Save Flixton Green Belt News

***** PLEASE DO NOT MISS THIS ***** *********** OPPORTUNITY ************* Would you like a say on the future of G H Carnall Leisure then please attend these consultation sessions. George Carnall Tuesday 21st May 4pm to 7pm Urmston Library Thursday 30th May 2pm to 4pm They are open to all ages so if you or your children use the centre then bring them down as well. Not able to make? Then please give your opinion on line at: GHCConsultation19@trafford.gov.uk Or by post to: GHC Consultation, Trafford Council, Ground Floor, Place Project Office, Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, M32 0TH. Over 5000 of you signed the petition to save it so let's make this opportunity count. The Team SFGB https://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/…/17647723.council-…/…

We think it's safe to say that the people of M41 made their feelings known yesterday and with some relief we are delighted that all the hard work put in thus far to protect Willy Wroe for now and future generations can continue on a forward path. We as a community group have learned not to take anything for granted during the last two and a half years of this campaign, so with this in mind the residents of M41 can be assured that we will pursue with vigour, the Labour adminis tration to make good on the pledges made in regards to both Willy Wroe and G H Carnall Leisure Centre. 🌳 🌳 🌳 🌳  Team SFGB  🌳 🌳 🌳 🌳

Followiing on from our previous posts on social media you may be aware that Trafford Housing Trust have bought Shawe View Nursing Home on Pennybridge Lane (Next to Willy Wroe Club House) and have asked us to help arrange a community meeting to enable them to discuss their plans for the site. The meeting will take place on Tuesday next 30th April from 6pm to 8pm at St. Johns Church, Irlam Road, Flixton. It's open to all and a great opportunity for community engagement which you must agree doesn't often occur, so let's please take full advantage.

NOW IT'S BEEN SAVED FROM DEVELOPMENT, WOULD YOU LIKE A SAY ON HOW WE CAN ENHANCE OUR GREEN BELT FOR ALL THE COMMUNITY TO ENJOY? If the answer is yes then come along to the drop in session. Where: Flixton House When: Next Thursday 14th March Time: 4pm to 7pm. Trafford planners and Landscape Architects Arup who have been commissioned to assess the site will be in attendance plus ourselves and My Flixton Neighbourhood Planning Group will also be on hand to answer any questions you may have about the process. Hope to see you there Team SFGB

We are delighted to confirm that Willy Wroe is not in the revised draft of the GMSF (GREATER MANCHESTER SPATIAL FRAMEWORK) in the release today by the GMCA (GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY). We can confirm that in anticipation of this announcement the team has been working closely with Trafford Council Leader Andrew Western and officers in securing the site with a robust legal covenant protecting it from future threats of development and creating a wonderful open space for this community to enjoy in permanence. We as a community group acknowledge in discussions with Trafford Council that the site has to be sustainable and so therefore we will be hosting a series of open events so the community can give their input on how the site can be future developed for all to enjoy. We should also acknowledge with gratitude the unwavering support of Kate Green, Andrew Western and the Labour group who have delivered with actions and not just words including two motions in the coun...

Although great progress has been achieved in protecting our Green Belt there is more that we can do. Together as a community we have demonstrated the power that can yield when a common vision is shared about something we care about. Groups working together whether it be to protect the Green Belt, bringing pride to our public gardens and pushing for public facilities to remain open, have shown what can be achieved, but we feel more can be done. Therefore we think the next step is to develop a Neighbourhood Plan for Flixton to protect, enhance and maintain all the assets that mean so much to the identity of this community. With the above in mind we would like to invite you to a presentation event this Thursday 7th June 2018 between 7 30 and 9 pm at: John Alker Memorial Hall, Flixton Road, Flixton, M41 6QY

Apologies yet again for not being able to give you regular updates but as you appreciate it has been tremendously busy time for the group so therefore our time has been limited. So here is what ahs happened in the last 6 or so weeks in brief. April saw us publish our local election campaign leaflet. 7000 leaflets were printed and distributed by our fantastic community of volunteers in Flixton, Urmston, Davyhulme East and West. May 1st saw us get some celebrity campaign publicity with none other than Eddie Izzard who popped in to poppies café (pardon the pun) as part of the Labour Party Local Election Campaign in M41. May 3rd saw what could possibly the defining point in our campaign to Save Flixton Green Belt. Labour took seats in Flixton, Davyhulme East and Davyhulme West from the Conservatives, these victories coupled with a Labour victory in Brooklands and the Green party taking two seats in Altrincham also off the Conservatives meant that Andrew Western became leader of T...