I was delighted to attend the latest meeting of the Save Heaton Park campaign tonight.

Tonights meeting focused on updating residents with work done so far and then identifying what needed to happen next and how we should take the campaign forward.

It was interesting to hear from residents on various aspects of “evidence gathering” and lobbying for support from varied organisations and individuals and it was agreed that we  now need to start feeding that information into a central point.

In addition residents highlighted a number of key areas that needed to be looked into further and information that needed to be accessed and it was therefore agreed that an action committee is now established. 6 volunteers have agreed to join that committee and coordinate future action on behalf of local residents.

I pledged my continuing support to the campaign to save Heaton Park from development and I told the meeting that now is the time to stop talking about the issues and start taking action.

And so it was agreed that a number of innitiatives would be developed over the next few weeks to spread the word and to take the campaign to Manchester City Council, Bury Council and local media.

If you would like to offer your assistance to the campaign please don’t hesitate to contact me and don’t forget to visit the excellent web site set up by my colleague, Cllr Tim Pickstone at www.saveheatonpark.org.uk where you can also sign the petition and let everyone know about the site and the campaign – spread the word!