Coffee Morning and Sale, Tombola and Raffle - Bradbury House Saturday 20th December 10-12am

Yes it's that time of year again when we have our annual Xmas event which serves as our main fundraiser. The poster really tells you what all that you need to know. This year we are also hoping to have a cake stall, jewellery and a selection of miscellaneous items.

Entry on the door is 50p and includes tea/coffee and biscuits. We look forward to seeing you and hope you have a fun morning.

XMAS CAROL SERVICE AT WOODHEAD CHURCH - Tuesday 16th December at 7.30pm

And now for something completely different.

The annual Christmas Carol service at St. James Chapel, Woodhead, will take place this coming Tuesday evening (16th December). Doors are open to the public from 7.15pm with the service scheduled to commence at 7.30pm.

The service will be conducted by Paul Bryson of Mottram and the organist this year is accomplished music teacher Mrs Norma Holland of Hadfield.

For those of you not familiar with the Chapel or who have not attended for some years, it does now have electric heating but wrap up warm anyhow, this is Woodhead not Wakiki.

Vehicular access is via the A628. I strongly recommend going via Tintwistle and sticking to the A628 rather than going via Padfield, Devils Elbow and then past Crowden car park and over the dam. This is because accessing the track up to the Chapel from the opposite side of the road is fraught with difficulty and entails a very sharp reverse turn.

One final word of warning. If your suspension is of a nervous disposition, then think twice about taking it up the track. It really is quite rough but ultimately manageable.

Ideally you should borrow your neighbour's 4x4, take a bicycle or consider leaving your vehicle at Crowden car park and walking over the dam then up the steps towards Bleak House. From here you will find the access road about 100 yards down the road in the Tintwistle direction.

If you like a good Christmas sing song in an off beat and slightly wacky setting then I guarantee that you will find the event to your liking. I've been to previous Christmas services here and can vouch for the fact that you will find the event surreal,for real!

XMAS EVENTS - LOCAL GROUPS

Between now and the New Year I'll post details of any events that are being put on by local groups that are in any way connected with the two villages, providing of course that you let me know about them.

The first of these is a Xmas Quiz that is being held by the Save Swallow Wood group at the Bull's Head in Tintwistle this coming Thursday evening (December 11th) starting at 8.00pm. Click on the link below to view the details as provided by the group themselves:

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There will apparently be live music, mulled wine and prizes.

Don't forget, if your organisation wants a quick plug like this on the site, and is relevant to the two villages, just e-mail your details and we'll be happy to oblige.

......CHRISTMAS FUNTIME BEGINS TODAY......

Hi Readers,

With most of our business behind us for this year and with the countdown to Christmas most firmly on people's minds I thought I would lighten up the blog for a short while by finding some free Christmas games for you to amuse yourselves with, whilst you visit.

To begin with I have added a game which you will find at the foot of the page called the Christmas Castle Defence Game. It's fun and easy to play. Just use your cursor to pick up and then fling the invaders. Easier said than done I might add!

To play just go to the bottom of the screen and click the word 'BEGIN' which is just below the words '5000 Deluxe' or click here.

There are many levels (if you are successful). Look out for the vehicles and snowpelting devices that attempt to bury your castle with white stuff whilst you are swatting other targets.

If you want to play using a larger screen then follow these 3 steps:

1. Go to the game at the foot of the page and click the 'Play Fullscreen' link.

2. At the top of the window that opens up, click the link that says 'More about this game'.

3. Right in the middle of your new screen you will see the word 'BEGIN' which is just below the words '500 Deluxe'. Click that word and you are away.

Have fun and good luck!

Hadfield Wakes Up To Winter Wonderland

There was a hint of winter in the light dusting of snow that fell on the valley yesterday, in a powdery sort of way and it certainly felt cold enough for a drop of the white stuff.


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By 6.00am this morning with a good covering on the ground and heavy snow falling, it felt like Winter had truly arrived. So, sledge time and good fun all round for the kids but misery, moaning and salt buckets at the ready for everyone else, especially motorists wending their way out of town and into the city.

These photos were taken on Lower Bank Close, Hadfield, just before daybreak, for those of you who are wondering and also for the benefit of those of you who don't have to get up early today and may have just missed it all!
If anyone has taken any digital photos of their own and you would like to see them posted on the blog then please e-mail them and I'll be happy to oblige.

RESIDENTS MEETING - Monday December 1st at the New Lamp, Bankbotton, Hadfield, 8.00pm

Hi Everyone,

November was a busy month for us. It began with a rare but welcome self-invite from a councillor and saw the launch of Dig Hadfield, which had its seeds in this very blog.

Next up was an invite for the association from Tom Levitt M.P. to 'Communities In Control' - a discussion on a government White Paper, held in New Mills.

Finally, we had an interesting meeting with Head of Planning and Regeneration, Dai Larner (with a further one to follow in January) and finished the month with a walk around Hadfield with the Beat Sweep team, who have spent the past 10 days beating and sweeping around the village, in a bid to reduce crime and perceived nuisance behaviour.

I'm rather hoping December won't be quite so hectic. So far our biggest commitment of the month is the annual fundraiser at Bradbury House, Glossop, on the last Saturday before Christmas (yes, it's that time of year again). That's 10.00 - midday on 20th December, where we have a bring and buy, raffle etc.

So, without further ado, here is Monday's proposed Agenda, though if you have anything to add please feel free to contact us or come along on the night and we'll find time to discuss it.

T.A.H.RA. AGENDA - MONDAY 1ST DECEMBER at the NEW LAMP, BANKBOTTOM,HADFIELD, at 8.00pm.

1. Apologies.

2. Correspondence.

3. Outstanding issues - proposed closure of Hadfield Sorting Office, Tinsle Bridge.

4. Feedback from 'Communities in Control' discussion on govt. White Paper.

5. Report back from Dai Larner meeting. Delegates for next meeting 20th January.

6. Beat Sweep walkabout.

7. Xmas fundraiser at Bradbury House.

8. Tinsle planters.

9. Xmas card list.

10. Announcements

11. A.O.B. (fix next meeting date re: hols)

We try our best to finish by 9.30 but please feel free to stay for a chat and a beer afterwards. It's good to socialise and it keeps the landlord happy!

