Save Grove Park Library Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/save-grove-park-library.html Online petition signatures en-us Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:48 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Ms Janice Gardiner [Signature #95] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24450394?utm_medium=rss Very disappointed to see this library closed. It was very useful to have this resource local, especially for elderly and young school children who frequently saw in there. Please reconsider this decision.

]]> Thu, 16 Nov 2023 05:09:24 UTC 24450394 mark johnson [Signature #94] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10446765?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2011 04:57:19 UTC 10446765 Ms Patricia Doyle [Signature #93] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10053370?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Mar 2011 06:43:11 UTC 10053370 Mr Pat Chappelle [Signature #92] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9615826?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:36:03 UTC 9615826 Charlie Connelly [Signature #91] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9520900?utm_medium=rss I'm a full-time author currently working on my tenth book. I fell in love with words as a child in Grove Park Library. I live a long way from it now but will never forget the debt I owe to that little building on the corner.

]]> Sat, 5 Feb 2011 05:48:10 UTC 9520900 Mrs Philippa McCann [Signature #90] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9421915?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:40:46 UTC 9421915 Mrs Alison Eyre [Signature #89] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9368802?utm_medium=rss The land that Grove Park library is built on is protected and cant be sold, only a library can be built there - so WHY ARE YOU CLOSING IT DOWN?

]]> Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:21:16 UTC 9368802 Z Brown [Signature #88] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9136108?utm_medium=rss Grove Park Libary is an essential part of Grove Park. I go there to get books that better me and help me later on in life. SAVE GROVE PARK LIBARY!

]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:17:34 UTC 9136108 Anonymous [Signature #87] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8985428?utm_medium=rss Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:27:20 UTC 8985428 Mrs Polly Turner [Signature #86] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8983586?utm_medium=rss Wed, 24 Nov 2010 07:38:38 UTC 8983586 Mrs Jane Johnson [Signature #85] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8982424?utm_medium=rss There is a lot of people using this library and would find it impossible to go further afield.

I have never been there when it has been completely empty, which shows it is a popular venue

]]> Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:21:15 UTC 8982424 Mrs Rosie Lindsell Moore [Signature #84] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8981940?utm_medium=rss As a resident of New Cross, Lewisham and Lee whilst a student at Goldsmiths, I see the library essential to the local community. As a hub for learning and social development, it just seems a tragic waste of resources if closure goes ahead. PLEASE reconsider the proposed cuts.

]]> Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:54:35 UTC 8981940 Mrs Rosie Lindsell Moore [Signature #83] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8981937?utm_medium=rss As a resident of New Cross, Lewisham and Lee whilst a student at Goldsmiths, I see the library essential to the local community. As a hub for learning and social development, it just seems a tragic waste of resources if closure goes ahead. PLEASE reconsider the proposed cuts.

]]> Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:54:10 UTC 8981937 Mrs Rosie Lindsell Moore [Signature #82] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8981929?utm_medium=rss As a resident of New Cross, Lewisham and Lee whilst a student at Goldsmiths, I see the library essential to the local community. As a hub for learning and social development, it just seems a tragic waste of resources if closure goes ahead. PLEASE reconsider the proposed cuts.

]]> Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:52:24 UTC 8981929 Jean Parker [Signature #81] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8977648?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:23:37 UTC 8977648 Mr Chris Griggs [Signature #80] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8966092?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:50:03 UTC 8966092 Steve Saunders [Signature #79] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8946597?utm_medium=rss Librairies are essential to the well-being of our communities. If we lose these buildings for a short-sighted polictical fix, they will be gone forever. Good luck in your campaign and please consider supporting the 'Save Barnet Libraries' petition as well

]]> Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:34:47 UTC 8946597 Mr Dooshyant Beekarry [Signature #78] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8944794?utm_medium=rss Grove Park Library is an essential feature of the area. there are many elderly people in the community who cannot easily travel to Catford or Lewisham and this library is very useful for them.

