Water Fowl Sanctuary & Children's Farm

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#1

I am signing because its a lovely unique farm for children and its important to keep places like this for the community. The family put a lot of work and love in their farm and it would be a shame to lose it all.

Patricia Bachora (Banbury, 2023-05-30)

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#2

I love the place

Amanda Twiner (Banbury, 2023-05-30)

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#3

I love this place😍

Agnieszka Sarnecka (Banbury, 2023-05-30)

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#5

It's a great place and a great story

Mikey Bryant (Banbury, 2023-05-30)

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#10

Would be such a shame to shut this lovely place down. Used to take our Daughter there regularly when she was little.

Nicola Johnson (Banbury, 2023-05-30)

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#12

This place is very important, I took my daughter many times as a child

Terra Hitchcock (Oxford, 2023-05-30)

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#14

I want to save the Sanctuary

Sue Upton (Banbury, 2023-05-30)

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#15

I visited the waterfowl sanctuary many times as a child and it was always my favourite place to go! I have since taken my son and he loved it also! I think some support would go a long way in keeping this lovely place open

corinne may (Banbury, 2023-05-30)

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#17

This place needs to stay open

Jam Price (Banbury, 2023-05-30)

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#19

We have took the children there when they were ypung and they really enjoyed holding and getting close to the animals

Jennifer Randerson (Tysoe, 2023-05-30)

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#26

It’s a nice place to visit

Mary Hayward (Banbury, 2023-05-31)

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#27

This sanctuary is an important asset to the community- ideal place for families to visit and ever so important for the care and wellbeing of the animals that reside there.

All the new builds that are currently being built need finishing off properly and to standard before anymore thought is put into taking up anymore land for more new builds.

Longford Park, for example, is still lacking aminities promised - such as a GP surgery, pharmacist, convince shop and pub.

Zoe Kendell-Taylor (Bodicote, 2023-05-31)

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#28

This place is so lovely a great place to learn about wildlife

Annalysa Godin (Banbury, 2023-05-31)

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#30

We need these kind of rescue centres, to preserve our wildlife.

Karen Highton (Banbury , 2023-05-31)

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#32

I want the farm to stay

Nikki A (Banbury , 2023-05-31)

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#34

I have took my children here for years. And now i want to be able to take my grandson.

Charlotte Dancer (Banbury, 2023-05-31)

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#35

I'm signing because I love this farm! Was part of my childhood

Lauren Case (Brackley, 2023-05-31)

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#36

This is a life's work, being bullied by the council to build yet another over priced housing estate.

Emma Godin (Oxford, 2023-05-31)

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#38

My grandchildren love visiting the farm

Jackie Dick (Brackley, 2023-05-31)

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#43

I used to take my kids there and they loved it

Lynsey Dear (Banbury, 2023-05-31)

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#45

It’s sad to see

Inga Flynn (Banbury, 2023-05-31)

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#50

I want to see the farm continue

Hayley Bennett (Banbury, 2023-05-31)

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#51

Bachora Helena

Helena BACHORA (Ingolstadt, 2023-05-31)

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#53

I love the farm. I was taken to the farm as a child many many times, i then took my own children to the farm over the years, im going to enjoy to bring my grandchild too.

Paula Hobbs (Banbury, 2023-05-31)

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#54

I used to take my children there. They are all in their 30's and 40's now. It's a lovely place for children to enjoy.

Allan Penrice (Banbury, 2023-05-31)

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#55

This place is wonderful

Hayley Sutherland (Banbury, 2023-05-31)

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#58

I grew up attending this farm

Melissa Thornton (Bicester, 2023-05-31)

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#60

Family run businesses need to be supported to the full!

Elna Ulrike Granzau (Witney, 2023-05-31)

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#63

My kids grew up loving visits to the sanctuary and Mrs Warner does good work and always makes people welcome.The sanctuary is her whole life,so why close it..

Maureen Cunnane (Banbury, 2023-05-31)

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#69

The Waterfowl Sanctuary brings SOOOO MUCH JOY & HAPPINESS TO THE COMMUNITY!!!💕🌈.

If we want our children to know what life is like outside of AI, learning to care about OUR 🌎PLANET, & how to treat our animals & look after each other with LOVE, we should be ENCOURAGING places like this!!!💛💕🌈

Visitors from All Over the🌍 World gets the Opportunity to visit a Wonderful place at The Waterfowl Sanctuary!!! Many in Banbury and nearby can still remember their 1st visit as children & are now bringing their own grandchildren!!

It’s such a HUGE SHAME when the Council can’t see the POSITIVES this place brings to The Community! 😤

It would be an ABSOLUTE FAILURE on the Council’s part if they can’t support such a WORTHWHILE Institute! And I would Certainly NOT VOTE for such a sightless Council!!!🤬

Ana Undasan (Oxfordshire , 2023-06-01)

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#70

The animals will have no where to go & the councils are greedy enough allowing houses to be built so they can get more council taxes in addition to having more traffic congestion if an estate gets built

Kim Allen (Derby, 2023-06-01)

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#73

Mabel & Rodney are amazing. They run the sanctuary for the love of the animals and for putting smiles in children’s and adults faces especially when your child gets handed a small bunny to pet….. they have always been so genuine and I have been there several times with my son and have some great photos of a lovely down to earth experience at the sanctuary. Please help save the sanctuary by signing the petition…. I even named my chicken Mabel too as she’s such a sweet lady x x x

Kerry Lyons (Kings Sutton Banbury, 2023-06-01)

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#74

Children need this type of outlet!

