Because of the holidays, our next
meeting is on 2010-09-20
(Monday) at 19:30, in the
Stocks (in
the lounge bar on the right). Click here for an Advance
agenda
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--- NEWS FOR JULY 2010 ---
- Everybody will be welcome to call in at the new red gazebo we have just ordered ready for the Ecclesfield Gala on Sunday 5th September.
- If anybody wants to comment on the green belt, and
lots of other features of Sheffield City Council's draft
"Development Framework Map", they can do so here, using this key.
--- NEWS FOR JUNE 2010 ---
- We were pleased to receive some historic pictures, which we have displayed here.
- We thank our local Rotary Group for the good reception they gave
our Chairman, and for the encouraging things they said about the
possible renovation of the village stocks.
- Lots of work has been done on LadyCroft Meadow. Materials were paid for by the in-bloom group, and we thank the two Payback teams for the work that they are putting in.
- We are arranging for a "Heritage Board" depicting sites
of interest around Ecclesfield to be erected on Ladycroft Meadow at the
side of St. Marys Lane. We welcome the new "Village Notice" board at
the Morrisons entrance to Ecclesfield Park, and on Ladycroft Meadow facing St. Mary's Lane.
- We were pleased to hear of plans to put a speed indicator on The Wheel. However, the traffic sub-committee are still pursuing
the matter of the
excess traffic in parts of Ecclesfield, and considering doing a traffic survey. If you want to be involved,
just
come along to
the next meeting.
- We note the concerns about the fuel to be burnt at the controversial biofuel generation plant on Loicher Lane,
and are observing progress.
- We thank the St. Mary's Lane Trust for their donation of £200.00
--- EARLIER NEWS ---
- We have dug holes and planted 2 traditional Medlar trees and 1
Mulberry tree on St. Marys Church Green next to Priory Road.
- We have received an email
from the new owner of the Ecclesfield Methodist Chapel asking if we
know of any organisations interested in renting/leasing the building.
See Sheffield
City Council's Conservation Area Appraisal, section 7.21. There is now a planning application for the building, some aspects of which are objecting to.
- The
entrance to the Old Quarry off Town End Road has been cleared up and
bulbs planted.
- Both of the sign posts have now been refurbished and installed
outside
St. Mary's Church. See http://ecclesfield.wikia.com/Conservation.
- If anybody notices dead horse chestnut trees, or even dead
branches, please inform the owners (E.g. Sheffield
City Council) or Click
here for advice
- You can see (and even comment on) the work that we have done on
the Priory Road wall, at http://ecclesfield.wikia.com/Conservation
. We are likely to do further work on the steps.
- We have helped plant four trees on
the land adjacent to Town End Road as part of the "Ecclesfield Improver
Project". We thank Sheffield City Council Parks Department for
providing such special trees.
- We have a draft document looking at the meaning of Townscape Merit.
- You can Email us on
. Just say if you want to
be emailed copies of agendas or minutes, or if you want us to stop
emailing.
Conservation Issues,
Letter from SCC about buildings in the
Conservation Area
Aims of the Ecclesfield Conservation Group,
Constitution of the
Ecclesfield Conservation
Group
Preserving what is best about the
Sheffield
Village of Ecclesfield
Useful Links
Historic Buildings For Sale or
Rent, Pictures of
Ecclesfield, Walks around
Ecclesfield, other Ecclesfield Groups... www.ecclesfieldgroups.com
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