DIG HADFIELD - Meet At The New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield - Tonight at 7.30pm - (Tuesday 25th November)

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick line to let you know that the next meeting (only the second) of Dig Hadfield will be held at the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield at 7.30pm on Tuesday 25th November. Anyone who lives in the area that is interested in the subject of allotments and who wants to help the group campaign for more of them is welcome to come along.

If you are unaware of what this new group are about, here is a potted history of Dig Hadfield to date. The newly formed group originated from a blogpost on this very blog entitled Not A Lotta Allotments which attracted a lot of comment and interest.

Consequently it was raised as an Agenda item at the September meeting, which resulted in everyone who had expressed an interest being contacted for an inaugural meeting which happened in October. At the meeting the name Dig Hadfield was decided upon and the newly formed group decided to become an autonomous organisation with the aim of procuring allotments specifically in Hadfield, since all who attended lived in the village, whilst Tintwistle itself actually has an oversupply of allotments.

At the meeting, it was decided to promote the group via a poster campaign and a press release. Ralph Bennett agreed to do the poster, that is reproduced below and which was distributed around local shops with a view to broadening the campaign and building the meeting.

Since then, Dig Hadfield have created their own blog, which can be found by clicking here. Thus, our own e-mail address shown on the poster is no longer required as the group now have their own e-mail contact address which is dighadfield@gmail.com which can always be found in the top right hand corner of their blog.

That, in a nutshell is the history, brief as it is of Dig Hadfield. So if you're interested in what they have been set up to achieve then please feel free to come along to their next meeting, which once again is at: The New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield, on Tuesday 25th November at 7.30pm.

The editor of the Dig Hadfield blog informs me that Cllr. Graham Oakley who is a member of Glossop and District Allotment Association will be in attendance.

CLICK ON IMAGE TO SEE FULL SIZE IMAGE OF POSTER

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HADFIELD COUPLE WIN TENANT GARDEN COMP.

Delia Bennett being presented with her Best Garden 2008 Award
Congratulations to Delia and Albert Bennett who beat off competition the length and breadth of the High Peak to scoop the 2008 Tenant Garden Competition and a barrow full of gardening vouchers into the bargain. The event was organised by the Tenants Garden Group who spent two wet but enjoyable days in August judging the entries.

Keith Wood, Chair of the group said "we thought that the standard of entries was high last year but this year we were surprised at how the bar had been raised, every year the standard gets higher and the judges job becomes more difficult".

Delia and Albert of Bankbottom, Hadfield, were surprised but delighted to have won and indeed had no inkling they were in the running until they were invited along to the awards ceremony where the above photo was taken. Below is a photo of the winning garden, taken from the current edition of 'Peak Performance' (the High Peak Community Housing newsletter for Tenants and Leaseholders).

Those of you who know the couple, formerly of Speedwell, Tintwistle, will easily recognise Delia being presented with her award but will ask "where is Albert?" on the photo. Well he could be the one stood behind Delia but in fact that's not him at all and even if it was it's clearly not a good enough photo to pick him out easily.

No problem, I can help here as I just happen to have a photo of the man himself for your perusal, though it's not exactly a recent one.

Here he is, top row, third left - don't laugh out too loud though.

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So now you know why he tries to avoid the camera! Congratulations once more to them both though. A huge triumph for a Hadfield couple, who despite living in the shadow of Rossington Park, are trying to keep a small corner of High Peak green.

- DARTS KNOCKOUT COMPETITION -

DARTS COMPETITION - DARTS COMPETITION - DARTS COMPETITION

There will be a darts knockout event at Tintwistle Conservative Club on the afternoon of Saturday 22nd of November. Prize money for the last four. For further details or to enter please contact Stuart Dodd on 07977 906274, call the club itself on 852966 or e-mail this blog with your name and number and we will forward your details to the organiser.

May the best man (or woman) win.

NOVEMBER RESIDENTS MEETING (Part 2) - Monday 10th November at the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield, 8.00pm prompt.

TINTWISTLE AND HADFIELD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

Meeting at the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield, Monday 10th November at 8.00pm.

Following last week's highly entertaining but time consuming meeting at which Cllr. Chris Webster responded to Ralph Bennett's letter to the press, we decided to suspend the business part of the meeting until the following week. So we will do it all again, same time, same place (the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield, Monday November 10th at 8.00pm prompt).

An action packed Agenda with lots having happened during the last month and lots of topics to discuss. If you haven't been to one of our meetings before, please feel free to attend, we don't bite and our meetings are open to all.

AGENDA ITEMS

1. Apologies

2. (a) Post meeting feedback response from Cllr. Chris Webster.

(b) Invitation from Tom Levitt M.P. to attend “Communities In Control” – a discussion on the Govt. White Paper.
(c) Invitation from Dai Larner (Strategic Director – Planning and regeneration) to set up a meeting to address issues regarding the councils planning service and anything else we would like to cover. Progress! See also Item (4) below.
(d) A response to Ralph Bennett from Tintwistle Parish Council.

3. Matters Arising/Outstanding Business
(a) Postal dispute.
(b) Litter under Tintwistle Bridge.

4. Meeting with Dai Larner – Finally Mr Larner has agreed to meet us over the various planning issues we have raised over the past couple of years. The recent discovery of a cannabis plant on Rossington Park seems to have confirmed our fears about lax planning procedures. Hopefully this is an opportunity to set matters right. We need to suggest dates, times and delegates for proposed meeting.

5. Dig Hadfield – with our help a new group has been founded whose point of focus will be to campaign for allotments in Hadfield. News and update.

6. Sustainable Communities Act. Potentially useful tool for grass roots involvement in community issues. We are campaigning for the council to opt-in or we cannot use it. Progress report and correspondence to date.

7. Safer Neighbourhood Meeting – report back from Pat Bennett.

8. Fundraising re: Bradbury House Xmas stall.
9. Announcements.
10. Any other business.
END

We always aim to close business by 9.30pm but as always feel free to stay for a chat and a drink afterwards.

Remembrance Sunday at Hadfield Cenotaph November 9th - Order of Service

About 150 people turned up to the Cenotaph at the top of Station Rd, Hadfield to pay their tributes and to mark the occasion of Remembrance Sunday.

A windswept but rain free ceremony was conducted by the Rev G Griffiths of St. Andrews Church with Glossop Old Band providing music to the hymn 'Thine Be The Glory' and the sound of the Last Post and Reveille.

