We would like to wish all our supporters a happy, healthy and prosperous new year.
We look forward to this petition being successful in 2024 with the wonderful support from our signatures. We have now exceeded 1,300 signatures and have 11 promoters.
To enable the petition to continue momentum we would be very grateful if you would share this petition with friends, family, and likeminded people.
Glynis Chapman Sheffield City Council (SCC) Councillor for Mosborough has given her support for this petition stating “As a collective of local people this is what we want and need in South East Sheffield. We are always forgotten by the people in the Town Hall”.
Comments of other supporters:
Felicity of Chinley said “These are wonderful projects”.
Sheila of Halstead said “People have worked hard to restore environments that are being lost, but a builder comes along and the councils bow down to them”.
Carola of Birmingham said “It’s a naturally ‘wilded’ area that I believe should be cherished as such and must continue be honoured as a community resource”.
Sue of Birmingham said “It’s important for the environment and local area”.
Susan of Halfway said “Community matters!”.
Ken of Sheffield said “The environment is crucial to our physical and mental health”.
Darren of Addlestone said “Because I fully support this cause”.
Caroline of Sheffield said “I want to save the fields for the wildlife and local environment”.
Gina of Paddock Wood said “Environmental projects are needed”.
The new hedgerows around the perimeter of the site were newly planted, with the help of over 150 local primary (elementary) school children, before 2012.
The photograph shows children from Birley Spar Community Primary School who took part in the planting.
The photograph in Petition Update No.1 showed children from Rainbow Forge Primary School.
Sheffield City Council (SCC) plans to build on Phase 2 of Owlthorpe Grassland Grazing Project. This cannot be achieved without the destruction of these hedgerows that had been managed under the Natural England’s Higher Level Stewardship Scheme and classified by Natural England as of “High Environmental Value”. This will destroy the carbon capture that we have achieved so far. The funding of new hedgerows came from Sheffield City Council’s Ward Pot for Carbon Sequestration.
Best Regards – Roger Marsh