There was a good turnout of local residents this afternoon at the Redhatch Drive entrance to the Reading University Sibly Hall – Halls of Residence.
Local people are concerned about the onsite security company having locked out residents from accessing the grounds at Redhatch Copse, a designated Ancient Woodland.
A petition has been signed and collected to see what can done about getting full access opened up again. If Reading University was hoping for ‘understanding’ by local residents about the proposed re-development of the Sibly Hall site, then I am sure that they have shot themselves right in their own foot by this overt action.
Could it be that they have done this so that they can proceed with the felling of a number of trees that back on to the Sibley Park residential area? We will post some more information when it becomes available. In the meantime lets us know what you know or find out.
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