I must admit that I had personally given up attending this particular gathering for a few years now, as I had previously been disappointed with the policing arrangements. Year after year they turned up, only to stand by and allow cars to come from every direction, making the whole service inaudible. Letters to the press suggested I was not the only person wondering why vehicles couldn't be asked to wait or take an alternative route for just 15 minutes a year.

Fortunately the situation has improved somewhat. Whilst traffic was still allowed to meander up and down Station Rd, the police now close off Railway Street for the duration of the service so that whilst there is still some noise pollution, disruption is now at a minimum. For those unable to attend, The Order of Service is provided below.

It was of course the first Remembrance Day service at the newly refurbished Tintwistle War Memorial on Stocks Brow. Being unable to be in two places at once, I have no knowledge of the details of the Tintwistle service but will be happy to post any details and/or photos if anyone can supply me with them.

DIG HADFIELD - A New Grass Roots Organisation Has Germinated Which Plots To Sow The Seeds Of Change

Following a post on this blog by AR which you can read here there has been a steady trickle of e-mails to the site from local residents expressing interest in the subject. Consequently, the issue of lack of allotments in the area and in Hadfield specifically was discussed at the October meeting of TAHRA.

A decision followed to contact everyone who had expressed an interest, to discuss the subject, with a view setting up a local group that would campaign for allotment allocation in Hadfield. An inaugural meeting was held at the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield on Tuesday 28th October.

It was attended by around a dozen people, half of whom wanted an allotment and three of whom had already applied or given up trying. The meeting decided that they did indeed wish to set up an autonomous group that would press the council to discharge its duty to provide much needed
allotment land.

The first action of the group was to produce posters that have now been distributed to shops throughout Hadfield, asking anyone who wants a plot or who already has their name down for one, to contact them either through this site at tinhadra@aol.com or by phoning 866240. The idea is to try and establish just how many people there are wanting plots and to inform them about future meetings and/or activities that the group initiates.

The next planned meeting of Dig Hadfield is scheduled for Tuesday 25th November at the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield at 7.30pm although this is subject to confirmation nearer the time.
By way of an update, I can confirm that Dig Hadfield are now truly autonomous, as their very own blog has now been set up only today and can be found by clicking here. For reference, you can now contact them directly at dighadfield@gmail.com although we will still be happy to forward mail to them. We also have a permanent link to the site that you can find on the blue panel to the right hand side of this blog.

Co-incidentally and unbeknown to Dig Hadfield at the time of their inaugural meeting, another group led by Mark Alix has been created, entitled Glossop Action For Allotments (GAFA) who share the same aims. They will be presenting a petition to the Council in the morning (Friday 7th November), outside the Chinley offices of High Peak Borough Council, at 10am .
We wish the group maximum success tomorrow and Mark has said he intends to attend the next Dig Hadfield meeting, so the movement to move earth seems to have well and truly taken root.

Residents Meeting - The New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield, 8.00pm - All Welcome

Monday 3rd November will be the first Monday in the month so it's time for our monthly jaunt down at the New Lamp. This month Cllr Webster (his choice of photo, from the HPBC website, not mine!)

wishes to address the meeting and is afforded the right to reply to Ralph Bennett's letter to the press on the subject of 'H.P.B.C. Investments in Icelandic banks'.

I'm sure we all look forward to hearing some words of wisdom from Glossop's answer to Ian Paisley but if we were to follow H.P.B.C.'s own protocol we might have to limit him to just 3 minutes timed out to the second! Would we do that?

A busy and exciting Agenda this month with campaigns on several fronts. This week sees the launch of Dig Hadfield, aided and abetted by TAHRA, but soon to be an autonomous group, whose aim will be to push for allotment allocations in ...well Hadfield, obviously.

Also we continue the campaign to persuade the council to opt-in to the Sustainable Communities Act, which we feel may be beneficial in terms of giving grass roots organisations more of a voice and have an invitation from Tom Levitt M.P. to attend a meeting on the subject later this month. Hurrah.

So without any further ado here is the full Agenda. Quite a full one so get along early and we can make a punctual start.

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TINTWISTLE AND HADFIELD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
Meeting at the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield, Monday 3rd November at 8.00pm.

AGENDA ITEMS
PART ONE

1. Apologies for absence.

2 (a) Correspondence – H.P.B.C. Investment in Icelandic banks.
Cllr. Chris Webster (Old Glossop ward) has asked to come along to address the subject on a personal basis. He is of course cordially invited and afforded the right to reply to Ralph Bennett’s letter on the subject, recently published in the local press, which Ralph will read in person.

PART TWO

(b) Invitation from Tom Levitt M.P. to attend “Communities In Control” – a discussion on the Govt. White Paper.
(c) Invitation from Dai Larner (Strategic Director – Planning and regeneration) to set up a meeting to address issues regarding the councils planning service and anything else we would like to cover. Progress! See also Item (4) below.
(d) A response to Ralph Bennett from Tintwistle Parish Council.

3. Matters Arising/Outstanding Business
(a) Postal dispute.
(b) Litter under Tintwistle Bridge.

4. Meeting with Dai Larner – Finally Mr Larner has agreed to meet us over the various planning issues we have raised over the past couple of years. The recent discovery of a cannabis plant on Rossington Park seems to have confirmed our fears about lax planning procedures. Hopefully this is an opportunity to set matters right. We need to suggest dates, times and delegates for proposed meeting.

4. Dig Hadfield – with our help a new group has been founded whose point of focus will be to campaign for allotments in Hadfield. News and update.

5. Sustainable Communities Act. Potentially useful tool for grass roots involvement in community issues. We are campaigning for the council to opt-in or we cannot use it. Progress report and correspondence to date.

6. Safer Neighbourhood Meeting – report back from Pat Bennett.

7. Fundraising re: Bradbury House Xmas stall.
8. Announcements.
9. Any other business.
END
We always aim to close business by 9.30pm but as always feel free to stay for a chat and a drink afterwards.

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Coffee Morning At Tintwistle Conservative Club

On Saturday morning (25th October) there will be a coffee morning upstairs at Tintwistle Conservative Club from 10.00am till noon. Entry fee is 50p which includes a raffle ticket. The event is a fundraiser for Tintwistle Cricket Club.

