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w/e 29/10/2017 Having had time to digest a summary of the meeting between the committee of the SGMGB (Save Greater Manchester Green Belt) to whom Save Flixton Green Belt are affiliated and Paul Dennett (Mayor of Salford) the man charged with leading the radical re-write of the GMSF, appointed by the Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham, we can share some key points. During the lead up to the next consultation (June 2018) there will be periodic releases of information which will include Economic Forecasts, Information regarding the OAHN ( Over All Housing Needs) standardised methodology, a new Brownfield Register publication and outcomes of  Transport Studies. This they hope will cover the transparency issues that we are all aware were the problems with the first consultation (Dec 23rd 2016 then moved to January 2017 after local pressure all over Greater Manchester). The next consultation will also be user friendly on line because as we know the first one was not. Negotiations will

SGMGB Meeting with Paul Dennett

Friday 13/10/2017 We hosted the Regional Green Belt Group Meeting (SGMGB, Save Greater Manchester Green Belt Groups ) last Saturday 7/10/2017 at the John Alker ( Thanks to the Alker for the room ) at which we were able to post questions to Paul Dennett who is charged with the 'Radical Re-Write' of the infamous GMSF, at a meeting with the SGMGB committee last Tuesday 10/10/2017. The responses are being processed and will be on here as soon as we have them with the accompanying questions.

George H Carnall Campaign

Friday 13/10/2017 We have now had a little bit of time to digest the extra £4.4 million being invested in Urmston Leisure Centre. On the face of it seems a reasonable pay off for eventually losing the G H Carnall Leisure Centre.   But is it? If you look a little more deeper in to this subject, some serious questions need to be answered. For example the original plan was to invest £2.1 million in to ULC which included essential maintenance and minor alterations that did include reducing the size of the over subscribed sports hall. After these works were completed which was to be around March 2018 then the G H Carnall would close for good. This much used and loved public asset which is home to a very unique and diverse range of sporting activities such as Gymnastics, Judo, Trampolining, Squash, Badminton, Five a Side Football, Pilates, Yoga and Boxercise to name just a few with the large sports hall being not only the host for most of these activities available to the residents

28/09/17 Q&A at Stretford Public Hall

Hi folks, Last Thursday 28th Sept we attended the #askandy Q&A at the beautiful Stretford Public Hall. Here is the footage of the meeting at which we were fortunate to be allowed to ask questions.  http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/three-big-issues-greater-manchester-13691001 Please fast forward to 18m30s to the start and the GMSF is the first subject. Yassamin from Save Greater Manchester Green Belt Groups starts and we follow. Then if you fast forward to 1h 25m you can hear Liz's question on air pollution. As a foot note Sean Anstee has agreed to meet with the group to discuss the next steps regarding the GMSF and it's effects on Flixton. As ever please watch this space.

Proposed next steps in the GMSF

Well this last week has seen us get the proposed next steps in the GMSF that is going to have an effect on the beautiful green space in the heart of our village. Although the words read well and sound encouraging, we will continue still to work hard in making sure these words are acted on.  Here's the press release... Press Release - 16/08/2017 A timeframe for the development and publication of the second draft of the Greater Manchester Spatial framework has been discussed. The discussions took place between the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Salford City Mayor and the leaders of Greater Manchester’s councils. The framework is a joint plan for Greater Manchester that will provide the land for jobs and new homes across the city region, setting out ambitious plans as we seek to make Greater Manchester one of the best places in the world. The framework is a huge part of securing the future success of Greater Manchester as we build a powerhouse of the North which reaches its full pot

George Carnell Leisure Centre Closure

As you are aware the George Carnall Leisure Centre is being closed. As a group we are fighting this and as with the Green Belt campaign have had the full support of Urmston MP Kate Green and Labour council group leader Andrew Western. Presently Trafford Borough Council have failed to satisfy three freedom of information requests (FOI) regarding the closure and we are appealing them. To date our brilliant campaigners have managed to gain 3’915 signatures, by attending events such as Flixton Festival, plus many pop up signing events in Urmston town centre, culminating with a massive 790 signatures alone, gathered on Artisan Market day at the start of this month. This campaign is ongoing and our determination to get this disgraceful decision reversed is unrelenting.

Meeting with the Mayor of Salford

We have received a message from Stretford and Urmston MP Kate Green, that this coming week (w/c 11th September) herself and Councillor Andy Western are to meet with Paul Dennet the Mayor of Salford who is charged with leading the 'radical re write ' of the GMSF. As you are probably aware, this could directly effect the future of the beautiful green space that is presently under threat in the heart of our village. We will be informed regarding the outcome of this meeting and of course will pass that information on to yourselves when we have it, so please watch this space...

Flixton Green Belt

We attended the public meeting kindly hosted by Flixton Urmston Davyhulme Future Planning Group and presented by Urban Imprint (independent planners) on Wednesday 23rd August at the John Alker Club. The findings in the report cemented and legitimised some of the issues we knew already about the proposal to include the site at WG4 (William Wroe) as part of Trafford Borough Councils contribution to the GMSF (Greater Manchester Spatial Framework) and many more we did not. For example it would appear that Trafford's allocation of dwellings appears to be 1500 more than quoted. This alone would appear to negate the requirement for 750 homes proposed for the WG4 site even before we’ve started to take apart other factors including sustainability, impacts on health and well being plus the damage to wildlife and nature. A more in depth analysis will be done when we have had time to digest the full report.