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COACH TRIP TO : THE NATIONAL WILD FLOWER CENTRE,

COURT HEY PARK, HUYTON, LIVERPOOL.

SUNDAY 26TH JUNE 2011

TICKETS INCLUDE TRANSPORT, ENTRANCE FEE TO CENTRE, INFORMATIVE TALK ON WILD FLOWERS BY ONE OF THE CENTRES EXPERTS.

CAFE & GIFT SHOP ON SITE, . . . → Read More: National Wildflower Centre]]> LOWER BURGH MEADOWS  CONSERVATION GROUP

COACH TRIP TO :  THE NATIONAL WILD FLOWER CENTRE,

                                     COURT HEY PARK, HUYTON, LIVERPOOL.

SUNDAY 26TH JUNE 2011

TICKETS INCLUDE TRANSPORT, ENTRANCE FEE TO CENTRE, INFORMATIVE TALK ON WILD FLOWERS BY ONE OF THE CENTRES EXPERTS.

CAFE & GIFT SHOP ON SITE, PLAY AREA IN COURT HEY PARK

SEE WWW.NWC.ORG.UK

FIRST PICK UP POINT 10.30AM, ADLINGTON, ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL, CHORLEY OUTSKIRTS,  WHITTLE, ASTLEY VILLAGE, EUXTON, CHARNOCK RICHARD, YARROW VALLEY, COPPULL & ROUTE TO M6

ADULTS £11.00          CHILDREN OVER 3″S £5.00

TO ORDER YOUR TICKETS CONTACT

SECRETARY EDDIE LANGRISH.

TEL 01257 232100

E. edwinlangrish@btinternet.com

Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his . . . → Read More: The Human Rights Act]]> Acting contrary to a Human Rights Act requirementIt is unlawful for any public authority to act in a way that is a breach of a person‟s human rights and contrary to the Human Rights Act 1998.

Article 1

Protection of property

Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions.

A briefing from Members took place this afternoon. And in light of the complexities involved around the proposals and the objections to which members are being asked to make a decision on tomorrow I write to inform you that the application item for Pilkington is not likely to be discussed and . . . → Read More: Pilkington Quarry – deferred to Special Committee Meeting -possibly]]> Message from Bolton Council.

A briefing from Members took place this afternoon. And in light of the complexities involved around the proposals and the objections to which members are being asked to make a decision on tomorrow I write to inform you that the application item for Pilkington is  not likely to be discussed and will be table for an adjournment for a special Planning Committee meeting early next week (Probably Monday and with the rise of that meeting being around 2.30) Under the circumstances you may well reasonably considered that it is unnecessary for you to attend the meeting tomorrow in light of the above.

2nd Message from Bolton Council

Further to my last email, I would just like to advise that a formal decision has not been made to adjourn the Pilkington item tomorrow and under the circumstances I would advise that it may be prudent to attend tomorrow pending that formal Adjournment decision being made by the full Committee tomorrow.

The meeting of RAGE – Rivington Against Greenbelt Exploitation is still proceeding at Horwich Conservative Club at 7pm

Permission to extend two previous permissions until 2042, was given on the 15 October 2010. The groups seek to quash these . . . → Read More: Letter Before Claim – in Judicial Review]]> Four local action groups - Blackrod and Horwich Environmental Action Group, Montcliffe Residents Association,Horwich Moor Residents Association and Arcon Village Residents Group, have submitted a letter before claim, in  Judicial Review, to Bolton Council.

Permission to extend two previous  permissions until 2042, was given on the 15 October 2010. The groups seek to quash these new grants of permission.

Rivington is under threat like never before. With both Montcliffe and Pilkington Quarries being identified as strategically important to the Greater Manchester Waste Development Plan – and the restrictions on the number of vehicles using the quarry was removed on the 15 October, with potentially massive implications for Horwich. Heaton and Lostock.

The four Groups have been fighting various planning applications for over a year. One has been rejected – which is being appealed by Armstrong’s – see below; two have been accepted, which the four groups have issues a letter before claim; a further application, to extend the physical boundary was deferred earlier this month, following short comings identified by the Planning Inspectorate regarding the appeal.

A further application is expected at some time to remove the land between Montcliffe and Pilkington – destroying yet another footpath, and making large parts of the iconic hill virtually inaccessible. The green hill, visible to so many, towards Bolton Town Centre will change.