Expect to find on sale items such as cakes, books, CD's, DVD's, videos, bric-a-brac etc. So if you have a free morning why not saunter on down, grab a bargain and help the village cricket team at the same time?

For the latest news and information about the club check out their website by clicking here. You can also access their website by clicking on the permanent link located on the blue sidebar to the right hand side of this blog.

Safer Neighbourhood Police Staffing Changes

There have been some staffing changes on the Hadfield SNT due to the Glossop policing section now encompassing New Mills and Hayfield, which took place from the 29th sept 2008.

In view of this there has been a review of the current structure of staffing in the district to reflect a balance of experience and skills and the following decisions have been taken:

PCSO's Lee Baker and Matt Hill will be working with the New Mills and Hayfield SNT, Pc James Taylor will be working on the Glossop Town centre team.

The Hadfield Tintwistle Safer Neighbourhood Team will now be as follows:

PC 2427 Gareth Podmore Gareth.Podmore.2427@Derbyshire.PNN.Police.UK

PCSO 4415 Brian Buller Brian.Buller.4415@Derbyshire.PNN.Police.UK

PCSO 4597 Martine Molden Martine.Molden.4597@Derbyshire.PNN.Police.UK

PCSO 4596 Rick Bowman Richard.Bowman.4598@Derbyshire.PNN.Police.UK

The new look team look forward to working with you all in the near future and if you need to get in touch and discuss any Hadfield /Tintwistle or Padfield issues please approach them by phone, email or in person.

This information was supplied courtesy of PC Gareth Podmore.

There is a permanent link to your Safer Neighbourhood Team on the blue panel to the right hand side of this blog.

Rossington Park Alarm - Hadfield's Very Own Cannabis Farm!

News reached yours truly last Friday from various local sources that there had been a major drugs sting down in the park - Rossington Park, that is! First wind that something was amiss came from local delivery people, who had noticed lots of police activity in the area. Fortunately it was my day off so I got out the old bike and had a nose on down. I found a solitary police car guarding the premises, as you can see from the photo below.

(For those of you who don't recognise the whereabouts of this particular tin shed, it's on the left as you enter the monstrosity known as Rossington Park, via the infuriatingly off-centre roundabout that unnecessarily impedes motorists. The road that leads into the park has been named in keeping with the wretchedness of the place as Graphite Way.)

Then followed an unsubstantiated rumour that nine Chinese men had been arrested for growing cannabis plants looking something like this:


Further 'news' claimed that people had been living in these sheds on a fairly permanent basis. Sleeping facilities, a T.V. set and various other home comforts were alleged to have been seen removed from the building during the bust, along with an entire lighting system.

I cannot substantiate these details but what I can say for certain is that the early rumour of a raid on a cannabis growing factory on Rossington Park has definitely proved to be true and has indeed now been confirmed as such on the Advertiser's website. They state however, that only two arrests have been made to date.

The photo below which I also took at the scene is quite interesting and mildly amusing. It suggests that CCTV is in operation 24 hours a day. So how come it failed to pick up footage of people entering and leaving the premises, along with the truckload of baggage and belongings that comes with permanent residence and the operation of a wholescale agribusiness?!

Dare I suggest that CCTV in this instance stands for Cannabis Cultivation Treatment Vacinity!

Notice when you read the Advertiser story that the Police were alerted to the incident as a result of "vital information from the community" and NOT from CCTV footage, which one suspects, does not exist.

People will have their own views as to the pros and cons of growing the cannabis weed but the real issue here is all about the dopes in planning who have never had any control over this sprawling mess known as Rossington Park and who continue to have no control. We have always argued that the site has been uncontrolled and unregulated from the start and continues to be.

From the beginnng S.C.C. were allowed to dump hundreds of concrete pods on the opposite bank of the river for the best part of two years without any planning permission and in the teeth of local opposition.

Then the supposed live-in workshops, (passed in planning on the basis that they would provide local jobs to reduce commuting) are now being marketed not as workshops but as Rossington Homes... a luxury riverside development.

A modern day scandal of monumental proportions if ever there was one, were it not for the fact that this is the free for all known as Rossington Park where anything goes, so long as HPBC gets a revenue from it!

When planning rules and regulation have been flouted from the start, when the voices of local people don't count for one jot, where monitoring procedures do not exist and when actual planning permissions are simply ignored or blatently flouted, is anyone really all that surprised that this can happen and go unnoticed for so long?

The only real surprise is that the incompetence of our planning officials has been tolerated for so long and that our councillors have simply turned a blind eye to what's going on here. Questions have to be asked and heads need to roll over this one.

Tintwistle and Hadfield Residents Association meet at the New Lamp, Bankbotton, Hadfield, the first Monday in every month at 8.00pm. As today(6th) is the first Monday in the month you are welcome to join us. This month will be an open forum without a structured Agenda so it will be an opportunity for anyone to come along and raise an issue. No doubt one or two of you may want to raise this particular story as a discussion item!

Sustainable Communities: Time to 'opt-in'

This month the government will be asking Local Councils across the land whether they would like to opt-in to the Sustainable Communities Act.
(For more information on the Act please see previous blog dated 30/08/08)

Below is a sample letter to be sent from citizens to their borough/district/city/unitary councillors and also to their county councillors urging them to ‘opt in’ to the Sustainable Communities Act process.

The text below is a guide, please feel free to compose your own letters as they will be more effective. You could also email councillors; addresses and links can be found here

Please ask other people to write too – the more the better!

Note: You can find out who your borough/district/city/unitary and county councillors are by calling the respective council or going to their website.



Dear Cllr [your councillor’s name],

Re: using the Sustainable Communities Act

As a local resident I am writing to you to urge you to please do all you can to ensure that the council decides to ‘opt in’ to the new Sustainable Communities Act process when invited to by central government in October this year.

The Act is great news for all of us locally. For the first time we have a law that gives local government and local communities the power to drive central government policy on reversing community decline and promoting sustainable communities.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,
[your name]
[your address]

You can send copies of any replies you receive to Local Works Campaign Co-ordinator, Steve Shaw, at steve@localworks.org or
Local Works
c/o Unlock Democracy
6 Cynthia St
London N1 9JF

COUNTRY LOVERS BIG DAY OUT

If, like myself, you look forward to the
Mottram Show and were disappointed to see it washed away this year, may I take this opportunity to introduce you to a fantastic alternative.

