Ok here it is – the first SNAG membership survey:
It takes no more than 10 minutes max to complete so please do so. you don’t have to be a member to take part, but by completing it you automatically become one which is good!
You views really do matter which is why I’m really trying to make you fill it out. What SNAG does, you decide!
Best Wishes, Tim.
Hi All,
The papers for the next Sustainable Neighbourhoods Partnership Board meeting to be held on the 16th February 2010 are now available on the SNP documents page of this site:
Best Wishes, Katie.
On the bottom right of the page you’ll now find the SNAG Twitter feed. Just click on it to be directed to our page on Twitter and then you can follow us, and we can follow you back.
SNAG also has a Facebook page. Tell all your friends!
The relentless growth of Tesco has crushed small businesses and local shops. And it has turned many of our communities into Tescotowns. In response, the Competition Commission has recommended a new competition test for town planning.
This would stop supermarkets opening new stores in places where they already control the majority of the local market.
Bully boy tactics
But the new test is in danger because of the fierce lobbying of Tesco.
They want to scrap the test and risk the future of vibrant, environmentally-friendly communities and town centres.
What can you do?
Demand the Government stands up to Tesco.
Email the Minister for Planning here
You will now be able to find an extensive list of useful links on the right hand side of this page. If you are a member (sign up here) and you’d like your organisation’s website to appear here, please get in touch.
Get Your Skates on…
Only just found out about this consultation! End date is 5th February 2010
Mayfield is the area around Piccadilly Station. It is to become a new mixed-use urban quarter of local, regional and national importance.
For Manchester, it will extend the high quality environment that already characterises most of the city centre, introducing a major new park, enhancing connectivity and maximising wider regeneration benefit. For central Government, Mayfield will contain a pioneering sustainable office campus aimed at setting new standards for the Civil Service estate, facilitating a major local and national relocation programme and delivering significant operational benefits.
Feed back either by e-mail to: city.centre@manchester.gov.uk
or by post to: City Centre Regeneration Team, Room 318, Town Hall, Manchester, M60 2LA
Consultation document can be found here
Please go along to Manchester School of Architecture and join in with Manchester School of Architecture Christmas market. There will be a range of interesting architecture related fun activities, things to ponder and items for sale. There will be refreshments including mulled wine, mince pies and gingerbread.
As well as interesting activities and fun things to look at, the market will be an opportunity to discuss some of the student architects’ projects for the city of Manchester – projects which include the following issues and areas:
Homelessness and squatting
Reuse of empty sites across the city
The redevelopment of Oldham town hall square
Linking Cheetham hill and the Irk Valley
Promoting Ardwick green
The culture of the Northern Quarter
The cities approach to prostitution
Spaces for contemplation
Hosting the next G20 summit in Manchester
The St.Peter’s Square redevelopment
The redevelopment of Chorlton district centre
The rise of growing your own food
Lighting The River Irk
Future paradigms
Creative unemployment
The future of Wythenshawe civic centre
We hope you can spare some time during the day to come and see us - pop in for 10 minutes, stay for a longer discussion or come and join in one of the design games or other activities.
10am – 6pm 18th December
Manchester School of Architecture
ROOM 602
Chatham Tower
All Saints Campus
Cavendish Street
Manchester
M15 6BR
Hello,
Here is the address for Manchester’s Climate Change Action website:
http://www.manchesterclimate.com/
This website supports residents, communities, schools, local businesses and organisations in changing our individual and combined behavior to act on climate change, principally in reducing emissions to the tune of over 1 million tonnes by 2020. It goes beyond changing lightbulbs and is the the most comprehensive climate change action plan of any city in the country.
Hello Everyone.
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband will take part in a public rally in Manchester on the 8th December at Manchester Central. This event is jointly hosted by DECC and Friends of the Earth Manchester and it will be Ed Miliband’s last event before he travels to Copenhagen, and an opportunity for participants to take part in a Q & A discussion.
The Leader of Manchester City Council has been invited to attend and will use this opportunity to launch the city’s stakeholder climate change action plan, Manchester: A Certain Future.
This event will take place:
Tuesday 8 December,
Doors at 5PM for a start at 6:30PM
The Exchange Auditorium, Manchester Central (ex G-Mex)
If you wish to attend, please email RSVP@decc.gsi.gov.uk, with Manchester, 8 December in the subject line. Please make sure to include your name and names of people who wish to attend with you if relevant. You will receive a confirmation by email that your tickets have been booked.
It effects you all, each and everyone of you.
This is the Climate Change Action Plan for the City. Manchester: A Certain Future available on the SNAG documents page, goes before scrutiny committee today. Once ratified my the Council the document will be published and launched in December, coinciding with the UN Copenhagen Conference. For more information on Copenhagen please see: http://en.cop15.dk/ or get in touch for info on Climate Change and what Manchester is doing to reduce it’s carbon footprint.
Best Wishes, Tim
