Manchester and Salford Anglers make your voice heard!!!!!!

Part 1
I received this the other day and if Manchester and Salford anglers don?t put their two bobs worth in, we may lose out to the other organisations competing for bank space.

The river along the length this proposal is for is a very good and improving fishery.

It gives urban kids who live on the outskirts of the two inner-cities areas the chance to sample river fishing right in the heart of Manchester and Salford with easy access by public transport.

Some years ago Manchester City Council drew up a Waterways Strategy for the city, angling was not represented, nor was it asked for its input into that Strategy.

Don?t let it happen again with this opportunity make a representation to this consultation.

Even if it?s only, we wish to see the rights that anglers have at the present on the river protected and enhance.

Part 2
?A couple of opportunities for you to get involved in consultation around
the future of the river Irwell.
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*** Irwell City Park: What's your opinion? 12th February ***

"It is the forgotten piece of the regeneration jigsaw and can't continue
to be overlooked"

"It will unite our two cities and greatly enhance the quality of life
of residents"

What's your vision for the Irwell?

There is a free consultation event being run jointly with CN4M via the
Sustainable Neighbouhoods Pool and central geographic network /
Manchester Residents Association on the project to create a new park
along the River Irwell

Monday 12th February. 10am-1pm, followed by lunch
People's History Museum, The Pump House, Bridge Street, Manchester
To book phone Tina on 0161 238 4920 or email
t.murphy@manchester.gov.uk or mra.city@btconnect.com
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In May 2006 Manchester and Salford City Councils, Central Salford Urban
Regeneration Company and Trafford MBC, will submit a bid for ?25 million
to the Living Landmarks Big Lottery Fund. This bid is to fund an urban
city park - stretching from The Quays through to Manchester City Centre
and onto Peel Park, close to Salford University. The project is being
referred to as Irwell City Park.

The vision for the Irwell City Park project is to transform the
riverside into an accessible, attractive and vibrant waterfront offering
social and economic benefits to neighbourhoods along the River. Irwell
City Park will provide people with:

?a riverfront destination
?a place to enjoy arts, culture, entertainment, sports and nature
?a way of getting round the cities
?a lively attractive place
?a place that is iconic and transformational
?a place to invest, to work and to visit

Throughout February 2007 we want to get resient's, businesses, community
groups and your views on this vision for the park. This will help us to
put forward a successful bid in May. If we are successful, then a full
community engagement programme will be developed for the life of the
project (up to five years.).

Its not just the city centre and areas around the Irwell who we need to
focus on. Its all residents as possible future users of this river.
Its an exciting project and a real chance to add another dimension to
the city centre. Getting views at this early stage will help shape the
project right from the start. We cant engage everyone in 4 weeks and a
lot of this is awareness raising. However this is engagement right at
the start of the project and it will develop throughout the life of the
work.

People can give feedback by clicking on:

http://www.salford.gov.uk/living/regeneration/irwellcitypark/haveyoursay.htm


For general information, see www.irwellcitypark.info

You can also send general comments to Patrick Hanfling (or if they would
like more details) by email (p.hanfling@manchester.gov.uk) or by phone
on 0161 234 4093.

Phil cant get the the have your say to work is it me or have you missed something of it thanks Gav.

Worked on mine Gav,

http://www.salford.gov.uk/living/regeneration/irwellcitypark/haveyoursay.htm

Thanks Merv.