Living in the future – have your say
Date Published : 26 January 2007
Walsall residents can board a bus bound for the future and have their say on how people in the borough and the wider Black Country will live, travel, shop, work and play in 2021 and beyond.
Walsall Council regeneration officers are working with their counterparts in Dudley, Sandwell and Wolverhampton to produce a Black Country Core Strategy.
And the council’s Strategic Regeneration Team has joined forces with Walsall Community Empowerment Network (CEN) and the Local Neighbourhood Partnership team to travel around the borough on the community bus.
Walsall Council regeneration officer Jon Lord said: “Why not drop in for an informal chat or play our interactive card game? Tell us your ideas for the future of housing, district centres, jobs, environment, transport and communities in Walsall.
“We are now identifying the issues and agreeing what the strategy will look like. This is your opportunity to influence its direction and ensure the document reflects the needs and aspirations of Walsall people.”
The document will deal with land use, environmental, economic and social issues, as well as setting out the vision, objectives and strategy for future development in Walsall and the Black Country up to 2021.
It will build on the strategy of the Black Country Study to promote the regeneration of Walsall and the Black Country.
Walsall Council is arranging a number of local discussion events during January 2007 where you can learn more about the strategy and put forward your views. Details will soon be available on the council’s website: www.walsall.gov.uk
In the meantime, if you would like to discuss any issues related to the Core Strategy or wish to be included within the council’s planning database, please contact Jon Lord on 01922 652478 or e-mail ldf@walsall.gov.uk.
The community bus will be at one of the venues listed below.
Streetly
Monday 5th February: 10am-12.30pm Streetly Community Association, Foley Road East & 1.00pm-3.30pm Streetly Library, Blackwood Road
Palfrey & Pleck
Tuesday 6th February: 10am-11.45am Palfrey Park, Milton St, 2pm-1.45pm Ford St Car Park, Wednesbury Rd & 2pm-4pm SureStart, Pleck Road
Aldridge
Wednesday 7th February: Redhouse Shops, Redhouse Estate 10am-11.45am, 12pm-1.45pm Anchor Road, Aldridge Centre &2pm-4pm lLazy Hill Shops, Walsall Wood Rd
Pheasey & Park Hall
Thursday 8th February: 10am-12.30pm Collingwood Centre & 1pm-3.30pm Park Hall Shops
Willenhall
Friday 9th February: 10am-12.30 Market place Willenhall & 1-3.30 New Invention Square, Lichfield Rd, New invention
Walsall Town Centre
Saturday 10th February: 10am-2pm Outside Tesco, The Bridge
Bloxwich & Blakenall
Monday 12th February: 10am-1.45am Mossley Shops, Cresswell Crescent, 12pm-1.45pm High Street, Bloxwich & 2pm-4pm Blakenall Centre, Blakenall Lane
Brownhills, Pelsall & Rushall
Tuesday 13th February: 9am-11am Outside Tesco, Silver Street, Brownhills, 11.15-1.00pm Oak Park, Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, 1.15pm-2.15pm Pelsall Shops, High Street, Pelsall & 2.30pm-3.30pm Rushall Centre
Darlaston
Wednesday 14th February: 10am-11.45am Outside ASDA, King Street, Darlaston & 12pm-3.30pm Bentley Peoples Centre, Wing Close