Robert Mitchell (Swindon, 2023-06-01)

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#75

I love this place. Mabel is good with children and they like to visit the animals

Paul Martin (Paignton , 2023-06-01)

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#76

The sanctuary is an excellent place to take children and should be protected.

Emily Lloyd-Gale (Banbury, 2023-06-01)

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#79

It’s a sanctuary for both wildlife and rescues,great for families

June Irani (Daventry, 2023-06-01)

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#80

Animals are more important than more homes.

Allicia Haynes (Banbury, 2023-06-01)

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#83

This is an animal sanctuary! We don't want this lost, yet alone this beautiful area built over. We must strongly announce our feeling over this. This lovely part of the countryside must be preserved and to lose this sanctuary as a result of development of buildings is disgusting. Save this Sanctuary!

Alice Trenas (Banbury, 2023-06-01)

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#85

I've visited this place on a few occasions with my children and its such a lovely place for them to handle small animals and learn about animals and their habitat.

Amanda Milsom (Oxfordshire , 2023-06-01)

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#87

We need more places like this that show children how to love and care for wildlife. Don't need more houses on these sites. Hope they keep the sanctuary open.

Lynda Richardson (Banbury, 2023-06-01)

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#89

We need to keep it , it benefits everyone

Wendy Bailey (Banbury, 2023-06-01)

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#90

The Banbury area has already been over-developed and the people of North and West Oxfordshire need as much green and open space as they can get. The Wildfowl Sanctuary is a green lung and ecological haven that we simply cannot do without. Put people before profit for once.

Adey Lines (Banbury, 2023-06-01)

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#92

I sign because I think this is a very important campaign and that it should continue.

Regina Boumann (Hamburg , 2023-06-01)

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#93

We used to take my children and grandchildren to the farm and I think it is good for children to see and handle the animals and very educational

Thomas Baseley (Banbury, 2023-06-01)

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#94

When these places are gone we can never get them back and they are so important for family life.

Jane Jones (London, 2023-06-01)

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#96

These people are truly nature and have struggled for so many years to keep the Sanctury going. Local children love going there.

Eileen Kelly (Banbury, 2023-06-01)

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#97

It is a place built with love and has been enjoyed by thousands over the years. It should be helped to stay open

Pauline Brown (MERTON, 2023-06-01)

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#98

I have been going to the water foul sanctuary since I was a child, and my kids have also enjoyed it. It would be such a shame if it was closed to just build houses on the land!

Mike Thomas (Banbury, 2023-06-01)

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#103

This lady and her have put so much into this sanctuary , to not only look after these animals and birds, but to give so much joy to children and their families. The council should be helping to keep it open!

Anne Girdler (Ferndown , 2023-06-02)

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#104

My grandchildren love the Wildfowl & Waterfowl Sanctuary it is a wonderful non commercial environment where wildlife is protected and children can learn about nature and animals.

Linda Boyd (Long Compton , 2023-06-02)

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#105

A worthwhile cause and valuable experience for young kids

Ed Broughton (Daventry, 2023-06-02)

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#109

I want the farm to stay for future children and no more building on green fields

Caroline Wild (Banbury, 2023-06-03)

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#110

The waterfowl sanctuary is an amazing place where I used to take my children to when they were younger.

Edwige Le Monnier-Taylor (Banbury, 2023-06-03)

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#111

Places like this are so important and it would be awful to lose this farm

Caroline Jennings (OXFORD, 2023-06-03)

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#112

This is a fantastic place to take my grandchildren and I've taken my children when they were young..its amazing to be at nature and visiting the sanctuary throughout the years.mabel and her son have put their heart and soul into this beautiful place.

Lilian Chilton (Banbury, 2023-06-03)

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#115

They should be allowed to keep their land and their animals.

Samantha Wasilewski (Banbury, 2023-06-03)

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#119

She is a lovely caring lady who introduces many people to caring/learning about animals.

Pam Pillinger (Tiverton, 2023-06-03)

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#122

I have visited many times and is a lovely place for children to experience nature and animals 😊

Naseem Hussain (Banbury , 2023-06-03)

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#123

It's a lovely farm and I'd love to bring my son when we visit family next month.

Lexi Skeldon-Downer (St Lawrence, 2023-06-03)

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#128

My children and grandchildren have always loved going to the farm. The animals are wonderful.

Kath Wyatt (Banbury, 2023-06-04)

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#132

Important to keep these places open, keep nature and animals safe

Griffin Louise (Banbury, 2023-06-04)

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#139

This small independent family farm has been a mainstay for our area for as long as I can remember. No only do children see animals they are also learning about animals and their habitat

Helen Englishby (Banbury, 2023-06-05)

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#140

I think it's a great place and it shouldn't be closed down.

Ellen Preedy (Oxford , 2023-06-06)

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#141

I don't want the Sanctuary to close

Micah Wilkinson (Banbury, 2023-06-06)

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#142

Love this place.

Mary Allen (Oxfordshire, 2023-06-06)

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#143

To keep the farm going for the kids

George Hibberd (Tysoe, 2023-06-06)

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