News: Moulsecoomb Leisure Centre Meeting on Monday

Several parents attended the Moulsecoomb Meeting at the Leisure Centre on Monday.

The agenda did not specifically deal with the Secondary Admissions Review (SAR), but was concerned with development issues around the Lewes Road area, and many of those attending were older residents in the area. Those parents from Coombe Road who were there decided it would not be appropriate to raise the issue of the Secondary Admissions Review at the meeting. The speaker was Liz Hobden from the Council's planning department. Discussion was mainly about land usage and road and transport infrastructure to the area.

Cllr Anne Meadows mentioned an academy at Falmer briefly in the context of discussion about the proposed Falmer stadium. Quoting the parent who sent me this information:

"She is obviously a big fan of the Academy and sounded like she really wanted to push it at all costs - her main emphasis being on creating training and life-long learning opportunities for local unemployed and links with the football club."

What also emerged is that consultation with residents on the Council's 20 year development plan is a consultation which finishes on the 21st December. Surprise suprise! Residents have only just found out about the plans. The regeneration of the Lewes Road Area may well be an issue for you, and there is no reason why you should not contact members of the Council about this too - although do keep working on the SAR!

Here's some information on the Council's website for the Regeneration of the Lewes Road Area. Again, difficult to find more than this
http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1145688

And this is info on the proposed Preston Barracks regeneration scheme:
http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1113778

And this is the web page for the whole larger scheme across Brighton & Hove:
http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1120682

I am going to leave it at that now on the regeneration and concentrate on othe SAR, but if any of you find anything useful here relating to the SAR, please add it as a comment or email us on:

saynotothesar@gmail.com

Thanks for patiently waiting for this post, it's been a busy few days. And a big thanks to the parents who attended the meeting and passed this information on to me.