Greenwich boasts Beacon Council for Sustainability status This is the worst example of sustainable tourism I can imagine, and if the park has to be closed for a long period before the event, it is also denying not only locals but also visitors the opportunity to visit this unique London park.

Catherine Mack, Greenwich, London, UK

It seems to me that the bloody horses and their bloody riders are going to trample all over the park whether we like it or not! SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO STOP THEM TRAMPLING ALL OVER US WHO CARE ABOUT THE PARK!!!

margo smith, london,

Adelaide 4 Star 3 Day Event runs in the city park lands, originally attracted similar opposition to this but the last 10 years have seen the locals embrace the event. Demountable jumps means that within days after, the course is cleared. Shame all that money cant go into a permanent fixture though.

Seumas Marwood, Melbourne, Australian

No one in their right mind would support this plan. Londoners should protest in the strongest terms at being trampled by this sorry Olympic fiasco - it's not just mindless vandalism but willful destruction that can only get worse as the date gets closer and the flailing incompetence more obvious.

CJ Brown, Greenwich, England

Britain has long since descended into the role of a theme park. As such, we no longer hold anything sacrosanct as long as tourists will pay.

Mike Poulsen, Reading, Berkshire

This has been a rumbling sore in Greenwich for some time. People are being invited to unite and fight this destruction (thegreenwichphantom.co.uk and on facebook). Greenwich Council are unconcerned with the damage to the local history or its environment.

Richard , Greenwich , UK

There is this unfortunate need to have everything as close to London as possoble, without due regard for the logistics. This is why the mountain bike racing will take place in Surry, rather than Fort William on its World Championship course.

David Leslie, Perth, Scotland

Allotment gardening as an Olympic sport? PLEASE don't give the IOC ideas... what with the Cultural Olympiad about to stamp its clumsy boots all over the arts, we need some activities left uncontaminated by the hypocrisy, commercialism and arrogant destructiveness of the Olympics and its hangers-on.

Mike H, London, UK

Olympic vandalism :not just to the environment, to the city,to the businesses still awaiting their compensation, but epic vandalism to the public purse. The world-class venues in Athens are already falling into disprepair.Time to host the events permantly there.Boris should say NO to Greenwich.

David, Oxford,

Agreed.

Please sign the petition to save this natural, historic treasure from the Olympic chopping block:

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/GreenwichOlympic/

Shirlee, London,

A bit over the top on the price of nag and horse box £12,000 for nag and £ 6,000 for box ,say as much as a football fan spends on a season ticket over a few years .But Badminton would be a better venue .

g.p.edlin, london,

The biggest white elephant since the last New Labour folly (...too numerous to mention).

HC, London,