Last Friday, it was announced that the Southbank Undercroft had been saved. After a 17-month campaign, representatives from Long Live Southbank (LLSB) – the lobby group started by a bunch of local skaters (full disclosure: I’m a member and have helped out during the campaign) – signed an agreement with The Southbank Centre, which owns the land, to ensure the legal protection of the space for the foreseeable future.
LLSB’s victory isn’t just a success in the battle to save the treasured skate space, but also serves as inspiration to other grassroots lobbying efforts. Protesting can be frustrating; it’s hard to get people to listen – particularly lawmakers, Tesco bosses and whoever stops bankers from causing global economic crises, with plenty of demonstrations merely being ignored or swept away. But LLSB proves that, with enough determination and perseverance, seeing a result can be possible...[more]
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