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Chuckery village green proposal
After a successful campaign to block plans to build a youth centre on the corner of Charlotte Street and Walhouse Road, residents in Chuckery have joined forces with Walsall Council’s Green Spaces department to secure the future of the well-used public open space…
The Friends of Chuckery Corner Green, formed by a group a neighbours to “protect, improve and cherish” the site, will circulate a questionnaire to 500 Chuckery households on Saturday. The first part of the survey is to ask local people what improvements they would like to see. Chair of the group, Bev Simpson said:
“We have been working closely with Green Spaces to identify funding for improvements and we now need to hear the opinions of fellow residents and neighbours. It is important that we gather as much information as possible from people who actually use and enjoy the Green.”
The group also wish to apply for official Village Green status and the second part of the survey will ask for historical information about how the Green has been used as a recreational facility over the past decades. This will provide evidence which is an essential part of the application for Village Green Status. Vice-chair Paul Russell said:
“We want to hear from people who remember the Green as it was years ago. There must be thousands of memories out there and we would like to share them. We are also hoping to maybe turn up some old photographs of the Green that people have taken over the years.”