]]> Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:46:29 UTC 8944794 ms ade ayoola [Signature #77] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8885764?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:19:13 UTC 8885764 mrs Sarah MacNeil [Signature #76] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8843854?utm_medium=rss I have been using the library all my life. It is really useful to help with learning for school work. The events the library put on are also really fun. The school outings to the library have been great too.

]]> Sun, 7 Nov 2010 08:29:42 UTC 8843854 mr Jamie MacNeil [Signature #75] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8843847?utm_medium=rss I have been using the library all my life. It is really useful to help with learning for school work. The events the library put on are also really fun. The school outings to the library have been great too.

]]> Sun, 7 Nov 2010 08:28:51 UTC 8843847 mr Christopher MacNeil [Signature #74] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8843840?utm_medium=rss I have been using the library all my life. It is really useful to help with learning for school work. The events the library put on are also really fun. The school outings to the library have been great too.

]]> Sun, 7 Nov 2010 08:27:26 UTC 8843840 mr Ian MacNeil [Signature #73] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8843821?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Nov 2010 08:23:16 UTC 8843821 Kyle Mee [Signature #72] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8824453?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 04:05:14 UTC 8824453 Aran Mee [Signature #71] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8824444?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Nov 2010 04:03:22 UTC 8824444 mR John Denton [Signature #70] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8794620?utm_medium=rss Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:22:50 UTC 8794620 Mr Moray Meade [Signature #69] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8794597?utm_medium=rss Its a complete discrace, even if only one child uses the Library and gets value from it. Then its money well spent.

I used this library since I was a child.

Lewisham Council Don't you dare shut it. Or you both local and national politicians will be come unemployed and your next election.

]]> Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:14:53 UTC 8794597 Anonymous [Signature #68] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8790102?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:59:36 UTC 8790102 ms carthika kanagasabai [Signature #67] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8786239?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:14:18 UTC 8786239 Mr Robert Condon [Signature #66] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8785769?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:59:15 UTC 8785769 miss Taylor Hall [Signature #65] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8780904?utm_medium=rss I use the library to help me with my school work, and my Nan also goes a lot, we really like it.

]]> Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:32:41 UTC 8780904 Ms Joan Labrom [Signature #64] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8776043?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:12:38 UTC 8776043 Beryl Blair [Signature #63] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8775311?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:04:39 UTC 8775311 Ms Rebecca Charikar [Signature #62] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8767222?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Oct 2010 03:35:24 UTC 8767222 Mrs Chris Shirley [Signature #61] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8757699?utm_medium=rss Although I live out of Borough, I do work in Grove Park and understand how valuable the local Library is to residents as well as Coopers Lane Primary school, who regularly use the Library facilities.

]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 01:17:17 UTC 8757699 Ms Jennie Lumsden [Signature #60] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8756631?utm_medium=rss I wouldn't be the person I am today without Grove Park library. It sounds dramatic, but it's still true. I have lived in the area for all of my life, and loved going to the library when I was little. It's unfair to take such a valuable resource away.

]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:07:33 UTC 8756631 Megan Ceiriog-Jones [Signature #59] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8749924?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Oct 2010 04:45:34 UTC 8749924 Mr D Logue [Signature #58] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8746055?utm_medium=rss This library should be supported not scrapped - spreading of knowledge is priceless.

]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:27:49 UTC 8746055 Mary McKernan [Signature #57] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8744924?utm_medium=rss It would be crass and short-sighted to close this valuable resource.

]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:38:17 UTC 8744924 Ms Andrea Thompson [Signature #56] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8744111?utm_medium=rss Libraries are too valuable a resource to the local communities to be disposed of lightly. Where will people get access to books, references, internet when they cannot afford to purchase these for themselves? Everyone should have access to a local library.

]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:45:59 UTC 8744111 Mrs Lynn Chrysostomou [Signature #55] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8743573?utm_medium=rss Although I don't use this particular library I believe libraries are very important, especially to the elderly who can't travel far. I would hate to lose my local (mobile) library.

