Rachel Reeves MP has an interesting comment on a community ownership project in her own constituency here. This is interesting from a Brent perspective in thinking of possible solutions to rebuilding the Sports Centre in Stonebridge. That has attracted local demand for community involvement, and the Leeds development sounds as if it might provide a parallel.
I have always been told that the terms on which it was built back in the 1980s force a degree of community involvement at this site. Basically, if it went straightforwardly private Brent Council would have to pay a penalty lump sum in a similar way to the Roundwood Youth Club.
Any effort towards a wider community involvement needs to start as soon as possible before the Council is far in the redevelopment.
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