The Palmerston Residents Association Thank The Alliance Party’s Naomi Long For Once Again Standing Up For The People Of Northern Ireland And Our Children's History Of Shipbuilding In East Belfast Harland and Wolff

Once more we have seen Cllr Naomi Long standing up for the people of East Belfast, the silence of other MLAs in East Belfast deafening. The people have a lot to thank Naomi Long for as she was the first MLA to voice her support regarding the listing of Gustav Wolff The Den on Station Road and two cottages that once stood there. She has given us her full backing in all we tried to do to save these cottages for our history and more important our children's history.

 

We see her as a champion for the working class people of east Belfast, once again she is the first to show her support for the community. We have to challenge our other MLA’s and ask why did this happen, why were the residents not told when the building was listed by letter from the Heritage Service, and why was the developers told that the building was not being listed days before the date expired, why were the residents not given a chance to see the report the heritage carried out on the cottages

 

The residents look to the Heritage Service to save our history and our children's history, we feel they have let the people of Northern Ireland down and questions must be ask from the Principal Conservation Architect Mr Manus Deery as to why  he failed to respond to the Residents Association, he claimed in his letter to them on 28th March 2008 he would be in a position to provide a substantive  response within a few weeks. We also have to ask where the MLA’s are now who came out in support to save the cottages, we want to know what questions the MLA’s are going ask the Heritage Service, why has Sammy Wilson kept silent, when  he appeared on the local TV stations he was in support of saving our history for our children, should we ask Cllr Sammy Wilson why he let this happen.after all you know the importance of our children and their history.

 

We say thank you to Naomi Long for the work you do in our area and the support you give to the Sydenham community and the hard work you undertake on behalf of the Community. 

 

The Palmerston Residents Association

Will make A statement in the next few days

Chairman