Those of you who enjoy agricultural shows and who would like to spend a great day out tomorrow (Saturday 13th) might be interested in the 136th Penistone Show.

Alright, it's not strictly a local event but it is only a short trip up the A628. It is also a colossal show (many times larger than our own Mottram Show) and there is usually at least one local group that have a stall there, so don't be surprised if you bump into a few people that you know or recognise.

At last year's event for instance the
Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team were present and tomorrow will see the
Save The Woodhead Tunnel Group (who want to re-open the railway line to Hadfield) make their debut at the Yorkshire show.

The group meet monthly at the Prince of Wales in Glossop and their next local meeting is on Thursday 9th October but in the meantime anyone who wants to help out at the stall and who needs a lift over should contact Alan on 07938 026056. The first 'shuttle' over the moors is planned to leave from Glossop Railway Station at 8.30pm.

Details of the show itself can be found on the
Penistone Show website, including an itinery of events and a map of the area, though having visited the show myself previously, the website hardly does justice to the event, due largely to a lack of quality photographs from previous shows. They appear to be trying to remedy this by having a photographic competition at this years show, with winning entries appearing on the website for next year's event, so take your camera along!

It really does have everything you would want and expect from a show of its type though. An example of what's in store is described in the text below, which I have shamelessly culled from the website:
"The aims of Penistone Show are to provide an agricultural show, which promotes the countryside, agriculture & horticulture and associated interests. There are various livestock on display i.e. Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats, Pigeons, Hens, Bantams, Shire Horses, Lurchers, Terriers, Companion Dogs and many more. There are exhibitions and displays including Vintage vehicles, Owls, Farriers, Dry Stone Walling, Hounds, Handicrafts, Horticulture, Photogaphy etc. Also promoted is the local farmers market where you can buy fresh produce direct from the growers, Butchers, Bakers, Cake makers, Jam Makers. The list is endless.

There are Livestock and equestrian competition classes, there is a 10 K road race organised by Penistone Footpath Runners Club and a Tug O War competition. Trade stands vary from farm machinery and implements to commercial enterprises selling country clothing, garden plants, furniture, cars and country crafts, etc.

There are 3 rings providing entertainment throughout the day, and there are food outlets to keep you going and a fully licensed bar.

Live music is played at various times through the day. There are Jazz Bands, Brass Bands, Ladies Choirs, as well as music from a local radio stations Road Show. There is an excellent programme of events to keep you entertained throughout the day."

So, if that's enough to be going along with, why not come along and enjoy a wonderful family day out - and keep everything crossed for the weather, which does tend to make or break these type of outdoor events, as Mottram 2008 bears testimony to!

TABLE TOP SALE - ST ANDREW'S CHURCH

There will be a Table Top Sale at St. Andrew's Church on Saturday 27th September from 10.00am till noon. Tables can be pre-booked for £5 by contacting Anne Roberts on (01457) 854832.

Not a lotta Allotments

There's been a lot of talk just recently about allotments, or rather the lack of them, in Glossopdale.

Tintwistle has it's own on the Arnfield Allotments site, Glossop's are just off Gladstone Street (and there used to be some along Shirebrook right next to Manor Park), and in Padfield along Platt Street and behind Post Street. For an area serving as many people as Hadfield now does it is a sad state of affairs that we have...erm...none as far as I know.

The waiting lists for Glossopdale sites are very long, stretching into years and this wont change soon unless more land is brought under community use.

The demand for allotment gardens is already high and is bound to increase as we feel the pinch in our pockets with the rise of the cost of living and the credit crunch, but also I think people are more savvy these days when it comes to the food they put in their mouths.

We all now know and worry about food miles, pesticides, the decline of nutritional values in foods, the rise of obesity levels and other health related issues, food safety and Genetic Modification, loss of biodiversity and climate change. Then there's the rapid expansion and take-over by the supermarkets and the decline of local shops and local food.

There are, of course, great benefits to tending an allotment; it gets us out of the house and into the community, it fosters relationships, it is both healthy and educational. It's time we called for Hadfield residents be provided with allotment gardens.

Thankfully there is a law which requires local councils to provide allotments to residents if asked:

"if a council considers there is a demand, it has a statutory duty to provide a sufficient quantity of plots and to lease them to people living in its area. If local people feel there is a demand for allotments that is not being met, they can get together any six residents who are registered on the electoral roll and put their case to the local authority to consider." (http://www.farmgarden.org.uk/ari/documents/plotholdersguide.pdf)

Glossop Wholefoods is carrying a petition at the moment asking for a greater provision of allotments in Glossopdale with well over 300 names already signed. It is worth signing it but I feel we need something that will ensure Hadfield doesn't get side-lined again - our own local campaign.

You can also phone Councillor Graham Oakley on 01457 866353 to chat about allotment provision.

Hopefully, if enough people are interested in pursuing this we can start the ball rolling for some Hadfield allotment spaces.

'Sustainable Communities' Anyone?

A new law was passed last year that should empower us, as residents and citizens, to ask for help from government to promote sustainable communities and fight back against the problems that we encounter locally. The government are then required by law to co-operate and to try to reach an agreement.

The Sustainable Communities Act has been put in place as an aid to combat community decline and by enabling 'bottom-up' decision making for the first time this Act could give our community more power over local issues. This Act defines promoting the sustainability of local communities as, "encouraging the economic, social or environmental wellbeing of an area" and social wellbeing is defined to include, "participation in political activity".

Local Works, who spear-headed the campaign to introduce the Bill 5 years ago, together with Unlock Democracy say:

"this is NOT the usual consultation everyone is so fed up with - government cannot just say 'no' to all the good proposals and ideas that local people have. This is new wording and precedent in law."

However, High Peak Borough Council must 'opt-in' to the Sustainable Communities Act when the government invite them to do so for it to be of any use to us. What's more, we have to ask them to opt-in or they might just choose to ignore their invite. If we would like our local community to be involved in this decision making process we must:

1. Write to our local council or councillors and ask them to opt-in to the process when they receive their government invites this September/October.

2. Get involved in the local panels the council will set up if it agrees to opt in either by taking part in the local panel or lobbying them.

If our council refuses to accept a government and community invite we will publicly challenge them and MAKE THEM ANSWERABLE LOCALLY.

