The next Prestwich Local Area Partnership meeting will take place on Tuesday 13 January at 6.30pm at Butterstile Primary School, School Grove, Prestwich.
Items under the spotlight at this meeting are the final regeneration plans for Prestwich, changes to local NHS services and an update on St Mary’s Conservation Area.
One of the key issues highlighted through responses to the consultation was the importance of keeping the Railway and Naturalist pub in the centre of Prestwich. The LAP meeting will announce the final proposals for this aspect of the regeneration plans. Attendees will have the chance to discuss the regeneration plans, before they are considered by the Council Executive.
In total, nearly 500 people responded to the consultation and results indicate that the majority of people supported the proposed ideas put forward. There were so important issues highlighted and these have been considered and shaped the final version of Love Prestwich Regeneration Strategy.
Councillor Vic D’ Albert, Chair of Prestwich Local Area Partnership, said “This meeting marks the end of a twelve month period of finding out what people like and don’t like about Prestwich and how we can make our town centre thrive again. I am delighted that the number of responses to the consultation have been one of the highest I’ve seen in my time as a Councillor in Bury, which clearly indicates how important our village town centre is to us all”.
“The feedback raised some very important issues such as retaining the Railway & Naturalist Pub as well as divided opinions around traffic. The final report reflects these points and I hope its cheers all round. We can’t please everyone all the time with the plans, but we support the plans that reflect the views of the majority of residents and businesses to ensure that we get back a thriving town centre”.
Butterstile Children’s Centre will also be staying open so that anyone attending the meeting can have a look round this new community facility at 6pm. Staff from the Children’s Centre will also be on hand to answer any questions or queries.
To find out more about the meeting please contact Carran O’Grady, Prestwich Local Area Partnership Manager on 0161 253 7245.
