Gisela Stuart MP needs our views

A circular has been distributed from Gisela Stuart asking for our views on the development proposals. Please use this opportunity to apply pressure on Grainger to change their plans.

Click here to see a copy of the circular.

Moorpool Residents' Association

Mick O'Malley of the Residents Association has asked for contributions for the next Moorpool Duck. Please email them to mromalley@hotmail.com

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING ANNOUNCED

....a Special General Meeting of the
Residents Association, [is] to be held on 14/6, at 7.30 p.m., in The Moorpool
Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to seek the views of residents as to
whether they wish to form a Consultative Committee to put their views to
Grainger, and also to determine whether there is support for a Community
Trust. Please note that it will NOT be within the remit of the SGM to
discuss Grainger's plans ( if Grainger stick to their word (?), there will
an opportunity for this at another time ), and that the meeting is open to
residents only.

Mick O'Malley.

Grainger's 1st public consultation.

Having seen the details of the suggested development and been able to discuss the issues with Grainger's people there are many issues still unresolved.
• The allotments and their status
• Car parking and garages
• Childrens play areas
• Moorpool hall and its upkeep
• Grainger’s attitude to the development and resident’s views

Please add your comments on these and any other issues you discussed with Grainger or other residents today.

The plans may change and there will be other opportunities in publicly and in private to voice the residents’ view on the estate’s future. Today was the first of many opportunities to change the plans. Nothing is fixed yet and the more pressure we apply the more likely we are to get more for the estate. Please post your comments and views from todays meeting and use the Grainger 'feed back' forms. Please keep a record of what you send to Grainger, it may be useful in the future.

If you would like a Grainger feedback form please email us (or them) and we'll send you a .pdf version you can print out and drop into the estate office. savethemoorpool@googlemail.com

Link to Birmingham Mail articles CLICK HERE

There will be a full public meeting.

Below is an email recieved from Tim Nicholson at Grainger PLC:
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email: 15th of May
To follow up the notice posted on this site, a letter will be delivered to residents shortly to explain the change in format for Sunday’s event. We would like to reassure residents that following the drop-in session on Sunday we will arrange for a more formal public meeting to take place at a later date.
Yours sincerely,
Tim Nicholson, Grainger plc, tel: 01235 433 520
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We must take both opportunities to demonstrate the residents' depth and strength of feelings around the estate.

Grainger may change the public meeting!

A posting has appeared that suggests Grainger PLC want to change the format of the meeting.

This change must be confirmed by Grainger PLC in writing to all residents, including Wentworth Road and Pereira Road.

•Is this the best way to conduct a public consultation?
•Is it acceptable to have a public consultation where no public presentation is made?
•Have Grainger PLC really got enough staff to deal knowledgeably with individual enquires in 6 hours?

Helping our neighbours........

Thanks to Mick O’Malley for highlighting our oversight. We have overlooked those people who don't have access to the internet in the circular. May we ask people to email in comments from neighbours who can't directly add their own to the site and copy the emails to mromalley@hotmail.com for inclusion in the Moorpool Duck.

GARDEN SUBURB OF MOORPOOL ESTATE THREATENED....

Below is a link to the circular distributed around the estate.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dd4dkv6t_3p5h7ms

Please add comments by clicking the the word 'comments' below

Graingers' Master Plan documents

For reference purposes below is a link to scans of Grainger's Master Plan. Due to technical limitations these are low resolution images. (you may need to print them to see the details)

Grainger's Master plan

Please email a request for a .pdf version or ask Grainger to send you one.

Grainger's plans are out!

If you have not received your copy of the Grainger plans for the estate there'll be copies posted here soon. Please posts all and any comments by clicking the 'comments' link below this message. Remember, even if you agree (or disagree) with the comments already made please add your thought so we can collect together. So far most comments are attached to the first posting at the bottom of the page.

Recent information about the Moorpool Estate

If you have not seen the Moorpool Duck news letter below is a link to copies.

Moorpool Duck newsletters

Ducks

There are older Ducks on the Moorpool residents association website, http://moorpool.com/duck/index.html
Of particular interest is Duck No. 18 & No. 19 that cover the conservation area status
Duck No.18 link
Duck No.19 link

Here's a news article from the Birmingham Mail from 16th of April 2007

Moorpool information

VIDEO LINK!! ITV News covered the alotments issue on Sunday the 24th of April.
Click on this link http://www.itvlocal.com/central/news/?player=CEN_News_26&void=65759 to play 'Developers threaten "green lung of city"'.

What's best for the Moorpool Estate?

As a first posting on this site it's important to outline the discussion we are looking for. This is intended as an open forum to air your opinions on what's best for the Moorpool Estate. We welcome all comments. The as yet unpublished proposals from Grainger Trust PLC have created a lot of rumour and unease. Our intention is for this blog to gather peoples' views and thoughts, anonymously if you wish, so that,

• Grainger Trust PLC,
  
• the residents association,
  
• the CAM&P/steering committee members,
  
• Birmingham Council representitives & officers
• Moorpool Estate officials
  
• and other interested people

can see the strength of feeling (or otherwise) of those who live and work here and those who will be affected by development around the estate.

Please do contribute, say what you think.