk to if necessary, don't leave me alone out in the cold,have your say. John Cusick's remarks are just silly, we have to pay our rates because that is the law of the land and they pay for all the things we tend to take for granted but wouldn't want to be without.To bring Nazi Germany and the BNP into this little war is ridiculous and I'm sure you know your shed isn't really big enough and like the old old Reading Rooms wouldn't get the necessary planning consent or a fire certificate. Derangriff1 also a German fan both of their newspapers and secret service , how deep is that ,why would you want it to fail are you part of this community or just an observer?
Steve...Great Coates Resident”

“Sorry, Greatone, I answered for you :)))
BTW madasahatter. You are an idiot clearly.”

“Sorry to disappoint, Kittycloe, but clearly you and the council member you asked can't read! Have a look at this http://tinyurl.com/9edar75 click on the top file on the right and go to pages 41 and 45 for a start. All the info re housing at GC is there for ALL to see. Enjoy.”

“Dear Santa,

Please,please may I have a new football stadium in Great Coates. I never used to believe in miracles but the Tooth Fairy must have worked her magic for the village council to get 'their 'new hall, so perhaps you and your little helpers could make not just me,but many others very happy for a long,long time.
If you can't do that, then please make those nasty councillors go away forever.
Thank you.
ps
I have been a good boy all year and always eat my greens.
UP THE MARINERS!”

“Just a couple of points greatone, the village council are there for the MAJORTY, they are not on the council for themselves or the WI but for the MAJORITY of the village, and to ignore a vote taken by the villagers is wrong, thats called DEMOCRACY, if the council dont like it leave its simple as for the 800 houses coming to the village....... strange N. E Lincs council know nothing about it, strange the Telegrah shows nearest houses to Gt Coates are those to be built in Healing
........................Stewart”

“Looks a lovely building. I'm sure the Great Coates residents will think it's worth every penny.
Wouldn't it be nice if they got NoToTheVillageHall to cut the first sod on Monday.
Just a thought. Keep Smiling.”

“In my experience people who volunteer to be parish councillors don't do it for the kudos or fame and certainly not for fortune.  I don't think they "strive" for public office as you put it. It's normal everyday people who happen to like where they live and enjoy improving the area. You may not like a decision but people in their position have to make unpopular decisions sometimes-look at the bigger picture. There have been a lot of spiteful comments aimed at these volunteers yet I read no one wants to step up to the mark and volunteer!  They are just people like you or I and I really don't undertstand the name-calling mentality. BTW, The picture of the hall looks fantastic and I think GC residents should be more concerned about the 800-1000 houses that may be being built.”

“Oh dear .....did i i hit a nerve . You should really be able to take criticism if you strive to be in public office .Talk about dishing it out , but not being able to take it !”

“Hey Great Coates - sounds like you've got an AWESOME Parish Council! Really - honest, sounds great. Why would any council ignore it's residents!?

Oh year, power trip!”

“Apparently there is room on the land for a nice football pitch for the kids to play on, that would be nice.”