The Holbeck (The formerly named Holbeck Working Men's Club) hosted the Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum (on April 25th 2015). Inside the club the lounge was packed with a number of residents, local ward Councillors; Adam Ogilvie, Angela Gabriel and our elected MP Hilary Benn. Alongside these were various representatives from the council, businesses and charities working with the forum.
We were treated to an exciting presentation from the Fishwick family who live in the new Lilac straw insulated houses! in Bramley, a sustainable living project which has taken five years to build. We were took on a power point tour by the children, from conception through to actually living in the housing project. The forum decided that it would be a good idea to have something like this to help illustrate ideas about self builds on the old Matthew Murray Site in Holbeck.
Then it was time to break up into groups and discuss the objectives of the draft plan.
We evaluated responses around;
Thriving local centre
Range of community facilities
Housing
Employment
Green environment
Heritage and local character
Well-connected neighbourhood
Afterward, the representative from each group gave a brief summary and clarified that everyone was in agreement with the objectives. This helped add more substance to the areas which will help write the draft plan due to be given to the public for consultation in the Autumn.
The next forum will be held on Saturday 18th July 2015 at St. Matthew's Community Centre Holbeck.
We were treated to an exciting presentation from the Fishwick family who live in the new Lilac straw insulated houses! in Bramley, a sustainable living project which has taken five years to build. We were took on a power point tour by the children, from conception through to actually living in the housing project. The forum decided that it would be a good idea to have something like this to help illustrate ideas about self builds on the old Matthew Murray Site in Holbeck.
Then it was time to break up into groups and discuss the objectives of the draft plan.
We evaluated responses around;
Thriving local centre
Range of community facilities
Housing
Employment
Green environment
Heritage and local character
Well-connected neighbourhood
Afterward, the representative from each group gave a brief summary and clarified that everyone was in agreement with the objectives. This helped add more substance to the areas which will help write the draft plan due to be given to the public for consultation in the Autumn.
The next forum will be held on Saturday 18th July 2015 at St. Matthew's Community Centre Holbeck.
