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Minutes of Steering Group Meeting
Present: David Miles (Chair), David Lumb, Mike Walkden and Adrian Coltman.
We welcomed some new attendees:
Steve Jones Blackett, Adam and Carol Bull, Simon Conyers, Hazel Gregory, Martin Calvert, Teresa Williams. 2. Minutes of the Meeting Held 9th April 2026 Agreed as a true record.
4. Project to Refurbish Footpaths FCC community fund application deadline mid august. LCC parks and countryside have to submit the application which is a benefit for us. Awaiting response on 2 other requests. Postcode lottery meet 1st June. Womble Dixon. Lawyers who are also interested in supporting us. The project will focus on 3 areas. Initial focus is the allerton grange way. Bracken wood community association are also keen to be involved to see how they can support the project. The wetland has developed a leak so we need to protect with layer of bentonite. We have the funds to get the clay installed. Hopefully ready for the green fair. National volunteering day in October. We'll approach them for support but the feeling is we may miss out due to our lack of toilet facilities. Other groups are interested namely, RETAS and local cubs group. All welcome to join these days. Upcoming events requiring Volunteers.
We also need to update the display photos if anyone can support with this? We're looking to produce a regular (quarterly) newsletter to share the work of the group and be produced regularly. We're looking for a volunteer to own this. 7. New Website Design The Green Fair website is now live. The plan is for the Friends website to become a parent site to the Green Fair, but most likely after July 12th. Mike is hoping to work next on the redesign of FoGVW to bring it over to the Green Fair template. We discussed the possibility of a focus group to review priorities for the new website. Idea suggested that if we don't keep all the archive material we at least have a section detailing the timeline of the group.No update. We've decided to join the sewage campaign network. A group of like minded water quality groups with a common goal Have started network meetings on June 1st. We had a meeting with council highway dept on Monday. To discuss how silt is running into the beck. A supporter doing a PhD in roadside gullies. We're aware that Zinc and lead levels are very high. Gully on allerton grange way is quite poor. Has been reported to env agency. We've done a freedom of info request to Env Agency and Yorkshire Water to see what action they've taken. Josh raised an idea of an artist who looks to use art to raise the visibility of issues like this. We have over 3000 signatures via Facebook on our water quality issues. Monday 15th June at 7:30 in the original chapel allerton methodist church. A number of local friends groups are doing a project on wildlife verges. Creating wildlife corridors. They'll come along to the next action morning. Upcoming action mornings:
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