A meeting is being scheduled between council officers and councillors with the new owners of Udney Park. The foundation had asked to be represented at this meeting to provide transparency but Council leader Gareth Roberts has indicated that he prefers this initial meeting to be to the exclusion of community groups.
The Foundation have written to the new Chinese owners of Udney Park. The owner is an investment fund run by a Mr Wu. The company name is Leisure Focus and they are based in the British Virgin Islands.
Udney park community playing fields have been sold to an off shore investor registered in the British Virgin Islands.
The Localism Act and the protection to Udney Park that was supposed to be imposed via ACV status has beentrampled over by previous owners - AHH.
The Foundation have written to local councillors (Robin Brown and Julia Neden-Watts), calling for them to intervene to prevent the secret deal to sell Udney Park being completed behind closed doors at the LBRUT offices at York House.
