Baker's Field recreational access

John Fareham and John Abbott have arranged for the gates granting access to the open land on Baker’s Field to be open between predetermined hours by arrangement with local residents.

In conjunction with the local Area Team, we have arranged for the gates next door to no.39 to be left open for most of the day on an experimental basis.  We hope this will be an adequate means of reconciling the wish of local residents to keep Baker’s Field clear of antisocial behaviour with the equally valid wish of dog walkers to be able to use public open land.  Should this method not prove adequate, we are of course prepared to revisit the question of whether access can be granted from another suitable point such as Chanterlands Avenue.  We do however take the view that the present scheme should be given a fair trial, over a sufficient period of time, to determine whether it really does work before we begin to explore other options.