One of the most pertinent subjects highlighted by Local Works/Unlock Democracy has been the threat of Post Office closures and the restriction of postal services but there are also many other wide ranging matters that are covered by this Act and to which Local Authorities must have regard.

Some examples of these are: local jobs, the provision of local services, measures to reduce levels of road traffic (including provisions of public transport), energy conservation, production and use of sustainable sources, the use of local waste materials for benefit of the community, planning policies (including affordable housing provision), product miles and using local goods and services, access to all for nutritional foods, and increases in social inclusion (which also includes an increase in involvement in local democracy).

In practical terms we can use these measures to address worries such as the closure of local shops, pubs, doctors, dentists and hospitals; reducing pollution and climate change; quiet streets being wrecked by traffic; older peoples needs; alleviation of poverty; devolution and the promotion of proportional representation.

If you have an idea for something you'd like to see change then use the links below to see how the Act could help you take action. In what Local Democracy call the '4 limbs of sustainability'- economic, social, environmental and participation- there is plenty of scope for suggestions.

Hadfield and Tintwistle seem, to me, to be suffering a myriad of problems caused by myopic councillors and government at large many of which can be addressed by government listening to and putting in place suggestions made by local people. After all, we know better than them what our communities need.

We have practically exhausted all the usual avenues for change dictated to us from the top and things are getting worse not better. I don't know whether this Act will enable a different style of decision making and my cynical head remains fixed firmly on. However to let this opportunity pass us by could prove to be a grave error of judgement.

For more ideas on how the Act could help our local community see the rather excellent information sheet produced by the Campaign For Sustainable Communities here or visit their websites here and here .

Residents Meeting - Monday 1st September, The New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield 8.00pm

Next Monday is the 1st September. It also happens to be the first Monday in the month which means our monthly meeting will take place at the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield on Monday 1st September at 8.00pm. Here follows the Agenda but anyone wishing to add an item can e-mail it for inclusion and we will do our best to accomodate. All welcome.

AGENDA - RESIDENTS MEETING - MONDAY 1ST SEPT 2008 - THE NEW LAMP

1. Apologies.
2. Matters arising from last meeting.
3. Correspondence.
4. Update on Sorting Office Dispute.
5. Update on Lambgates situation.
6. Sustainable Communities Act - what it is and how we can use it.
7. Allotments.
8. Chapel Lane Park threat?
9. A.O.B.

'New' Skateboard Park At Newshaw Lane

The news that HPBC's Development & Control Committee approved the recommendation to site a skateboard park within recreation ground on Newshaw Lane is good or bad news according to your age and where you happen to live but in principle seems to be a good news story for Hadfield.

It was passed by eight votes to nil with one abstention on 11th August, at the same meeting as the Brookside Bungalow application was turned down. The equipment is not new but has been transferred from Manor Park.

Now whilst the likes of yours truly may experience some additional 'noise pollution' from the park, it is to be hoped that the screening to be provided will adequately compensate residents on Shawfield Road and Lower Bank Close.

The existing fencing which belongs to the council and is their responsibility to repair, has been in a serious state of disrepair for years but they have steadfastly refused to contribute anything towards its maintainence. The other benefit which will arise is the laying of a footpath from the skatepark to Newshaw Lane in place of a mudbath.

There have been attempts in the past to get some sort of crossing or traffic calming put in place on Newshaw Lane, to help slow down vehicles as they approach the chicane but in the past such demands have fallen on deaf ears. With the expected increase in pedestrian traffic as a result of the skatepark, future attempts may meet with more success, which may prove to be another positive by-product of the skatepark.

For full details of the application and a diagram of the plans, click here: here

HADFIELD SORTING OFFICE CLOSURE THREAT - Official Response From Royal Mail

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Many Hadfield residents have by now received official replies from Royal Mail (RM) who attempt to address concerns regarding the proposed closure of the Sorting Office. Our thanks to readers of this blog who forwarded copies of the said item which can be read above.

The matter hinges (according to the RM spokesperson) around the question of suitability of the Station Road premises which they state are "no longer fit for purpose" under Health and Safety guidelines.

The building was assessed by council H&S officer Mark Carlisle but during a meeting of residents last month, a Health and Safety Officer from the Communication Workers Union who represent postal workers stated that Hadfield is one of the safest Sorting Offices in the country.

So, what is the problem? If it is down to "lack of space" then surely, it will have always been so, the building hasn't suddenly decreased in size.

Does Hadfield post office need the latest design in sorting frames? Or, would we prefer to have our local posties happy in their jobs without the extra inconvenience of daily travel into Hyde and back out again twice a day?

If RM do, as the letter says, "consider the well-being of our staff to be of paramount importance" why did our local postal delivery workers feel that they had no option but to strike over these issues?

Whilst RM may well 'intend' to continue to offer the option for customers to collect mail from the Hadfield office we have absolutely no guarantee that this will happen or for how long. Indeed, the letter goes on to give a not-so-subtle get-out clause with the words, "however...a post office can close for any number of reasons" and, "we cannot guarantee that any post office will remain open indefinitely".

It should be heartening to be told that the sub-postmistress will continue to be paid for allowing customers to collect parcels from the post office but the reality is that renumeration for this will not be anything like what she receives for the Sorting Office side of the business. There is no doubt that the business will struggle to pay it's way without the substantial annual income derived from this aspect of the business.

Contrary to the claims in the letter, I suggest, Post Office Ltd., that you do have some control over whether the sub postmistress resigns/retires or not!

On a wider issue, what worries me is the unrelenting continuation of the trend to centralise everything at huge costs to jobs, the environment and people's lives when what we, as customers, residents, neighbours, and workers really need is for these services to WORK for US in our community.

VICTORY OVER BROOKSIDE BUNGALOW PROPOSALS

A large but very sweet and delicious slice of humble pie was served up to yours truly at last night's planning meeting where proposals to build 20 two bedroom flats on Back Lambgates, the current site of a single bungalow (see picure above) were discussed.

In yesterdays post I was very downbeat about the prospects of the Development and Control Committee overturning Adrian Fisher's recommendation to give plans the green light. The prognosis was based on previous high profile cases of major developments in the area, most notably S.C.C. and the Rossington sheds, which had zero local support, indeed massive opposition but were rubber stamped by the Committee regardless.

