Tameside Council to build on Playing Fields

Hi everyone,

 

I have sent the following email to Tameside Council on behalf of the Denton South Neighbourhood Planning Forum:

 

Residents in Denton South are currently in the process of establishing a Neighbourhood Planning Forum for our local area, in accordance within the provisions of the Locality Act 2011. We have attempted to contact Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council to ask if they have any requirements in the establishment of this Forum, but have as yet received no response.

It has now come to our attention that Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council are proposing to build houses on the site of the Two Trees High School Playing Fields.

Please may I take this opportunity to remind the Council both about the new Forum and of a petition of over two thousand signatures which has been raised from local residents opposing the building of any houses on the Two Trees site.

Kind regards

Carl Simmons

Chair

Denton South Neighbourhood Planning Forum

 

 

Also, the next meeting of the Forum will take place at 7pm, Tuesday 5th July 2016 at the Haughton Green Centre, Tatton Road.

 

Many thanks!

 

Carl (Simmons)

Green Spaces in Tameside

Hi all,

A GATHERING is taking place at the school gates outside Two Trees Playing Fields, Two Trees Lane, Haughton Green on Saturday 28th May 2016. Time: 12 noon.

All our welcome to come and show support for preserving our green spaces.

Best wishes

Carl Simmons

Save 'Two Trees Playing Fields'!

A PUBLIC MEETING HAS BEEN ARRANGED REGARDING THE FUTURE OF THE

TWO TREES SCHOOL PLAYING FIELDS.

DATE & TIME: TUESDAY 24TH MAY AT 7PM.

VENUE: THE JOLLY HATTERS PUB, HAUGHTON GREEN ROAD.

ALL WELCOME.

http://carlsimmons-independent.blogspot.co.uk/

And please view and like or share my Facebook page at:

https://www.facebook.com/carlsimmons.independent

Please also forward to anyone who may be interested.

Many thanks!

Carl Simmons

Independent Comes Second in Denton South

Insurgent candidates Carl Simmons & Ukip make progress in

Tameside Labour Party's One Party State!

ELECTION RESULT 2016 - DENTON SOUTH

LABOUR

(George Newton) - 1559 

INDEPENDENT (Carl Simmons) - 1001

UKIP (Adrienne Shaw) - 354 

CONSERVATIVE (Carol White) - 197

Well done George Newton! 

Thank you to everyone who voted in this election - and especially to everyone who voted Independent. All your support over the last few years is greatly appreciated.

Carl Simmons

Tameside Closing Swimming Pools?

IN a report on his Blog Carl Simmons, standing as an independent candidate in the Denton constituency of Tameside, argues that legally 'All schools must provide swimming instruction'.

Yet, it seems that all three local swimming pools in Ashton, Dukinfield and Denton are at risk of closure, to be replaced by what Mr. Simmons' calls 'one state of the art swimming pool' yet to be built in Tameside.  More centralization of facilities, more building, more disruption, more demolition of what is already serving the community.  More pomp and glory for the local Labour Party administration.

On his Blog Carl Simmons' lists 35 Tameside schools that now need to use these swimming pools in order to teach pupils to swim competently up to the standard required.  This does not include the 'Little Ducklings', toddler groups, as well as swimming clubs in the Ashton, Dukinfield and Denton areas who if the proposal to shut down the three pools goes ahead, would soon be served only with a single pool.

Mr. Simmons' asks: 

'How will Tameside Council accomodate all these schools and clubs with the necessary swimming lessons?'

Below he urges the people of Tameside to read and sign this petition - calling upon Tameside MBC to rethink their proposals to close Denton, Dukinfield & Ashton Pools - by clicking on the link below:

https://www.change.org/p/executive-cabinet-tameside-metropolitan-borough-council-andrew-gwynne-mp-shadow-health-minister-no-swimming-pool-closures-in-tameside

Or go to his latest article on his blog at:   http://carlsimmons-independent.blogspot.co.uk/