Deposit of Incinerator ash in Upton Court Park (Castleview end) next the children’s playground and car park

My children are adults now and the dog died some years ago. The last time I visited the park with children, was approximately two years ago with visiting family members. More recently, on reading of the proposed Castleview Development I went to look at the intended building site. The Development was not the only shock I had. I found the Park itself had been grossly disfigured.

It would appear that about two years ago a large quantity of dark granular filling was dumped in Upton Court Park; this material can be viewed today and seen to run the full length of the Rugby Club access road. The filling material is ash, which contains a mixture of broken glass, metal fragments, clinker and sundry unidentifiable refuse. This material cannot be other than incinerator residue. Many have asked, with some disgust, why such obnoxious material should have been deposited in a Public Park where people walk their dogs and children play; worse still, the ash was spread uphill from watercourses and overlies the aquifer which leaks into the lower park.

I am horrified that my local Council, which is supposed to look after the interests of the community, could put such a lethal mixture as described above, in a Public Park. Aesthetically and socially it is a disgrace and has no rhyme or reason for being there. In my humble opinion, 25,000 (TWENTY-FIVE THOUSANDS) TONS OF ASH (give or take a ton or two) is a bit excessive just to keep the travellers out!

Where does this ash come from? By whose authority was this vandalism allowed? Are we allowed to see documentation relating to it? Maybe it’s only a rumour that ash from Colnbrook is going to go to Black Park? A responsible Council would remove the offending rubbish forthwith. On the other hand – a responsible Council would not have put it there in the first place!