]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 03:54:27 UTC 8743573 Miss Anonymous [Signature #54] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8743553?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Oct 2010 03:50:40 UTC 8743553 Mrs Elizabeth Feeney [Signature #53] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8743500?utm_medium=rss Local libraries are so important to small children and their families, elderly people, and people on a low income who want to keep reading. Please don't close down this vital part of local communities

]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 03:42:09 UTC 8743500 Ms J Brissenden [Signature #52] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8743499?utm_medium=rss Libraries can only be a positive influence on members of the local community. We need positive influences now more than ever - especially in Lewisham.

]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 03:41:52 UTC 8743499 Miss Ruth Potter [Signature #51] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8737355?utm_medium=rss There are a lot of elderly people in the area (there are 3 old people's homes within a few hundred yards). They would find it very difficult to get to any of the other libraries, so this is only one reason to save Grove Park Library.

]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2010 05:27:46 UTC 8737355 Miss Gill Hammond [Signature #50] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8736561?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:07:57 UTC 8736561 Ms Jen Stanley [Signature #49] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8733936?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Oct 2010 01:41:19 UTC 8733936 mr james cook [Signature #48] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8732660?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:58:05 UTC 8732660 Mrs Jaroslava Hromadkova [Signature #47] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8731820?utm_medium=rss It was so good whilst working and living in a bed sit to go walk there and study in a quiet space with helpful staff.

]]> Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:24:19 UTC 8731820 Mrs C Cook [Signature #46] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8731792?utm_medium=rss Our children rely on librarys, its a great source of education, especially when very young. They enjoy going to the library and choosing books why take this away from them. I should think the most frequent users are the young and the retired, why target them again and again.

]]> Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:09:31 UTC 8731792 mr terence PAYNE [Signature #45] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8730537?utm_medium=rss I FEEL THAT ALL LIBRARIES MUST BE SAVEDFOR FUTURE GENERATIONS

]]> Sat, 16 Oct 2010 05:03:44 UTC 8730537 Mrs Nicola Jones [Signature #44] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8730312?utm_medium=rss If you close the Grove Park library you are stopping children having books, reading and socailability. As well as mums having a life line to other mums and advice and social compatability. It will not be a saving for the government it will cost them more when the children and mums are all demented!!!

]]> Sat, 16 Oct 2010 03:51:11 UTC 8730312 Mr Andrew Turmore [Signature #43] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8729621?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:01:27 UTC 8729621 Ms Natasha Rayner [Signature #42] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8729611?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:59:31 UTC 8729611 Miss Anonymous [Signature #41] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8728671?utm_medium=rss Libraries are essential parts of communities, and closure affects those with fewer resources more than those who can afford alternatives. They encourage children to read, which leads to them knowing more and aspiring for more. This is what each childs needs, but also what Britain needs if it is to get out of recession and keep up with the world leaders.

]]> Sat, 16 Oct 2010 07:50:17 UTC 8728671 Mrs Dorothy Ritchie [Signature #40] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8724767?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:20:02 UTC 8724767 Mr John Howard [Signature #39] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8721618?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:54:31 UTC 8721618 Mrs Catherine Edgell [Signature #38] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8713412?utm_medium=rss Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:25:11 UTC 8713412 Mr Sambrooke Scott [Signature #37] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8707079?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Oct 2010 05:15:29 UTC 8707079 Dr Jonathan Foley [Signature #36] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8706699?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Oct 2010 04:07:59 UTC 8706699 mis jayne easter [Signature #35] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8706087?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:44:35 UTC 8706087 Miss Helen Statton [Signature #34] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8706016?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:33:00 UTC 8706016 mrs saman khurshid [Signature #33] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8705304?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:18:02 UTC 8705304 Ms Jenny Brotherstone [Signature #32] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8704690?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:33:09 UTC 8704690 MRS DIANE HALL [Signature #31] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8703620?utm_medium=rss I need this libray. it is so close to home. is always used by children.