What was particularly pleasing is that not only was it defeated but it was rejected unanimously, a decision which dovetailed neatly with the outcome of our own vote to object at this month's meeting. So what were the factors involved in this massive defeat inflicted on Adrian Fisher and his planning cohorts who supported the application and recommended its approval?

Without doubt the efforts of Jo Osborn and other local residents who objected in strength and further raised the profile of the campaign through numerous letters to the Press, was a significant, probably the most significant factor. It highlighted the fact that this ought not to be a simple straight forward rubber stamping job and that there were lots issues surrounding the case. Many of these were detailed in our own letter of objection, which can be read in the previous blog here but suffice to say that it gave the Committee food for thought and plenty of grounds on which to hang their concerns.

The other important ingredient was a hired brief in the name on Andrew Moorhouse who made good use of his three minutes to summarise the detailed objections. He noted that the plans flouted no less than three policies of the local plan and that the density of the flats worked out at a huge 160 dwellings per hectare, meaning that levels of amenity would be very low and asked why these residents should have less amenity than anyone else?

He also made the point well, which though obvious needed to be said, that the proposed structure had no local distinctiveness and showed no sympathy to the area. Indeed the whole question of design and sensitivity had been brutally ignored. In essence this was an urban structure in a semi-rural setting, inappropriate and out of character - echoes of Rossington Park - a point that Cllr. Kay went on to make, stating that it would be a scar on the landscape.

The area is actually within the boundary of Cllr. Kay's constituency and he was first to speak in the ensuing debate. During his comments it emerged that Committee members had earlier been on a perilous site visit which entailed a minibus journey along Back Lambgates. It revealed to them the truth that this was indeed a track and not a road, illustrating not only the poor vehicular access but also that it was well used by pedestrians.

He made further incisive points, particularly with regard to the alleged need for these type of affordable homes, noting that there were similar existing properties, currently unoccupied because local people want houses not flats. Also that there were two mills in Glossop full of available flats! After asserting the fact that there is a shortage of public space in Hadfield and that the loss of parkland would reduce that still further, he put forward a motion to reject the application.

A worried look came over Fisher's face and he visibly blanched. He was right to. For Chris Pearson (Chinley) picked up on the loss of amenity and open spaces, suggesting that any problems of anti-social behaviour should be dealt with in a positive way rather than simply taking away green spaces.

Whilst he thought it was the right kind of development, he shared the opinion that it was in the wrong place, speaking about fire hazards with regard to getting emergency vehicles down the unadopted track, along with a lack of parking for tradesmen and visitors. He added that the money would be better spent on brownfield sites and went on to second Cllr. Kay's motion to reject the application.

From this point onwards Fisher started to hedge his bets and was quickly back peddling. As Cllr. after Cllr. started to wade in with different reasons to overthrow the application...overbearing development, traffic safety, safe route to school, inadequate parking, should not fulfill quotas at any cost..etc he conceded that were some good grounds on which refusal could be hung.

Local Cllrs. Cynthia Mitchell and Bob Mc Keown also chipped in to good effect and by the end of the debate it was a question of, on which grounds to quash the application, rather than any doubt as to the outcome of the vote. In the end there were unanimous votes to turn it down due it being an overbearing development and an unacceptable loss of amenity.

Chris Pearson wanted to go further and add inadequate access but there was a fear that doing so might aid any appeal from Johnny Johnson who are now as popular as Dr Shipman in these parts.

In summary, an excellent, if unexpected outcome. The flannel of Fisher and the seeming inability to question or overrule anything that comes with his recommendation, has finally been overcome.

Hopefully the DCC committee have found their feet and their confidence. Let's hope this is the first defeat of many for Fisher and his ridiculous recommendations. That is the only thing that will stop the Planning Dept. supporting everything that comes their way regardless of its suitability for the area or local sensitivity.

TAHRA OBJECTION TO BROOKSIDE BUNGALOW

This evening will almost certainly see the rubber stamping of the Planning Department's recommendation to build 20 two bedroom flats in the space currently occupied by a single bungalow. The application was discussed at length, at both the July and August meetings of the Association, following which a unanimous decision was taken to formally object to these damaging proposals.

We have no faith or expectation whatsoever that the Development Control Committtee will take the slightest heed of local opinion. Were that the case then the Rossington Park and Bridge Mills outrages could never have happened.

Even on the rare occasions when proposals meet with such determined opposition that permission is deferred or refused, applicants simply re-submit a slightly amended plan a couple of months later, ad finitum, until they succeed. So skewed in favour of developers are the wheels of planning and so limited is 'democracy' at a local level.

You may be able vote for your councillors from time to time but you can never vote to keep the bulldozers at bay. Thanks goodness it's always in the name of progress and heavens above, never anything to do with money!

Nevertheless, just for the record and for what it's worth, here is the full text our submission:
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OBJECTION TO BROOKSIDE BUNGALOW, LAMBGATES LANE, HADFIELD, GLOSSOP - FROM TINTWISTLE & HADFIELD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION - REF NO. HKP/2008/0369

We object to this planning application for all of the following reasons:

Lambgates Lane is currently just a rough path, not a road. It gives access only to the few homes that lie within it. As such, it provides and has always provided a safe route for its many pedestrians on their way to and from the shops on Station Road and for children en route to school.

Indeed, it is one of the few places in the village that pedestrians do not feel threatened or intimidated by vehicles and can amble safely at all times. We wish to keep it that way. The proposed development will effectively create a road that will bring new traffic to the lane and remove the safety element of this well used track.

New traffic is also the last thing that Hadfield needs. Driving around the village is a precarious business, parking is at a premium and can now be said to be out of control, with vehicles routinely mounting footpaths and parking on junctions. These sort of issues are now the most common ones raised at our meetings and are the direct result of excessive and unsustainable development within the area.

The problem has been acknowledged by Councillors, the Police and the Highways Dept. of Derbyshire County Council and has at various times created access problems for Emergency Services and Waste Collection services etc.

This development provides for another 20 unwanted, unwelcome vehicles. The reality though, is that if the flats were ever to be sold, they would generate far more than 20 vehicles, spilling more cars onto congested roads and requiring more parking spaces than the number allocated.

In essence this is an unsustainable development in an already overcrowded village. The evidence is visible all around in the grid-locked streets that are double parked, junction parked and pavement parked and should be rejected on these grounds alone.

