Bevere Development Opposition Group

Since the New Year a great deal has gone on and I wanted to give you all a quick update.

Recent meetings
I and another local resident had two significant meetings last week on BDOG’s behalf. The first was at Wychavon District Council, to discuss the most recent version of the SWDP (see below) and to hear more about the developers’ latest plans. This was certainly helpful, and we were able to discuss our views and some of the new details in the SWDP concerning this site. It seems that certain legal steps are open to us, and we are considering pursuing them.

The other meeting was with the developers themselves to hear direct what their latest plans involve. Given that the SWDP has now been ratified, which means that it is almost certain there will be development at the Gwillam’s Farm site, we wanted to know what possible areas of common concern and interest there may be between BDOG and the developers. One useful outcome was that we were able to find out more about the latest draft of their plans – see below – and both meetings produced some interesting items of news.

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Here’s a short update on the latest position regarding the Planning Applications at Gwillams Farm, Bevere.

First of all let us thank all of you who organised and attended the Xmas Fare at Bevere Green in December 2011 which was great success – we had over 400 visitors from the local community and raised over £2,000 towards the funds for the specialist advisors working on our behalf.
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FIND OUT ABOUT THE PLANS TO BUILD NEW HOUSES IN SOUTH WORCESTERSHIRE; SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO OBJECT

The Friends of Bevere are holding a public meeting on MONDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER – 7.30pm at the British Legion in Cornmeadow Lane.

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THERE IS GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT MEETING ON MONDAY 11TH JULY AT 6.30, AT KING’S HAWFORD SCHOOL.

The meeting is being held by Wychavon District Council, and it is part of the consultation process accompanying the Bevere Conservation Area boundary review.

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The winner of the Bevere Green Balloon Race held on Saturday 4th June was won by Pev Attwood. Congratulations your balloon travelled the furthest and landed over 80 miles away in Harriseahead, North Shropshire. Your luxury hamper will be on its way very soon. Other balloons that landed are indeicated on the map below. Click on the green marker to see if your balloon landed.

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On the afternoon of Saturday 4th June, the fundraising event for campaign funds, organised by the Bevere Green community took place. I know that many of you came along and enjoyed the afternoon, which was made even more fun by the delightful weather.

We had 270 adult attendees at the event, including children and this brought the total attendance close to 600. This illustrates the strength of feeling across Worcestershire against the Gwillams Farm Development.

An impressive total of £2,005 was raised during the afternoon towards the funding of specialist advisors and legal representatives.  But we need more.  If you or anyone you know wishes to make a contribution, no matter how big or small, you can do so via the Paypal button on the right. To date, we have received donations ranging from £10.00 to £100.00

Many thanks to the Bevere Green community for organising a great & successful event – special thanks to all of you who were able to attend or make a donation on the day.

Congratulation to Suzy Atkinson, the winner of the Bevere Quiz. Runners up were Sarah Fisher & David Felton. The completed quiz can be found here.

Update – The balloon race is ongoing and the latest balloon to be located is Harriseahead near Stoke-On-Trent. Winner to be announced on the 25th June.

It was a great day.   See you all soon.

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