“We want to reassure local residents that the meeting this Thursday evening, 16th February at 7:30pm in the Priory Church in Dunstable has been organised by us to answer questions about the current situation at the Old Palace Lodge and to look to its future as well. This is not a party-political meeting and it is certainly not being organised by any extremist group. While everyone is entitled to their own opinion, we do not welcome extreme actions taken by groups from outside the town and ask that they do not come on Thursday night. The meeting is for local people to answer genuine concerns they may have. We completely understand the issues which have been raised and will do everything we can to address them.
We are extremely grateful to the Rector and churchwardens of the Priory Church for kindly offering a large enough space to hold the meeting and for their live streaming of it. We are grateful to Bedfordshire Police who continue to provide reassurance.”