Two local schools to expand?

The Council's going through the process to decide whether two schools in L19 - Gilmour Infants and Gilmour Juniors - should expand.

Gilmour Infants is very popular and there are always disappointed parents  every year.  On the other hand  some argue that it's popular because it's small!

Anyway the first  official thing has happened with the publication of this notice.

There'll be consultations with staff, governors and parents etc and the Council's Cabinet will discuss in January 2014.

I'll blog again when more details area available, but I know there is keen local interest in these schools

Event at Garston Park Church this weekend

Garston Park Church is holding a "Harvest of Hobbies" this weekend.

Taking place on Saturday 12 October, the event is an exhibition of all sorts of arts and crafts produced by members of the Church.  There'll be work there also by people from organisations that use the church.

The "Harvest" runs from 10 to 12 30 and there'll be refreshments available too.

Garston Park Church (old name Island Road Methodist Church) is in that bit of Garston where Garston Old Road meets up with Island Road and other roads.  It's not actually on Island Road though!

South Liverpool skatepark - another step closer.

There's a meeting for people to have their say/share their views about the proposed South Liverpool skatepark later this month.

I've blogged previously about this.  Basically a very determined group of young people got together to research, campaign and lobby to get the funds for a skatepark in South Liverpool and to look for a location.

Loads of work has been done, with help from Brendan Burton at Merseyside Youth Association, and it really feels as if it's nearly there now.

The group have organised a meeting, open to anyone with views about what sort of a skatepark it should be, on 22 October.  It's at 6pm at the Speke Community Centre (the commy)

There's a link to the facebook page here.  

https://www.facebook.com/grassendaledetached.coordinator?hc_location=stream

So the Meadowlands is in Sefton Park then

One of the issues around the Labour Council's desire to sell off the Meadowlands has been whether or not it is actually part of Sefton Park.

Those who want to save it, with the back up of some historic maps, argue that it is and so shouldn't be solved.

The Mayor has tended to say that it isn't.

But does he really believe that?

The Liverpool Echo this morning has a report of the "debate" at the Council's regeneration committee last night.  (The committee's majority Labour members supported the sell off)

The Echo quotes the Mayor as saying this (to the objectors)

"Sefton Park isn’t yours, it belongs to the whole city."

Now that's certainly true.  These big parks are "owned" by all of us whether we live immediately next door or in another part of the City.

But the Mayor's point is ONLY relevant if the piece of land in question is actually part of Sefton Park.  If it isn't, the ownership or otherwise of the park is immaterial.

Now to be fair to the Mayor he did also pursue his claim that the land is not part of the park.

In other words he did a bit of an in out  "hoke koke"

But surely he wouldn't talk about ownership unless a part of him really believed the Meadowlands was a part of Sefton Park.  Hmmmmmm.

Help the Garston cat rescue

The Garston cat rescue, which takes in and looks after unwanted or stray cats, is holding a fundraising event to raise money for its work.  The organisation does mainly care for cats but has been looking after a few dogs also.

The event is on 18th October.  Here are the details:

Woolton Village Club, 23 Allerton Road (next to the Raj Indian Restaurant), Woolton Village, L25 7RA

Music by local band Cat Sundies

Buffet, Fun Quiz, Great Raffle Prizes, Late Bar 

7.30pm - midnight

Tickets £5.  Can pay on the door, or order from Pam on 421 0305 / 07956 658 805

 

 

Nancy and the volunteers put loads of work and love into looking after the cat and they desparately need funds so do please support the event if you can.

Meadowlands decision (part two)

The final bit of the Council's decision on whether to sell off the land at Sefton Park will be made in just over a week's time on 11th October.

Its one of the items on the Cabinet meeting agenda for that morning.

There's a link to the agenda at this link
http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=1201&MId=13504&Ver=4

Meadowlands press release

I'm posting below a press release from my Lib Dem colleague Cllr Pat Moloney about tonight's meeting about the Mayor's plan to sell off a bit of Sefton Park land.

The Lib Dems are only allowed one official voting place on the committee that meets tonight so Pat will be our representative.  Other Lib Dems will be there though along with many of those who have been fighting the mayor's proposals. Frankly the vote tonight will depend if Labour Councillors decide to go along with the Mayor or support the objectors.

We will oppose the sale of the Meadows in Sefton Park

Today at a special meeting of the Regeneration Select Committee meeting, councillors will decide the fate of the Meadowlands in Park Avenue, Liverpool 18.

Despite heavy opposition the Mayor and his Administration have continued with their plans to flog the land for housing. 

Councillor Pat Moloney, the Liberal Democrat who will be attending the select committee meeting, said "it’s blatantly obvious by the high number of written objections to the loss of this land that it is valuable as green space.  The Mayor has made his views on the Meadowlands perfectly clear but we will be supporting the many campaigners who have worked tirelessly to protect this land and we will be voting against the sale."

 

This will be considered at a Special meeting of the Regeneration Select Committee on Thursday 3 October, 5pm at Liverpool Town Hall.  The report can be found at Item 2 here: http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=1376&MId=13957