Minutes of yesterday's meeting

Main points from stop the Tesco Toxic Meeting on 9th Jan

Attendance: we had five in room and two on line

1) Getting Sam Tarry to support judicial review, there was a discussion about whether to hold a photo shoot outside his office, but no decision taken as yet. Settled on writing to Sam for a meeting, Ashburn Holder said hw would attend

2) Supporters to write to Councillors re school point

3) Supporters to write to Cllrs on other boroughs

4) Supporters to write to GLA representatives, faith groups and resident associations re school point

5) AW to write Tesco head office re Sunday photo shoot

6) AW to set up Facebook event page for Sunday along with a video to plug

7) Supporters to write to sympathetic MPs with a view to raising school issue at health questions in commons

8) Ashburn offered to approach Time FM with a view to him doing an interview 

9) Model email to go to Tescos below: email is ken.murphy@uk.tesco.com

Dear Kenneth Murphy - CEO Tesco PLC

Re: Goodmayes Tesco Development - London Borough of Redbridge

We understand that Tesco is part funding a primary school at the proposed Goodmayes development via a 106 agreement.

We would be grateful if you could consider siting the school away from the busy polluting High Road or at the very least least provide the best quality air filters at the proposed school.

It is baffling that what appears a child health issue is the subject of litigation at the High Court and hope to hear from you in the near future.

Yours sincerely

10) The THE ELLA ROBERTA FAMILY FOUNDATION is at https://ellaroberta.org/contact-us  their support for siting the school inside the development or for it to have filters would be significant. The foundation is a charity, so I do not expect them to support us unless we have Sam Tarry on board too. This is because without the support of Sam, the foundation may not get involved with a campaign which is critical of a Labour Mayor and Council.

Having said this it does not seem to damage our cause by writing to the foundation now seeking they write to Tescos on the school point.