Campaigners have been fighting for over a year to have the pond at Charles Street Recreation Ground re-opened and properly maintained for the community, and there were discussions ongoing between East Lindsey District Council, who own the land, and Louth Town Council for the latter to take the recreation ground on as a community asset.
But it has now emerged that the district council has adjudged that this plan would “not be the most appropriate way” to secure the pond’s future, and ELDC is now exploring the opportunity of leasing the pond out to local community groups or interested parties.
The campaigners behind the plans to keep the pond under the town council’s wing have said that they are not being complacent and will be continuing to “keep the pressure on” the district council to ensure the pond is reopened.
The protestors have now recorded a promotional video with a special song, reworking the lyrics to Madness’s hit song Our House to “Our Pond, in the middle of Charles Street.”