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Timperley Civic Society
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From Newsletter, May 2002
The UDP - Our input and why it is important
See separate page for the Trafford Unitary Development Plan on this website, and Forthcoming Events page for dates of Inquiry.
Timperley Green
The Society had suggested that Aimson Road Field open space be re-named "Timperley Green". David Wilson Homes have used this name for their development right from the start and the use of the word "green" may help to safeguard the open space in the future.
The Yellow Crocodile
Children from Broomwood Primary School made a bright yellow "crocodile" when thay helped plant a tree to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee at Larkhill on March 11th. The group walked down from the school all wearing yellow safety hats and tabards and put the final spadefuls to a purple beech tree. The tree was donated by Lanes Landscapes Ltd., the landscape contractors for Aimson Road open space area. Pictured below with the children are Councillor Julia Chapman-Barker, Chair of the Altrincham Area Board, who conducted the ceremony, members of Timperley Civic Society and employees of Trafford Council.
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From Newsletter, August 2002
Society Membership
Welcome to a few more new members to make the number 152. Anyone who joins between now and the AGM in October will get extended membership to cover 2003 as well. So why not encourage your neighbours to take advantage of this Special Offer!
Thinking of the AGM brings us to the members of the committee for next year and the next Chairman. The civic society needs your support, not just in subscriptions: or as "moral support" but also to help with the running of the society and the jobs it does on behalf of the residents of Timperley. So why not think about joining the committee for next year? Here's a brief introduction to this year's committee.
So what does the Committee do?
The civic society committee meets once a month, Tuesday evening at the Village Club.
We look at any correspondence received. This is often in reply to letters sent out by the Secretary, Naomi Garside, to officers or councillors of Trafford. We occasionally get contacted by Trafford about something of local interest, and then also get informed by members and other residents about things that concern them, such as potholes, rubbish and planning proposals.
Rarely is there a month when we do not make comments (not always objections) about planning applications. Trafford sends out a weekly list of planning applications and at present Hazel Pryor is the one who receives this, and then before the next committee meeting visits Trafford Direct in Sale to check through any that may have some effect on Timperley (more than just house extensions). Then at the next meeting of the committee these are discussed and if thought necessary, some action is taken.
Rod Woodhead gives his Treasurer's report and updates us on the number of members and any special expenditure. He sees to the room bookings for both the committee meetings and general open meetings
Other members represent the Civic Society by attending various meetings such as the Altrincham Consultative Group, transport users group, or the newly formed Friends of... groups. David English has spent time sorting out the Timperley Civic Society website. Do make a comment, or use it as a way of contacting the society, by sending an e-mail.
Future Events
For details of future meetings and visits, see Forthcoming Events page.
The UDP
Three of the committee members spoke at the ongoing Public Inquiry about the Trafford Unitary Development Plan (UDP). This is going to spell out Trafford's plans for the area for the next 12 years up to 2014.
For further details click on the link below.
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From Newsletter, November 2002
Report of AGM
32 members attended the AGM and after the business heard an interesting ta1k by Dave Tomlinson, Trafford's Senior Neighbourhood Warden. Mr Tomlinson fielded questions and comments about the area and some of the problems, and members felt this was a very useful session.
Officers and Committee for 2002-2003
We've included a list of the Society's Officers and Committee members so that you can see what areas people come from. We welcome a new committee member, Alys Kendall. We can always use more members to represent different areas of Timperley. Sometimes we don't get to hear about very local concerns, except from very local people.
Chairman Sandra Bingham Greenhill Road
Vice Chairman Neil Smith Lime Grove
Hon. Secretary Naomi Garside Stockport Road
Hon. Treasurer Rod Woodhead Thorley Lane
Minutes Secretary David English Stockport Road
Marjorie Bagnall Lime Grove
Brian Bingham Greenhill Road
Anne Bowker Perry Road
Cynthia and Len Dunning Bedford Drive
Geoff Flood Shaftesbury Avenue
Alys Kendall Tannery Way, off Deansgate Lane
Hazel Pryor Thorley Lane
Joyce Raynor Mossgrove Road
Alan Shillaker Buckingham Way
We've also revised the green leaflet encouraging people to join the Society.
The Quiz Night was the usual success, with some really hard questions from the new quizmaster and scrumptious food by the new chairman and her team.
Christmas Cards
We have decided not to have new Christmas cards produced this year.
We depend upon a good photograph for the card, and although we had some nice views taken of the Village Christmas lights, these would have needed to be printed in colour and would have worked out at about 60p each! We thought this would be a bit much for most people, and as we still have stocks from previous years, decided to sell these at a reduced cost. Keep your eyes open for any good historical views and your cameras ready in case we get any snow this winter.
Planning Applications discussed at committee meetings included the Mobile phone mast at Heyes Grove tennis club; Beech House nursing home site on Park Road revised application, Woodlands Park Hotel and Aidan Piers garage near the station, all for apartments.
We are very concerned about a planning application for new development covering numbers 71 to 77 Wellington Road, two of which are owned by the developer, but NOT the other two. We have objected to this application on several points.
Trafford plans to replace the building at Park Road School and we have commented on the smaller number of pupils this will take, and the loss of trees.
An application for 6 apartments on the space at the corner of Aimson Road and Stockport Road is different from an earlier one for this site and much more traditional, so we have not objected to this.
Other Work by the Committee
We have taken up items brought up at the AGM and since, including: the surface of the footpath across Larkhill to Mosley Road; drainage of water on roads in several locations; the state of footpath verges at the Mayfield Road/Stockport Road junction; concerns about Ridgeway Road plans for traffic calming using speed humps.
Committee members have also attended several meetings about the following: the storage of waste at the old quarry area off Stockport Road (behind Timperley Aquatics); the Grove School site proposed new building for Pictor House school; Greater Altrincham Consultative Group; and Area Board meetings.
Watling Gate
We have expressed concern to Trafford Council about the state of Watling Gate house, Leys Road, off Park Road. It was designed and built for Charles Newton, a civil engineer, and left by him to Altrincham Council, along with many art items. For many years the Altrincham Borough librarian lived in part of the house and it has been used as a nursery school since at least 1955 (one of our committee attended!) Although it is still used as a nursery connected to Park Road primary school, there is no longer anyone living there, and there have been broken windows and other vandalism. We are concerned also about the art and museum objects which have been stored at Watling Gate, some since being removed from Altrincham Library, probably during the second war, and possibly other items moved there when the old library was demolished. The Buildings Conservation Officer at Trafford has told us that he is keeping a watching brief on this, and at the October Area Board meeting it was stated that the artefacts were to be put in Altrincham Town Hall 'pro tem'.
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