Save Flixton Green Belt News

Having had a few of days to digest the offer to this community from our council regarding the proposal to build less houses on our green belt but never the less still build on it. We would like to reassure you all that we as a group will remain steadfast in our resolve to get this disastrous proposal overturned. ... We have been encouraged by the continued support from Andy Western and the Trafford Labour Group plus our local MP Kate Green who has been in telephone contact with us to personally offer her continued full support in our quest. The group is meeting with the council in early December to discuss this and other local issues and our team is at present formulating questions in light of this announcement. Your continued support is invaluable so thanks, please keep it up, keep the faith and spread the word that we won't give up. 🌳 🌳 🌳 Have a good week folks 🌳 🌳 🌳 🌳 🌳 🌳 🌳 SFGB 🌳 🌳 🌳 🌳 www.saveflixtongreenbelt.org # prote...

w/c 6/11/2017 ******* Could this be the moment ******* ******* that marks the beginning ******* ******* of the end to the proposal ******* ******* to build 750 homes on *******   ******* on our village green belt? ******* Sean Anstee has informed us that Trafford Council have procured the services of environmental consultants ERAP to assess and advise over the long term solutions for the site at Willy Wroe. We are meeting Sean Anstee in the coming weeks to discuss all things GMSF regarding our green belt as well as other on going issues locally. We will ask for answers regarding this appointment and what it's implications are. 🌳 🌳 🌳 🌳 Please watch this space. 🌳 🌳 🌳 🌳 www.saveflixtongreenbelt.org

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 w...

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.

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 reside...

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.

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...