Friends Of Roe Green

WE HAVE BOOKED ENTERTAINMENT FOR 2020 UP TO JULY.THE LIST WILL BE UPDATED AS SPEAKERS ARE BOOKED,

WEDNESDAY 15TH JANUARY.BRIAN GREEN .FRANK SINATRA- DOING IT HIS WAY.

WEDNESDAY 19TH FEBRUARY .FRANK RHODES-BRIAN SHELBY   HISTORY OF BELLE VUE.

WEDNESDAY 18TH MARCH. MALCOLM  TRANTER.  CRUISING THE BALTIC & ST PETERSBURGH THE JEWEL OF RUSSIA.

WEDNESDAY 15TH APRIL. DR DAVID WINSTON.  PETERLOO.

WEDNESDAY 20TH MAY. RICHARD SMITH.   SHE TELLS A GOOD STORY.

WEDNESDAY 17TH JUNE. OLIVIA SMEDLEY.ELIZABETH WOLSTENHOLME-EIMY.(CONNECTION WITH RICHARD CLARKE AT LITTLEWOOD

WEDNESDAY 15TH JULY. MRS C BRADFORD.  CHILDHOOD TRAVELS WITH THE ARMY 1942-1947.

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY  17TH JULY AND NOT  THE 24TH AS PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED 

THE TALK IS BY MIKE DEWAR AND CALLED “SEARCH AND RESCUE DOGS”

STARTING TIME IS 2.00PM AT  THE CHURCH HALL.ENTRY £2.00 TO MEMBERS AND £3.00 TO NON MEMBERS 

EVERYBODY IS WELCOME

FRIENDS OF ROE GREEN RECENTLY POSTED LEAFLETS TO YOU REGARDING SALFORD’S  PLANS FOR THE WEST SALFORD GREEN WAY,RUNNING FROM ROE GREEN THROUGH TO MONTON.

THE PURPOSE OF THE LETTER IS TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSALS TO DESIGNATE INDIVIDUAL  FIELDS AS LOCAL GREEN SPACES,

TO DO THIS A DRAFT LETTER IS SHOWN ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE LEAFLET.

THIS CAN BE SENT IN BY POST OR BY EMAIL,HOWEVER THE EMAIL ADDRESS WAS NOT CLEAR SO WE ARE CONFIRMING THE CORRECT ADDRESS TO YOU HERE

plans.consultaion@salford.gov.uk

we hope you help in protecting our green spaces

many thanks Friends of Roe Green

OUR LIST OF AFTERNOON EVENTS HAS BEEN UPDATED

SPEAKERS FOR MAY, JUNE AND JULY HAVE NOW BEEN ADDED

SALFORD HAVE PUBLISHED A NEW PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF  THE LAND IN THE CITY FOR THE  USE OF HOUSING,OFFICES AND INDUSTRY AND THE MAIN AREAS IN WHICH THIS WILL FOCUS. IT WILL ALSO SHOW THOSE AREAS TO BE PROTECTED( GREEN BELT).

THIS IS BEING DONE UNDER THE UMBRELLA  OF GREATER MANCHESTER SPATIAL FRAMEWORK (GMSF) AND SOME OF THE MAJOR DECISIONS REGARDING SALFORD FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE TAKEN THROUGH THE GMSF

THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS THAT DECISIONS ABOUT THE GREEN BELT BOUNDARIES IN SALFORD  WILL BE MADE THROUGH THE GMSF AND NOT THROUGH THE SALFORD LOCAL PLANS.

THE REVISED GMSF DRAFT PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING SITES IN SALFORD BE DESIGNATEDD AS GREEN BELT  AND DEVELOPMENT .

GM ALLOCATION 30 HAZELHURST  FARM (400 DWELLINGS)

GM ALLOCATION 31 EAST OF BOOTHSTOWN (300 DWELLINGS)

GM ALLOCATION 32 NORTH OF IRLAM STATION (1600 DWELLINGS)

GM ALLOCATION 33 EXTENSION OF PORT SALFORD (320,000m EMPLOYMENT FLOORSPACE)

THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT DECISIONS  THAT ARE BEING MADE ABOUT OUR CITY AND IT NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE TO ALL.

THE FULL DRAFT OF THE REVISED PLANS CAN BE VIEWED AT WWW.SALFORD.GOV.UK/REVISEDDRAFTLOCALPLAN 

TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THE REVISED PLAN CONTACT BY

EMAIL TO PLANS.CONSULTATION@SALFORD.GOV.UK

BY POST TO  REVISED DRAFT LOCAL PLAN CONSULTAION.SPATIAL PLANNING.SALFORD CITY COUNCIL .SALFORD CIVIC CENTRE.CHORLEY ROAD.SWINTON.M275BY

ALL COMMENTS TO RECEIVED BY 4,30PM ON FRIDAY 22 MARCH 2019

OUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS ENTERTAINMENTS FOR 2018 WERE CONCLUDED  WITH TUNEFUL MELODIES BY THE ECCLES COMMUNITY CHOIR IN ROE GREEN CHURCH.EVERYBODY THEN MOVED INTO THE CHURCH HALL FOR TEA AND MINCE PIES.