]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:23:23 UTC 8703620 Mrs Lyndsay Sherratt [Signature #30] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8703611?utm_medium=rss I hope you manage to keep this service open for local residents. Not everyone has access to a computer and books are vital to all!

]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:20:42 UTC 8703611 Bruce Ritchie [Signature #29] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8699694?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:22:33 UTC 8699694 Ms Karen Jonason [Signature #28] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8699089?utm_medium=rss Small libraries like Grove Park are an essential part of a community. If this one closes, manu users will not be able to get to an alternative conveniently and will therefore remain more socially isolated

]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:26:51 UTC 8699089 Mrs Catriona Crawford [Signature #27] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8698985?utm_medium=rss free access to knowledge and books through libraries is such an important gift and we must protect it

]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:11:45 UTC 8698985 Mrs Penny Macdonald [Signature #26] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8698679?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 03:36:44 UTC 8698679 Mrs Karin Schnabel [Signature #25] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8698203?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:44:40 UTC 8698203 mr julie truman [Signature #24] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8697959?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:09:15 UTC 8697959 Ms Anonymous [Signature #23] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8697950?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:07:19 UTC 8697950 Mrs Alison Mount [Signature #22] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8697930?utm_medium=rss Libraries are essential for the education of young children, as a resource for older children and continued education into adulthood. The general public needs such facilities and should not be deprived of them.

]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:03:35 UTC 8697930 Susie Scott [Signature #21] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8697780?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 01:42:59 UTC 8697780 Mrs Diane Crawshaw [Signature #20] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8697432?utm_medium=rss pLEASE DONT SHUT OUR LOCAL LIBARARY; VITAL TO OUR BROWNIE UNIT

]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:57:04 UTC 8697432 Ms Claire Ritchie [Signature #19] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8697154?utm_medium=rss Community libraries are such a valuable resource - please don't close this one!

]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:21:11 UTC 8697154 MR David Hart [Signature #18] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8696892?utm_medium=rss SAVE OUR LIBRARY!

]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:40:04 UTC 8696892 Miss Josephine Hood [Signature #17] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8696863?utm_medium=rss SAVE OUR LIBRARY!

]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:35:37 UTC 8696863 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #16] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8696827?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:31:12 UTC 8696827 Mr Tom Mount [Signature #15] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8696795?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:25:57 UTC 8696795 Miss Kyra Williams [Signature #14] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8696779?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:23:33 UTC 8696779 miss Anonymous [Signature #13] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8696549?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:51:10 UTC 8696549 Mrs Karon Fowler [Signature #12] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8694931?utm_medium=rss I remember using this library as a child - very friendly - keep it open!!

]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:39:27 UTC 8694931 Mr Adam Speers [Signature #11] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8694388?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:02:13 UTC 8694388 Mrs Carol Barthram [Signature #10] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8694361?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:58:20 UTC 8694361 ms sarah young [Signature #9] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8694327?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:52:38 UTC 8694327 Mrs Lara Howard [Signature #8] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8693835?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 03:29:56 UTC 8693835 Mrs Kay Broadie [Signature #7] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8693735?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 03:09:27 UTC 8693735 Miss Megan Ward [Signature #6] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8693693?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 03:01:46 UTC 8693693 Mr Peter Mount [Signature #5] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8693613?utm_medium=rss There are better ways of saving money than depriving people who can't afford to buy them of access to books. The internet does not contain the answer to everything and the habit of reading should be encouraged anyway.

]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:45:51 UTC 8693613 Miss Sarah Cockburn [Signature #4] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8693556?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:33:56 UTC 8693556 Mrs Nikki Hall [Signature #3] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8693213?utm_medium=rss I think its disgraceful, these local libraries are essential for our local community.

]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 01:11:35 UTC 8693213 Gillian Gadsby [Signature #2] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8665275?utm_medium=rss Fri, 8 Oct 2010 04:30:03 UTC 8665275 Mr Jim Thurston [Signature #1] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8661935?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Oct 2010 05:43:32 UTC 8661935