History on our side, say Granby Green campaigners

LEAFLETS are being distributed around Hotwells in the next step inthe fight to preserve one of the last green spaces in the area.

Local people say the area known as Granby Green is public spaceand have been protesting against a firm called Petherton Trust Ltd,which put up a fence around the site.

Many believe that fencing off the area is just a prelude toresidential development and they say the company's claim to the landis doubtful.

Now pamphlets explaining the reasons behind the protest are beingput through the letterboxes of local people by a group called Friendsof Granby Green.

The leaflets claim that the land has not been used for over 30years by …