The letter before claim can be found HERE

The red areas below show the additional visual impact from Blackrod

6 counts of maladministration

2 counts of injustice

This unfortunately does not reverse the planning decision and the injustice that this causes, including effectively closing the bridleway on Sundays.

A new application regarding the . . . → Read More: Friends Of Lever Park]]> We would like to congratulate Friends of Lever Park, on the findings by the Local Government Ombudsman against Chorley Borough Council

6 counts of maladministration

2 counts of injustice

This unfortunately does not reverse the planning decision and the injustice that this causes, including effectively closing the bridleway on Sundays.

A new application regarding the Lever Park site is expected shortly, so please watch out on the approach to Christmas and make your opinion count.

We welcome the formation of

The Friends of Lever Park,

The Arcon Village Residents Association,

The Horwich Moor Residents Association,

. . . → Read More: Making a Positive Difference to YOUR Community]]> Over the last few months, various planning applications have resulted in  residents coming together and fighting for the community. Many have formed  residents groups – something that we would encourage.

We welcome the formation of 

                          The Friends of Lever Park,

                          The  Arcon Village Residents Association,

                          The  Horwich Moor Residents Association,

                          The Montcliffe Residents Association.

     Together we can make a positive difference

I am reminded of a poem attributed to Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)

“First they came for the communists,

          and I did not speak out

         —because I was not a communist;

Then they came for the trade unionists,

          and I did not speak out

         —because I was not a trade unionist;

Then they came for the Jews,

          and I did not speak out

          —because I was not a Jew;

Then they came for me

      —and there was no one left to speak out for me

If you need support to speak out, contact us with total confidentiality at BHEAG@Hotmail.co.uk

Agenda: (i) Report on the Ombudsman’s final decision.

(ii) Report on complaint made to the Information Commissioners Office.

(iii) Outlining our . . . → Read More: Friends of Lever Park]]> There will be a meeting for “friends of Lever Park” and their supporters on Thursday the 10th December 2009, it will be held at HORWICH CONSERVATIVE CLUB, Church Street Horwich, with an 8-00pm start.

Agenda: (i) Report on the Ombudsman’s final decision.

(ii) Report on complaint made to the Information Commissioners Office.

(iii) Outlining our intentions following the final decision by the LGO

(iv) A-O-B

This application has been discussed for sometime.

There are a large number of changes from the original application, which proposes to extract over three million tonnes of aggregate from the quarry and also process aggregate from external sources, . . . → Read More: Pilkington Quarry , Makinson Lane, Horwich 80931/08]]> Public planning meeting Bolton Town Hall. Thursday 29 October at 14:00
Site visit Thursday 29 October 10:10

This application has been discussed for sometime.

There are a large number of changes from the original application, which proposes to extract over three million tonnes of aggregate from the quarry and also process aggregate from external sources, in a 1.5 hectare site.

The application includes refilling the quarry with inert waste, to the original ground waste , ie filling with more than three million tonnes of waste.

Concerns include, veichle movement, noise (including blasting), air and water pollution, effect on the greenbelt.

At the Special meeting of the Horwich planning committee 8 October 2009, there were a large number of people who cast doubt on the applicants adherence to current planning and environmental restrictions and the fact that they do not appear to be operating using “best practice”, something that the application states is a pre-requisite.

Please see the new application 83299/09  (click “home”)

As part of the process it was agreed that the land could only be used for residential properties and would contain a number of open spaces.

Due to increase in population it was deemed that the community centre car park needed to be enlarged. . . . → Read More: Place of Worship Greenbarn Way Community Centre Carpark 82529/09]]> In 1973 agricultural land was transformed into the Greenbarn Way estate.

As part of the process it was agreed that the land could only be used for residential properties and would contain a number of open spaces.

Due to increase in population it was deemed that the community centre car park needed to be enlarged. As such a parcel of land was given to the council specifically to enlarge the Community Centre Car Park. This forms part of the required open space on the estate. It is on this land that the applicant wishes to build.

The open plan design of the estate would be comprimised by the fencing around the building

Approximately 25% of the already over utilised carpark would be lost. The carpark is frequently used for community support, eg blood donations.