We object to the loss of mature trees and are at a loss to understand why the Tree Officer does not object either. Perhaps he is in the wrong job! The trees and shrubbery present a lovely little oasis of greenery that have survived a tidal wave of development but even this small pocket of nature is no longer safe from the hands of HPBC and Johnny Johnson, who cannot afford Hadfield residents even a modicum of respite from their incessant housing demands.

The proposed destruction of publicly owned parkland robs us of another piece of what remains of Hadfield’s Green Field areas. The copse, in particular, would be a sad loss, as it affords a safe haven, away from traffic, where children can play close to their homes. It has been used safely by generations of children in the past and should remain so in the future.

We feel that the design and appearance of the planned flats are out of character and out of scale for the area. They are too tall, overlooking neighbours and are not appropriate for the setting. They are too dense, to the point that they undermine and change the character of the area.

Essentially this is a building that wouldn’t look out of place in a city, which is being slapped by a small brook 13 miles out of town, on the edge of open countryside, close to the Peak Park boundary.

There are parallels here with Rossington Park, whereby the Planning Dept. is attempting to impose urban designs in a semi-rural area, in what appears to be a delilberate attempt to urbanise the area for unfathomable reasons. The net result is an unwanted and unacceptable change in the character of the area that is undoubtedly for the worse.

The point is even acknowledged by the case officer “the scheme provides a dense urban form and can be considered to represent the limits of acceptability”.

The upshot of this for local residents is a detrimental impact on property values. For most residents, their home is their most valuable asset. Many homes on the Roughfields estate, for example, and beyond have a pleasant aspect due to the presence of the copse and the green space it affords:
Turning this into yet more housing will devalue these properties at a time when those looking to sell already face tough times. How much more onerous will their task be and their losses become if this beautiful spot that provides a pleasing aspect is replaced with a 3 storey tower block with accompanying parking lots?

We would now like to address some of the comments that have been made in support of the application:

To begin with the spurious allegation that Lambgates Lane is dark and unsafe. We would like to ask what evidence this assertion is based on? Have there been any reported incidents here? If so, then how do the numbers compare with say Station Rd or other streets in the area? Favourably one should imagine. Unless evidence in the form of statistics can be provided then this argument should be discounted.

As for it being dark, if this is perceived as a problem then might we suggest street lamps rather than 20 flats to be a more appropriate solution, not to mention a much cheaper option! Far from improving the character of the area, this development is detrimental as I have argued. The area of Lambgates Lane that is unkempt is the former site of Quinns garage. This is certainly a spot where the Council could step in and do something about but it is irrelevant to this application.

Our final point of objection concerns the grey area of ‘affordable’ housing which is a tactic used again and again by would-be developers and the Planning Dept. to justify the unjustifiable and to evade moratoriums where housing is oversupplied. So what exactly is meant by ‘affordability’?

Adrian Fisher recently defined this at an Area Forum as “housing that is available at below the market price.” It can be either built for rent at below market rents, or it can be built for sale on a shared ownership basis”. Affordability is a key argument being put forward to justify these proposals. We are told that the development will provide very welcome affordable housing, which is urgently needed.

So who is going to be able to afford it and who says it is very welcome? Residents have made it quite clear that they do not welcome it. As for the urgent need, where is the evidence?

Empty properties on Bank St. only 100 yards away suggest that this type of housing is either not needed or is not affordable. They remain empty years after completion, even after reverting to shared ownership, after failing to sell on a full mortgage.

If HPBC and/or Johnny Johnson are really concerned about providing housing that is ‘affordable’ then there are existing properties aplenty that are available for purchase, right now, at knock down prices. Why don’t they simply buy some up and either offer them up for ‘affordable’ rents and/or ‘affordable’ mortgages?

That way empty properties could be put to use with immediate effect for those in need, whilst at the same time the parklands and green spaces that people use, cherish and enjoy could be spared from the constant threat of development.

Why do Johnny Johnson feel that their homes would sell when others have failed to do so and what evidence do they have to support their claims? The evidence of empty properties, we suggest, indicates a lack of demand in the area for the type of housing they are proposing.

Our closing statement is to note that in a press release just a couple of months ago, HPBC revealed that they had ‘secured funding’ from Johnny Johnson towards the refurbishment of Brosscroft play area, as part of the Hadfield Parks Improvement Area.

At the time it seemed like an altruistic gesture. Now one wonders. Some few weeks later, planning application HPK/2007/0899 was re-submitted as the current application HPK/2008/0369.

Crucially, as the case officer notes “the amenity space on which the scheme is dependent is almost entirely located within the area of land currently owned by the Council, without which the scheme could not be supported”.

We note the impeccable timing of the application together with the officer’s recommendation and draw our own conclusions, as will others.

We trust that our objection is duly noted and can only hope that it is given the weight that it merits. Considering the above facts, it seems to us the outcome is already pre-determined.

– on behalf of Tintwistle & Hadfield Residents Association.

- Thumbs down to Lambgates Lane Development -

Residents who attended last nights meeting voted unanimously that the Association should put in a written objection to the proposed development of 20 residential units on the current site of Brookside Bungalow on Lambgates Lane, Hadfield. Planning officers are of course recommending approval when it comes up before the Development and Control Committee next Monday 11th August.

(Ref No. HPK/2008/0369 click here to see planning application)

This comes as no surprise whatsoever to residents of the area who are used to being on the wrong end of atrocious decisions made by this committee to the severe detriment of the area.

In it's report to the committee, officers note that the large number of responses, the vast majority of which are against the proposal, come mainly from the local Hadfield area of Lambgates, Valemount, Rhodeswood, Wilmans Walk and Maguire Avenue.

Once again they choose to ignore local opinion in order to cash in on grants and to oversubscribe their housing quotas in an area that is awash with unsold properties.

For further details surrounding this case click here . The link to the plannng application itself on HPBC's own website is here .

It is still possible to comment on the plans until close of business on Friday8th August. This can be done by e-mailing the planning officer Anne Jordan at annej@highpeak.gov.uk or writing to her at:

Planning and Development Services
Municipal Buildings
Glossop
SK13 8AF

Raise any questions you have about the application by calling 0845 129 7777 and asking for her extension on 3714. Otherwise yet another piece of Hadfield will be surrendered to the bulldozers.