IN SPITE OF THE VERY WET AFTERNOON WE HAD A GOOD ATTENDANCE.

LOOKING FORWARD TO  2019 WE HAVE A GOOD PORTION OF THE MONTHS BOOKED AS DETAILED BELOW

WEDNESDAY 16TH JANUARY 16TH. BRIAN GREEN. “ANDREW AND HIS AMAZING TECHNICOLOR”

WEDNESDAY 20TH FEBRUARY .MALCOLM TRANTER,”ASPECTS OF CHINA”

WEDNESDAY 20TH MARCH.DR DAVID WINSTON. “EDITH CAVELL”

WEDNESDAY 17TH APRIL. RICHARD SIVILL. “AUNTY E’S GUIDE FOR LIFE.

WEDNESDAY 15TH  MAY. Frank Rhodes & Brian Selby. THE HISTORY OF BELLE VUE

 WEDNESDAY 19TH  JUNE. DR David Allen .LONDON IT’S LIVERY AND IT;S FREEMEN

WEDNESDAY 24TH  JULY. Mike Dewor. SEARCH AND RESCUE DOGS

WEDNESDAY 21ST AUGUST. OUR AFTERNOON TEA  AND CHATS.

WEDNESDAY 18 TH SEPTEMBER. DAVID  AUSTIN. BUILDING OF MONTON LIGHTHOUSE.

WEDNESDAY 16TH OCTOBER .JUDITH ATKINSON.THE UNDERGROUND CANALS OF WORSLEY.

WEDNESAY 20TH NOVEMBER.RUSS HEDLEY  WILDLIFE IN THE GARDEN

WEDNESDAY  ? DECEMBER CHRISTMAS CAROLS WITH THE ECCLES CHOIR .TEA AND MINCE PIS.

THE LIST WILL BE UPDATED AS THE TO BE ARRANGED DATES ARE BOOKED

WORSLEY WOODS ACTION GROUP ARE REPEATING THIER  OPEN  DAY AT BEESLEY GREEN COMMUNITY CENTRE ON 

SATURDAY 6TH  OCTOBER 2.OO -4.OOPM.

THERE WILL PLENTY OF EVENTS  TO ENTERTAIN EVERYBODY

MAKE HAZEL FLOWERS WITH “GREEWOOD  TWIGG WOODLAND CRAFTS.”

JOIN PROFESSOR JIGGETT FOR FAMILY FRIENDLY FUN AS HE LEADS A WALK THAT EXPLORES THE FOLKLORE AND MYTHOLOGY SURROUNDING OUR NATIVE TREES AND GIVE TIPS ON EASY WAYS TO IDENTIFY THEM.MEET AT 2.30PM.

DEN BUILDING IN THE WOODS £2- MEET AT 2PM BEESLEY GREEN.

FREE FIRST AID TRAINING .

LEARN ABOUT JOSEPH EVANS FROM BOOTHSTOWN–MEDICAL HERBALIST.

LAUNCH OF NEW WIDLIFE TRAIL– FREE LEAFLETS.

OFFICIAL OPENING OF REFURBISHED FOOTPATH TO ST MARKS SCHOOL.

ALSO,REFRESHMENTS,TOMBOLA AND CHILDREN’S RAFFLE.

ALL WELCOME,COME ALONG AND ENJOY THE FUN

OUR LIST OF SPEAKERS HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED .

September,November and December are complete with a speaker or other activity see below.

OUR ST GEORGES NIGHT CELEBRATION IS TO TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY 19th APRIL AT ROE GREEN CRICKET CLUB . 

PROCEEDING  WILL START AT  7.30pm .ENTERTAINMENT BEING PROVIDED BY THE TRIO CALLED THE FLAT CAP THREE WHO WERE SO GOOD LAST YEAR.

A SUPPER IS PROVIDED AND ALL THIS FOR ONLY £10 PER HEAD.

THERE ARE  LIMITED PLACES FOR THIS EVENT SO IT’S ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS

FOR BOOKINGS CONTACT PAULINE OGDEN ON 0161 790 31

In January we had an interesting talk by David Roughly on  the history of the local joinery firm Gerrards of Swinton.

With all the historic information he has Mr Roughly would like to gather more photographs and  memorabilia on the firm for a future book.

If any body can help Mr Roughly please contact him on 0161 799 2575