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Re: Plans to build a Mosque and Madressa article, June 2007

I am a resident of burngreav area and I am disgusted that a mosque is aloud to apply for planning permission. The reason being that they have not sorted out problem with parking along earl Marshall Road and council don’t seem to be bothered about it. Parking has been a massive problem since the masjid umar opened it because traffic is being blocked by silly arrogant drivers. Number of times the council have been told about the problem but it falls on deaf ears. Fellow council for the local area are more interested about making a name for them self then putting certain issues first.

Re: Drew Dallen's Resignation Letter

Nice one Drew!

When NDFC came to Burngreave it arrived on a wave of grass roots support and effort that hoped to make real changes to the way services are delivered and decisions made.

Unpaid Volunteers worked long and tiring hours to create the first NDFC plans, in a process that was a fine example of inclusivity and autonomous community planning.

Soon after, NDFC arrived. Grassroots activists became pushed out by the influx of professionalised regeneration workers. Paying themselves high wages to make sure that central Government check boxes were ticked, these professional's soon made sure that local activists were exhausted in endless form filling and project applications.

Key meetings and decisions would be made at times that are impossible for volunteers to make, with a veneer of consultation plastered on at small number of public events. Real choice was replaced by checkboxes, participation by questionnaire. ( for more see http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/02/305814.html )

Where are the plans to reinvigorate the Burngreave Chapel for community use now ?

What happened about the ideas to develop self build eco housing ? – See http://www.burngreavemessenger.org.uk/50apr05/april05_s_bm.pdf

Washed away in the numerous skin deep “facelift” schemes that measure their effectiveness in house price rises, as those that invited NDFC into the area move out – to save their spirit being crushed – or cannot afford to live here any longer.

Mess Behind The Shops On Barnsley Road....

Im disgusted with the mess the shop owners have made behind the shops, it used to be a great place to go and sit in the summer under the trees (now gone).There is hardly any grass left, building rubble all over the place, they park their vans on the path so you either have to walk in the busy road or in the mud that they have created. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO SORT IT OUT!!! and do they plan to keep chocking us to death with fires (mostly burning plastic).

M.Cooling

…and don't forget the bus fumes choking this previously idyllic spot!

1.5 million pounds has been wasted in making the A6135 between Pitsmoor/Burngreave and Sheffield City centre.

This was laudably done as an exercise to speed up the bus journey for all routes using the A6135 into Sheffield. Part of the goal of this programme environmental advantage of people getting out of their cars and on to buses, thereby reducing pollution.

However, First buses regularly wait at the city bound bus stop by Firshill Close for some minutes, destroying any time advantage afforded by the new scheme. My major concern is that the drivers never turn their engines off in this period thus dramatically increasing pollution in an area with three schools.

First bus company have still not replied to the letter I wrote to SYPTE expressing my concerns on this matter.

im still waiting to hear from the enviroment agency about the rubbish and the total lack of respect that the shop owners seem to have for the local residents, it's ok for them, they can go home at the end of the day, but we have to live with it 24/7. with all this save the planet stuff the goverment is always banging on about they seem very slow to doing anything about it. Im wondering if it was outside their home on their lawns and paths. It seems that the poorer areas tend to be forgotten unless there is a photo opp…