We have won!

Last Wednesday the Honorable Mr Justice Barling handed down his judgement on TW Logistics Ltd v Essex County Council in the High Court .  TWL’s application to cancel the registration of our Village Green was heard in July last year and there are 109 pages of judgement, which concludes:

"TWL’s claim: It follows that the matters raised by TWL whether taken cumulatively or individually do not provide grounds for the registration to be reversed or amended. Accordingly the claim fails."

FTQ have now had the chance to study the verdict in detail and we are delighted with Mr Justice Barling’s robust defence of the Village Green in his judgement.

Simon Bullimore, Chairman of Free the Quay said: “I am delighted with the outcome of the court case and would like to thank the whole community who have continued to support us and have kept faith with the fact that the Village Green status will be upheld. I am confident that in due course the fence will be removed. However, consent for appeal on limited grounds is a possibility for TWL but we won’t know for a couple of weeks if they decide to appeal. We hope, however, that Mr Parker will finally see sense and enter into dialogue with us, as we have always proposed, about a more suitable barrier”.

There will be a celebration of our victory on the Quay on Sunday 26 February from 12.30 to 3 pm. Please come along, bring your family and friends and enjoy  food, drink and fun on our Village Green.

If the weather is bad and we have to postpone the celebration a notice to this effect will be posted on this website and the Free the Quay Facebook page by 10.00 am on the day.

More fundraising events to pay for the cost of the court case will be announced in due course.