'Tramlines is great idea but I don't like the organisation of it' - Reader's letter

Roy Rogers on the organisation of Tramlines...

I’m in my 70s and I use Hillsborough Park most days.

The huge crowd turned out to see Fatboy Slim on Friday at Tramlines 2026. Photo: Tramlines 2026 / Carolina Faruoloplaceholder image
The huge crowd turned out to see Fatboy Slim on Friday at Tramlines 2026. Photo: Tramlines 2026 / Carolina Faruolo | Tramlines 2026 / Carolina Faruolo

I think Tramlines is a great idea and I don’t mind the inconvenience of parking, but what I don’t like is the council ways of organising it.

School kids starting big summer holidays so the council deny 90% of the park to them, dog owners 95% of the park inaccessible, local businesses lose trade because no pass outs to festival goers so probably most trade and profits go to out of town companies (receipts show where companies registered).

Why not hold it in June when kids at school and allow local businesses to prosper?

I realise they will ignore what I say because I’ve only paid my council taxes to them for 55 years or so...

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