From Gaeron Kayley of the Save Clyst St Mary campaign:
‘Since the Bishops Clyst Parish Council Meeting on Monday night (16th November) at the Village Hall, it has come to our notice that some of those who attended the meeting were confused by the presentation on the sports and recreation proposals incorporating the Friends Life site, the Plymouth Brethren site and the Clyst Valley Football Club site, with some residents believing that the Save Clyst St Mary Campaign was responsible for this presentation and were, in fact, in agreement with the options put forward for the future proposals on these three areas of adjoining land that were explored during the evening.

Both the Parish Council in their Emerging Neighbourhood Plan and The Save Clyst St Mary volunteers have worked tirelessly to protect the green field areas owned by Friends Life and Plymouth Brethren and are adamant that these areas should remain unspoilt as they are outside of the Built-Up Area Boundary for the village.

The concept of the land being used for the community as a sports and recreation area is agreeable in principle by both the Parish Council and the Save Clyst St Mary Campaign.
However, the Save Clyst St Mary Campaign have not been party to or participated in any negotiations concerning land swapping by the Clyst Valley Football Club and Plymouth Brethren to facilitate any residential or other development on these green areas and, indeed, we were unaware of such proposals until they were mentioned at Monday’s meeting, when one of our representatives challenged such proposals.
Be assured that our interests lie in protecting this village from inappropriate unsustainable development and the protection of these green areas are paramount and will remain at the forefront of our Campaign and should you wish to discuss any issues please feel free to contact us at  saveclyststmary@gmaol.com ‘