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JoH · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:57 pm Post subject:

Let me rephrase that using non-aggressive wording then. Family picnic or protest or walk along the beach or supporting-by-having-a-picnic? whatever you want to call it, one whiff of trouble and they will be down on you like a ton of bricks.

Smooth Hound · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:51 pm Post subject:

my opinion is, is that itll be a really nice day there,
but i wouldnt guarantee it,

DiddleDeDum · Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:41 am Post subject:

Surely this picnic is going to be in Balmedie Country Park rather than on Menie as I don't suppose for a minute that lots of people will walk with their picnics along to the Trump land?

earthroots · Neepster Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 146 Location: deeside

http://www.trippinguptrump.com/picnic.htm
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Maidenstone · Neepster Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 303

Trump land begins at the fence beside the Balmedie Visitor Centre car park, so we only have to go on the dunes just to the north of the car park to be on his land. There are lots of nice places to sit and picnic without trampling on the plants there, and it is still within reach of the loos at the visitor centre ... important for the children.
The organisers of the picnic are not planning a protest or any trouble, just games, perhaps a few musicians playing if anyone wants to join in. It's intended that we all have a lovely afternoon in the dunes, and a good get together.
Look forward to seeing a lot of you there - please try and make a Neep badge so we recognise each other!
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earthroots · Neepster Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 146 Location: deeside

It has been revealed
that Donald Trump sneakily approached the Aberdeenshire Council to push them to use their power of compulsory purchase on the land that he can’t obtain. This effectively means that Trump wants to clear local people from their homes that don’t wish to sell, for a private housing and golf development.

see:

http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1318569?UserKey=
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IainC · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject:

Yup... TBH, regardless of how you felt one way or other about the golf course, the fact that someone (anyone) would try and use compulsory purchase to force you off your land so they could have a private development (ie not for the common good) is repulsive to me... and TBH, I have to say I wasn't overly fussed about his golf course in the first place one way or the other.

Smooth Hound · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:17 pm Post subject:

this is the way he behaves though, have a look at his history, its not good reading, ill add quickly,

thats just my opinion. i said this from the beginning

Maidenstone · Neepster Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 303

After a dreadful wet start to the morning, the rain cleared just as people started arriving for the picnic and we headed up into the dunes. The children played together with kites, and running up and down the dunes while us grown-ups sat and chatted. Someone brought an accordion, another bongos, and we sang two Trump songs - quite funny. The rain earlier had made the sand nice and damp so no-one had to go down onto the beach to build their sandcastles, and there were some great ones - the best getting prizes. Considering the terrible forecast and the heavy rain all morning, I'm surprised anyone came, and although there must have been about 60 people there was no doubt the rain put lots of people off - quite understandably! It was a lovely gathering, very friendly, and just shows how folk are starting to see through Trump's business practices and turn against this development.
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Smooth Hound · Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:52 pm Post subject:

glad it went well