We have already lost key parts of our history with the loss, for example, of all remnants of the "Bestyett" bottling plant, the Honest Lawyer public house, Blubber Creek and other places of renown, and are at risk of losing more. Friars Walk is a pleasant lane yet already the vicarious crows of prosperity are gathering to ruin yet more of the environment..

It is a tragic discovery that employed representatives of the elected have no concern or care about us.

The Council Planners, aware of our objections, don't care about taking our views into consideration.

Neither of these things can be right yet we wait to enter into a dialogue with them.

Bestyett pop factory. Part of King's Lynn industrial heritage: the site of the old Bestyett bottling plant, awaiting construction of houses and flats. Beneath this site lies archaeology going back to Saxon times. Medieval history lies in abundance according to surveys completed here.

Greenland Fishery sign We are told that Council Planners refuse on principal to discuss with the public issues which concern them. How can that be right?

The surprise is not that a Friars Community Group exists, but that it has taken so long for one to be formed. With a heritage under threat and having lost so much, and with the challenges facing the town in the form of a proposed Marina, the NORA Project, an increasing immigrant population, a declining NHS and a police force fully stretched, there is much to be concerned about.