Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
It’s been known for a while that someone has created a fake oswestry21 website which is “vehemently opposed to the activities of oswestry21″, and thus, presumably, is vehemently opposed to discussion of any kind of sustainability issues. But it’s mention on Radio Shropshire yesterday morning bought it to public notice.
The site was registerd by an I. Packington, and displays a delightfully inappropriate photograph of what seems to be a small continental harbour drenched in sunlight. It has a couple of links to pro supermarket articles, and appears to be collecting names and post codes which are claimed to be being sent to Oswestry Town Council. OTC must be baffled as to what to do with this limited information, as it’s hands are tied in any planning decision regarding the supermarkets as they are interested parties on two counts - as landowners of both the Smithfield and the Central Car Park. Nice photo though.
OS21
IS A GROUP DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
OF OSWESTRY IN THE
21ST CENTURY
March 9th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Stunning photo and delightful yacht. I loved the “..my opinions differ from that of nearly everyone else..”.
March 9th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Is that what they are planning to do at burbidges, cause if so Im gonna vote for that and get me a yacht so i can cruise off to st tropez in the summer
March 9th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
It is a pretty weird site and I don’t think whoever has set it up has thought it through very well. I feel a bit sorry for ‘her’ actually as I’m not sure she understands the facts. I heard Jim Hawkins show on Radio Shropshire the other morning when he asked the author of the site to get in touch. I don’t think they did. Probably don’t want to own up to it!