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Stretford Library to Move into the Mall
Stretford Library is to move across the road into the Mall. Trafford Music Service will move into the vacated library building and the Claremont Building in Sale which currently houses the music service will developed.
Bringing Trafford Music Service into Stretford would be an exciting outcome and put more artistic endeavour into our town centre. Anyone who has been to a concert at Claremont will know the high quality of performance this brings.
The proposals are contained in the Executive meeting to held 24th January. Clearly we need to ensure the new accommodation at the Mall meets the needs of Stretford, but there’s every reason to be optimistic.
Civic Quarter Masterplan moves forward
The masterplan is back at planning committee on the 11th November 2021.
The changes seem to be formalisation of reduced positive commitments that had already been announced, the disappointing scrapping of a new sports centre and some changes to the cricket club’s commitment.
Nevertheless it does put the Civic Quarter into an accessible form and offers a chance to look at the current ambition.
Plans submitted for Gorse Hill Pub Extension and underground car park
Stop Press: Plans withdrawn 30th November 2021
Quite an unexpected planning application. The plans involve taking out the current rear extension and using that space with the car park for additional apartments. There’s not a huge amount of detail as at this stage the plans are just in outline but it does entail three levels of underground car park accessed from a lift.
The above picture gives a cross section from the side with the new area shown in darker grey. The planning application reference is 105261/OUT/21.
Close of consultation is this Friday 29th October.
Manchester Marathon returns to Gorse Hill
Sunday 10th October and it’s a new route
The runners have usually got through Gorse Hill early on in the race but this time they’re going into the City Centre before coming into Gorse Hill at about the nine mile mark, so there’ll be considerably more spread along Chester Road.
Road Closures
The organisers are yet to publish full details of the road closures but we do know it will be an elongated start. We particularly need to know details of Chester Road closures, whether full or partial.
Regardless of the fine detail, it’s inevitable that getting to Stretford, Chorlton, Sale and Altrincham by car will be difficult on that day. The race finishes on Talbot Road outside UA92 so, it looks like the Talbot Road/Warwick Road junction will be closed throughout.
Volunteers
The organisers are currently actively recruiting volunteers to support the event in a number of roles on event day and help create an amazing festival atmosphere. Local clubs, organisations or individuals who would enjoy being part of the action in a volunteer role, can email volunteers@humanrace.co.uk. In reward for groups’ valuable time and support, they offer an incentive donation of up to £40 per person volunteering which goes directly back to supporting their local cause.
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Woman seriously hurt following horror crash in Trafford Park
There was a large response from the emergency services following the incident Guinness Road in Trafford Park Saturday (7/8) afternoon. A woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries having been cut out of the vehicle in a lengthy fire and ambulance operation.