15 JUNE 2010
ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS FOR THE RETENTION AND REFURBISHMENT OF HOMES ON PHOENIX STREET AND RICHARD COOPER STREET, GOOLE
Read WILSON LETTER from SAVE BRITAIN'S HERITAGE
15 JUNE 2010
National Launch of NEW Report on Pathfinder by William Palin, of SAVE BRITAIN’S HERITAGE
Reviving Britain's Terraces: Life after Pathfinder. A new report by Mark Hines Architects - "We have demonstrated that even a modest Victorian terraced house is still capable of meeting our future housing needs." (Mark Hines Architects)
Price: £15 (£13 for Friends)
Note: On request this document file can be emailed to GAG readers
Will Palin, secretary of SAVE BRITAIN’S HERITAGE says "New Labour's Housing Market Renewal (Pathfinder) Initiative has resulted in the destruction of thousands of terraced houses across the north of England. For this report, SAVE, a fierce critic of the scheme, has teamed up with architect Mark Hines to look at how housing earmarked for demolition can be adapted, upgraded and remodelled to a high standard of energy efficiency, creating a range of accommodation and forming exemplar 'eco-communities' of the future."
If you would like to come along to the launch and the buffet:
12-30 pm Saturday 19 June 2010 Venue: Whitehall Road Methodist Church Hall Whitehall Road Bensham Gateshead NE8 4LH.
At the corner of Whitehall Road and Coatsworth Road
Main Entrance from Coatsworth Road and car park entrance from Whitehall Road.
Public Transport Details: Go-Ahead routes 53 and 54
please contact Nancy Bone, the Secretary of Saltwell and Bensham Residents Association by e-mail to nancybone2001@yahoo.co.uk or by post to 217 Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 1US
7 JUNE 2010
COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER - PUBLIC INQUIRY
CONCLUDING SUMMARY OF ALAN WILSON
20 MAY 2010
Victorian Workers' Housing - Additions and Extensions to save terraced homes in Manchester
INTERVIEW WITH WILL PALIN OF SAVE BRITAIN'S HERITAGE10 MAY 2010
LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL MAY SCRAP HOUSE DEMOLITIONSElection 2010: New council leader set to order review of Housing Market Renewal initiative
26 APRIL 2010
LIVERPOOL CITY ECHO
Warren Bradley says local authority and HCA had 'probably bit off more than we could chew'
More here:WE LEFT STREETS LIKE WAR ZONES - CITY LEADER ADMITS HOUSING BLUNDER22 APRIL 2010
COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER
EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE CPO CASEComment from former resident:
"It has been tried here so many times, first by putting low renters in posh appartments and the mixed housing and I haven`t seen it work yet. The whole proceedure is written by a Consultant and promises a life in Shangri-la."
Read all about it: IS PUBLIC HOUSING READY FOR THE YUPPIES
23 FEBRUARY 2010
LIVES ARE BEING BULLDOZED AND NO ONE LISTENSClick and Read Charles Clover in the Sunday Times ... before you read the Renaissance Goole Town Plan
PORT OF GOOLE IN 2026
30 JANUARY 2010
THE REAL "ADVANCE" GOOLE
SEVENTY SEVEN YEARS LATER, STUFF OF LIFE AS IT USED TO BE LIVEDRemembered by Resident FRANK PHILPOTT
RICHARD COOPER STREET 1940
24 AUGUST 2009
THE BATTLE OF ONE BURY RESIDENT TO FAIR COMPULSORY PURCHASE COMPENSATION
Salford District Valuer Exposed - Salford Star 13/08/0924 AUGUST 2009
Tom Dyckhoff
SAVING BRITAIN'S PAST starts on Aug 24 on BBC Two at 7.30pm
See Tom Dyckhoff's article from the Times
Heritage: from chocolate box to concrete box - Times 19/08/09 17 JUNE 2009
OLDHAM RESIDENTS FIGHT COMPULSORY PURCHASE
Housing Regeneration Oldham - Razing the Roots - Guardian 17/06/200919 MAY 2009
COMPULSORY PURCHASE OF PROPERTY
Google "Andrew Winter and Advance Goole" to read ERYC Report (pdf)6 FEBRUARY 2009
"Last Man Standing"
Read INSIDE HOUSING -for the latest view of ERYC
Last Man Standing - Inside Housing - 06/02/09The Phoenix is Rising!
GOOLE ACTION GROUP formed in January 2005, following a public meeting. The majority of residents were against East Riding of Yorkshire Council plans for the terraced town of Goole.
Under Goole Neighbourhood Renewal Assessment, on 7 December 2004 ERYC designated PHOENIX STREET AND RICHARD COOPER STREET as Non-Sustainable - meaning the DEMOLITION of 117 homes, a beauty salon, the Adelphi warehouse, and 53 Hook Road.
The real reason that ERYC wants to DEMOLISH Phoenix Street and Richard Cooper Street is because "IN THESE STREETS THERE IS A NEED AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT...".
This development site is intended to offer a profitable investment - for ERYC, and for Yorkshire Housing Association - not for those residents who have already paid for their homes and want to stay in them, after also putting up with the less than "fair or good reputation" that ERYC is using as a reason to get rid of them.
As one housing developer told the inaugural meeting of GOOLE ACTION GROUP, once Phoenix Street and Richard Cooper Street are demolished, the rest of the town is at risk. Knocking down those two streets will simply move the problems suffered by residents to other areas.
There are 2700 homes in the Goole Renewal Area and 21 of the town's 55 terraced streets are labelled FRAGILE - where "reported crime rates may also be above average for the area". That will be used when your street is assessed again.
JOIN GOOLE ACTION GROUP AND STAND UP FOR YOUR COMMUNITY RECOGNISE GOOLE'S RESILIENCE AND CHARACTER FORGED BY RICHARD COOPER AND PHOENIX STREET COMMUNITIES SINCE VICTORIAN TIMES SHARE FAMILY MEMORIES OF LIFE IN GOOLE
Meeting Wednesdays, 7pm - Email for arrangementsDownload our campaign poster and show your support!
Yorkshire Ridings Magazine - extract from June / July 2005
Demolition of homes not inevitable - Goole Courier - 09/02/06
Empty Homes Agency - saving Greenfields from development
BRE Trust - Formerly the Foundation for the Built Environment - a charitable company with research and educational objectives for public benefit
Housing Market Renewal - Description of the Government's 'Pathfinder' renewal programme
Housing Assistance Policy - ERYC Assistance Available for Housing Renewal
Object Orange - US city paints shining beacons