Got this below from the city centre labour party site. The meeting it talks about is happening on the evening of the day that Manchester City Council meets and discusses, among other things, how to spend the £14.5m windfall from the airport. If you haven’t signed the petition calling for a full public consultation on how to spend that money, you can do so here.
Dear Residents,
A New Leaf residents group would like to invite you to a round table debate to discuss the current situation of under-used spaces in Manchester City Centre and how we as local residents, businesses and the Council can work together to improve the city for everyone.
A New Leaf is a resident-led group recently established, aiming to improve, promote and expand greenery and green space within the Manchester city centre area. We aim to achieve this by working alongside Manchester City Council and other public, private and third sector organisations within the city centre area.
Increasingly it has come to our attention that there are a number of small, under-used spaces and plots of land across the City Centre that could be put to better use. We are extremely lucky to have just experienced the wonderful “Dig the City”, Manchester’s Urban Gardening Festival, and we feel that this is an opportune time to discuss how we can create and take new ideas forward.
We will be holding a meeting on Wednesday 9th October, 6.30pm, at Reason Digital, Cheetwood House, 21 Newton Street, M1 1FZ and would really welcome your attendance and contributions. As this will be the first meeting we will be looking to:
- Gain a clearer picture of the extent of under-used spaces in the City Centre;
- Discuss some of the ideas put forward through “Dig The City” and build on the momentum of the festival;
- Discuss potential ideas for Manchester City Centre and how we can put these into practice.
I hope that all this information is clear but if you do have any questions please feel free to email us at anewleafmcr@gmail.com. Also if you are interested in attending the discussion please can you RSVP at the same email address.
Thank you for your time and consideration and we look forward to meeting you in the near future!
Kind regards
A New Leaf
07730 659669
@NewLeafMCR
– See more at: http://citycentrelabour.org.uk/public-meeting-to-discuss-green-space-in-the-city-centre/#sthash.WElw9uii.dpuf
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