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Thursday 24th January, 2013

SAVE OUR PRECIOUS GREEN SPACES.

Due to the rejection of Salford’s Council “Core Strategy” plan by the Secretary of State our Local Green Spaces are under threat by local developers such as Peel Holdings.

Areas at Risk.

BROADOAK PARK  600 houses. VICARS HALL LANE 140 houses. GREYLAG CRESCENT 24 houses.SIMPSON GROVE Boothstown 23 houses.IRLAM AND CADISHEAD 1400  houses.LUMBER LANE Roe Green 50 houses.CROSSFIELD DRIVE up to 200 houses.MOSSFIELD RD 30 houses.HAZELHURST Worsley Green belt 450 houses.HAZEL HALL CLOSE Worsley 9 houses.BOOTHSTOWM BASIN 18 units.MESNE LEA RD 15 houses.BEESLEY GREEN AREA 60 housesMOSS COLLIER RD 24 house development.

These Green spaces need to be protected and one of the ways is with a united community response from areas such as Worsley. Roe Green. Boothstown.Walkden.Moorside.Ellenbrook.

PLEASE GO TO THE PUBLIC MEETING AT ST MARKS CHURCH.WORSLEY ON MONDAY 4th FEBRUARY AT 7.30pm where together we can make a difference.

Also see notice boards on the green for notices of this event

Thursday 24th January, 2013

Events in 2013.

Here is a diary of event for this year to November.

February 20th. Rob Mason.  Lancashire Comedy.

March 20th         Alan Hayhurst.   The Ladykillers.

April 17th             North West Ambulance.

May 22nd              Carloe Johnson.  Homemade Preserves and Sales.THIS IS THE 4TH  WEDNESDAY.

June 19th                Alan Davies   Pit Brow Womenof the Lancashire Coalfields

July17th                   Guide Dogs for the Blind.

August                               NO MEETING

September 18th       Glen Atkinson.  Subject of talk to be  arranged.

October 16th              Brian Hallswoth   George Formby.

November 20th        Jennifer Rhodes   Bridgewater Canals 250th Anniverary

December.                           TO BE ARRANGED.

Meetings are held in the Roe Green  Church Hall on Wednesdays at 2.00pm and we look forward to your support and meeting you all again through 2013.

 

Thursday 24th January, 2013

2012

A happy  New year to one and all, a little belated but we hope it will be for all our members.

2012 finished with a grand finale with the Eccles Choir entertaining with a Christmas Selection in front of one our largest meetings.

We also wish to thank all the kind residents on the Green who have supported  Friends of Roe Green throught the year. Attending our monthly afternoons at the Church Hall.Kindly donating to the various collections we make and to cap it off with a grand effort for the Christmas lights when we received £1665.00.

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