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Trustees Meeting

The next meeting of TFVA Trustees will be on Thursday Dec. 8th at 7.30 pm at the Tong Schoolroom in Tong Lane. We welcome observers to these meetings.

Newsletter – November 2011

Holme Wood and Tong Neighbourhood Development Plan. The deadline has passed for consultation responses. There has been considerable concern in our local communities about the inaccessible nature of the consultation materials for local people.

Bradford’s ‘Local Development Framework Core Strategy’ – a draft of this is now open for consultation – see below how to respond to it before Jan 20th 2012.

It is vital that we maximise the scale and substance of the responses to the LDP Core Strategy. Two things have become clear:

There are very large numbers of local people who still know little about what is being proposed.
When people do discover the nature and scale of the proposals they are generally are opposed to them – and large numbers of people are appalled by them.

THERE IS STILL SOMETHING PEOPLE CAN DO

A: Finding community organisations and businesses making responses that show their concern, and clarify their opposition...e.g. schools, health centres, churches, businesses. TFVA would be happy to come and talk to residents groups etc if invited.

B: Petition response – signatures are needed for the TFVA petition both from local people and from others who would oppose the loss of the green belt. Petition sheets are available. They should be returned to Gordon Dey by Jan. 10th at 30 Bartle Close, Bradford BD7 4QH.

C: Ensuring that environmental groups and organisations, both local & national, are made aware of the LDF proposals, and encouraged to respond to them.

D: Ensuring that our Councillors and MP’s are made aware of our concerns, and urged to support our campaign. Whilst this must include Tong Ward Councillors and local MP it can also include those from neighbouring Councils and Constituencies.

E: TFVA Membership – if you share our concern to protect and enhance the Tong/Fulneck area, you can become a member of our Association by emailling us at savetongvalley@live.co.uk