Save Flixton Green Belt News

UPDATE – SUMMER 2019 Welcome to our second edition of  Update! We have a great issue lined up – with lots of news and items of interest about our area! See below for more details: NEWS, NEWS, NEWS! – page 2. Coming Soon – our first Forum meeting planned – page 6. First Flixton Beavers – Fun, Friends and Zip-Wires – page 8. Saving the George H. Carnall – page 9. The Flixton Fisher - a flash of Azure – page 11. The William Wroe – latest position – page 12. The Disappearance of Shaw Town & Shaw Hall – page 14. NEWS, NEWS, NEWS! By Barbara and Stephen Harper To recap - where we left off last time… You might recall that we told you that detailed draft documents making the case for the proposed Neighbourhood Boundary and for the Forum had been prepared. These were put together by the team with comments from our advisers. We sent these documents to Trafford Planners for them to look at informally before submitting them to the Council for considera...

May saw two events arranged by Trafford Council and ourselves for the community to finally have their say on the future of this much loved, much used Leisure Centre and Social Hub. This has followed two and a half years of uncertainty surrounding the centre which has been fuelled with a long list of untruths and stories pedalled by people that want the centre shut because of the land it occupies, regardless of it's unquestioned value to the community and it's undoubted potential to pay for itself when run properly by those very people, had they cared about it's future security and the impact it would have on the community if it did. The events were held on May 21st at GHC and 30th May at Urmston  Library. Both events were attended by Council Leader Andrew Western and virtually all of our local elected representatives. Here are a few pictures from the events If you were unable to attend any of the events but want a say in the future of th...

***** 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...