[Madhatter]

Shame that is. So they've got nothing too?.
Well From the pics on here in the gallery of that shelter and graffiti'd monument, I would go around bragging that it's a nice place. but who am I to comment, I'm just an outsider with unbiased views that most outsiders will have.

could we have an explanation from peter britcliffe as to why they were trying to con them into having something. (blackmail is money with menaces)

I think maybe your right, and I think maybe the councils should get involved and just override the public. If the public were consulted on every little monument, viewing platform, bench, lamp post and path, you'd end up with nothing.
In runcorn, the local council has just gone ahead and built a park with wooden viewing platforms over the mersey, could be better but at least they are there, and sculptures, one is a living willow sculpture that you can walk through.
Your never going to please all the people alll the time and your never going to please the press. they will put a spanner in every time just to create another failure story. Shame that residents of accy couldn't see that.
You've lost out on something and you think you've won. I think you should all get back to the table and start to talk to each other.