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Litter Pick

Next litter pick is this Saturday, March 1st at 10am-meet at Victoria. Bring gloves. See you there!

Graham

Skye Edge windfarm?

Skye Edge was mentioned on the front page of the Star this week as a possible location for a windfarm.It is certainly a very windy location, and I think the turbines would be a spectacular sign that Sheffield is becoming a green city. I certainly wont be taking the NIMBY view on this one- we need alternative renewable sources of energy and wind energy makes a great deal of sense for Sheffield. The arguments NIMBY protestors use against windfarms, such as noise and bird kill have no justification. Having said that, I am not giving the developers free reign to build all over Skye Edge! This is the best viewpoint of the city of Sheffield and it is a vital piece of open land for recreation. I hope a windfarm can be developed that will still allow access to the open space and viewpoints. And this land belongs to the people of Sheffield- I hope the people of Sheffield will profit from the use of the windfarm, not some rich utility company!

For a 360 degree tour of Skye Edge click here.

The windfarm would compliment the new sustainable housing that is planned for the site where the old flats have been demolished. See the council website for more details.

Pedestrian access to the railway station

I gather there are plans to stop pedestrians using the railway station. This has got to be the most stupid proposal I have heard for a long time. We need an integrated transport system and the most important part of that, to reduce our carbon footprint, is encouraging people to walk. Closing the station for pedestrian access will discourage people from walking and using the Supertram, which has to be accessed through the station for that part of the city. Many residents in the Park Hill area regularly use this route to walk to town. I urge people to protest to the station management. They are managed by East Midlands trains and the email address is getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk

Area Panel

The Area Panel met on Feb 1st. Unfortunately I wasn't able to be there as it was during the day when I am at work. You can find out all about the area panel and read the minutes and download the newsletter here.
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/in-your-area/area-action/manor-castle-and-woodthorpe-area-action
I think the panel should meet in the evening when people are available to attend.

Norfolk Road Conservation Area

There are proposals to alter the Norfolk Road Conservation Area. To find out what is proposed go to
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/planning-and-city-development/urban-design--conservation/conservation/norfolk-road

If you want to comment on the proposals you can email planningudep@sheffield.gov.uk before February 22nd.
There is a half day workshop at Park Library on Friday 22nd February from 1.30 to 5.30pm where Officers from the Urban Design and Conservation Team will hopefully be able to answer your questions.

March to Lindholme

This weekend I am joining the South Yorkshire Migrant and Asylum Action Group march to Lindholme Prison near Doncaster. Find out all about it on Indymedia here. http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/10/384411.html
It is a disgrace that we deny asylum seekers the right to work and contribute to our society. And its even worse that we lock them up when their only crime has been to seek asylum from a country that has been persecuting them. The UK now has two prisons entirely full with asylum seekers!