The Rosebank
Project
There are moves afoot to improve the Rosebank, an area
of land bounded by Westfield Road, Rosebank Road and Woodsley Road,
in north-west Leeds, in time for the Millennium. The Rosebank is a
very special open green space in the heart of our district and we in
the Project believe it coulb be made more useful and delightful to
local people, young and old, as a 'Millennium Green'.
As a 'Millennium Green', The Rosebank would have access to
national lottery funds set aside for this purpose. The land would be
leased from the City Council and managed by a charitable Trust of
local people, for the benefit of the surrounding community for the
next thousand years.
We have received a small grant from the fund to prepare
and cost a plan for improvement. Groundwork Environmental Services
(Leeds) are acting as our technical consultants.
As you read this, a detail from their initial plans is
loading below.
This will take a little time, as it is quite large, but
once loaded, you will be able to scroll across the area to get a
better understanding of what is currently proposed.
The plan will only be approved if it represents what local
people want and are prepared to use and respect. For this reason, one
of the first priorities of the steering group is to enable as many
local people to be consulted as possible, through meetings and
presentations, but also by carrying out a survey of all houses in the
area to find out what people think of the idea of improving the
Rosebank.
Events
Saturday 14th March between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Public
Consulation at Rosebank Primary School, Burley Road
The Groundwork team will be in attendance and all ideas
will be given a fair hearing.
Saturday 28th March, all day. Big Clean-up.
Rosebank Primary School open for viewing and discussing
plans.
Saturday 18th April, Hanover Square Festival, Hanover
Square.
for viewing plans and last minute thoughts.
You can send us an e-mail expressing your views by
clicking on the address at the bottom of the page now, or by
answering the survey questions in the electronic form which will be
linked to this page soon.
this site will continue to develop as an information
resource
for the proposed Millennium Gardens development
as and when progress is made and events are planned.
Please return to this site and expect it to grow as the
project gathers momentum.
contact
rosebank@singalong.demon.co.uk
or forward your ideas to
Gay Bennett, The Swarthmore Centre, 4 Woodhouse Square,
Leeds LS3. Telephone 243 2210
Alison Raavetz, 15, Hanover Square, Leeds LS3.
Telephone 246 8081
At the end of the day, plans for The Rosebank must be
practical, easy to maintain, resistant to damage and within budget,
but we hope to accomodate as
many good ideas as possible. This is a unique open space
and we hope to make it into an assett that our neighbourhood can be
proud of.
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