ABOUT THIS BLOG

This popular and historic pub was acquired by its owners in 2009 with a view, initially, to building flats for social housing and then subsequently developing a small housing estate. Local residents opposed these plans from the start.

Planning permission was granted in 2010 after which the site was put up for sale. After many years of inactivity, building work finally started in July 2015. Locally, this was seen as good news. However, the houses have yet to be completed.

The aim of this Blog has been to keep residents informed of current developments and to record the long history of this small community's fight to keep its pub.

Wednesday, 14 December 2016

The Christmas Post

Around about this time last year, we ventured to say that it would probably be the last time we wished our readers the compliments of the season.  We figured that, by now, the new houses would be all be built and maybe even occupied.  How wrong can you be?  The building work continues.  Sort of.  Nothing seems to have happened on the site for the past three weeks and there still seems a lot to do.

However, according to the parish newsletter, three of the properties have been sold and the buyers are due to move in "by the first week in December".  The newsletter adds that the site is to be known as Dragon Court.

This year, we've decided not to post our usual "Christmas Card" at the top of the Blog as we feel now is the time to move on by which we mean simply looking forward rather than backward.  As one of our very sensible neighbours has pointed out, when the new people do move in they will become part of the Rough Close community.

Nevertheless we wish everyone a very merry Christmas and, you never know, we might still be here this time next year!  All the very best.

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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous14 December 2016 at 19:13

    No doubt the developers and the council will be sending us all a Xmas hamper as a thank you for how understanding we all have been.I await mine.

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  2. Anonymous15 December 2016 at 10:52

    Wouldn't DEMOLITION CLOSE or SHAFTED PLACE be more apt ?

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  3. Anonymous4 January 2017 at 16:58

    What a shame to hear that the Voice of Rough Close is shutting down its voice. I will miss it.
    Many,many thanks to the Webmaster for all the hard work put in,so sorry to see it go.
    I first encountered it during the Save the George and Dragon campaign,sadly lost to the whims of the awful council and it's close friends the developers.
    Thanks and very best wishes for 2017 and on.

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