A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I think I signed a petition after the furore about that elderly couple who weren't allowed to keep chickens in their garden. Poet(?) was doing stuff about it at the time and we were all up in arms about it. Anyways, the Number 10 website has now posted a response, and it's here: http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page21686 So it looks like anyone wanting to get chicken-keeping bye-laws ditched needs to lobby on a local/personal level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 just to be clear, the petition wasn't started by me but we felt, in addition to lobbying gateshead council on behalf of the Lewis couple, that it would be a good idea to sign it. For anyone who isn't aware, the Lewis couple were allowed to keep their chickens in the end, thank goodness! There was something in the allotments act that their solicitor used to 'persuade' the council to change their mind but knowing they had a huge amount of support really kept the Lewis' spirits up. I'm sure we all made the council think twice as well! I'm still in touch with 2 of their grandchildren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Thanks Poet. Had missed the outcome of the specific case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooklady Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Great news that they were allowed to keep their chooks I had missed the update. I did sign the petition and receivced an e-mail the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I got the answering email too , seems very waffly to me, and not going to be a lot of help . hopefully people will just carry on getting chickens anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 The no 10 response is meaningless waffle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
