First of
all I wish everyone all the best for 2015.
2014 ended,
as has happened previously (2013 and 2012) with a planning application being
submitted for houses on land in Charnock Richard, I’m almost certain this is
done to try and catch people unaware, as they are busy and pre-occupied with
Christmas.
Dog fouling
continues to be an issue during the winter months, the Old School gardening
will need to start again, before the weeds take over, and the School Panto will
have happened.
Planning Application
14/01279/FULMAJ – Land off Southgates
A planning
application has been submitted to build 18 houses, which are being described as
affordable, on the land adjacent to Southgates. The access, to this new estate
of 18 houses, is proposed to be off Chorley Lane.
Many people
have contacted me opposing the proposal, for many valid reasons, however not
everyone will be opposed to the proposed development and all reasons, for and
against the development, need to be considered.
My stance is straightforward, as
many of you already know, I am opposed to building in the Green Belt and this
land is Green Belt.
Green Belt
exists to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open, and the most
important attribute of green belt is openness, any development especially of 18
houses will, in my opinion, have a significant impact on the openness of the
Green Belt and needs to be challenged.
Dog Fouling
I know the
majority of Dog Owners are responsible, but there remain a number of you who
are not and do not clean up after your dog.
To those of
you who don’t clear up after your dog and clearly don’t care about the place in
which you live, will you please consider the welfare of other people?
Registered
blind people are the only ones who are not required, by law, to clear up after
their guide dogs, everyone else, able bodied or otherwise has, by law, to clean
up. Claiming to not being aware that your dog has fouled is not acceptable, if you
claim not to be aware then you are clearly not in control of your dog and that
is another offence under law.
Dog waste
can be put in any bin, but please avoid using the one on the Children’s play
area.
There are enough
bins in Charnock Richard in which dog waste can be put, after it has been picked
up in a bag. I have already had extra and larger bins installed, but if you
think there is a need for more in certain places then please contact me and I
will try and have more bins installed.
Thank you
to the vast majority who are responsible and clean up after your dog.
Remember
bag it and bin it.
Old School Gardening
It’s just
about 12 months ago since we began the tidy up of the front of the Old School
and, through the continued effort of a few people, created a useful space and
what is now known as the memorial garden.
Winter will
soon be taken over by spring and weeds are better prepared than plants, as they
start growing earlier.
I will be
at the garden on some Saturday mornings doing general tidying, cutting the
hedge, mowing the grass, weeding and, in April, planting one of the beds with
the help of the Lower Burgh Meadow Conservation Group. Anyone can join in and
don’t worry you can’t do anything wrong, if you are passing at any time and
have a spare 5 or 10 minutes, walk in pull up a few weeds and help towards
keeping this part of the village tidy.
I have
included a picture as reminder of how it was before we started the work and
therefore how it will become if we don’t keep on top of it.
Primary School Panto –
Aladdin
I just
want to say that the Panto has to be one of the best things that I have had the
pleasure of being involved in. Its purpose is to raise funds for school but
what it does is much more, as it brings the community together.
There are
countless local people who give up their time and skills to make the Panto what
it is and raise funds for school. All time is given voluntary and without
question, the four shows are the result of a great team of people and thanks
must go to Sarah Reeve Halton and Linda Jones for their direction and vision.
I know there are better pictures than this, many posted on Facebook, but this appeared in the Chorley Guardian for two weeks and was taken during the
School Assembly, where Wishee Washee (Stephen Clipston), Aladdin (Emma
Haslingden) and Widow Twankey (me), all of who are parents of
children at the school and have never done anything like this before,
entertained the children.
My contact
details are:
Paul
Leadbetter
Rose
Cottage, Mill Lane, Charnock Richard
Telephone
07926 089450 – you can call be any time.
