Today I emailed the board members of Coleraine BID.
Not a fun email. Not a welcome email. But a necessary one.
It read:
Good Afternoon,
I write further to my previous correspondence, in which I sought an acknowledgement no later than 3 October 2025. To date, I have received no such response. For the record, you were also provided with a postal copy of that letter to 2 Abbey St, Coleraine BT52 1DS by recorded delivery.
This communication is issued in the same vein as all prior correspondence, namely to ensure a clear and complete paper trail of the steps taken on my part. Unless I receive the requested acknowledgement by close of business on 3 October 2025, I will have no alternative but to initiate Civil Bill proceedings on Monday, 6 October 2025.
Such a course is not one I wish to pursue; however, ample time and opportunity have already been afforded to resolve this matter without recourse to litigation. I trust the position is now plain, and I urge you to address this without further delay.
That’s it. Straightforward. Nothing fancy.
Here’s why I sent it:
- No response is still a response. Silence tells you plenty. It says, “we don’t think this matters enough to acknowledge.” That’s not acceptable.
- Documentation matters. A clean paper trail is the difference between “my word against yours” and “here’s what happened.” I’d rather live in the second world.
- Deadlines are real. If you say 3 October, you mean 3 October. If nothing happens by then, the next step becomes inevitable.
I don’t relish sending emails like this. They’re not written for persuasion, they’re written for the record. They’re not warm, they’re not fuzzy—but they’re fair.
Sometimes you write to connect. Other times you write to protect. Today was the latter.
The three directors at this time are:
- Neville Moore
- Robert Wilson
- Frances-Ann Archibald
I continue to blog about my dealings with Coleraine BID to ensure transparency, accountability, and also to build a clear record online. This ongoing documentation helps others who may face similar issues and, over time, strengthens the visibility of these concerns within Google search results under the keywords “Coleraine BID.”