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SOUTH WALES EVENING POST – THURSDAY AUGUST 30 2007 People living in the Sandfields area of Swansea are to have their say on the make-up of a proposed community centre at the Vetch site later this week. Information days are being held at St Phillips Community Centre on Friday between 2pm and 7pm and Saturday from 10am to 1pm to get feedback from residents on what facilities they would like to see at the planned building. The information days will include a wishing well for children and will encourage views on ideas such as a play area for children and a picnic site. Swansea Council says it will consider all feedback before preparing a marketing brief at the end of the year and putting the Vetch site on the market in early 2008. The successful developer will be required to include the community centre proposals as part of the overall masterplan. Swansea Council leader Chris Holley said "The two information days at the end of the week will give people local to the Vetch the opportunity to submit their views on how the proposed community centre at the site should appear and what facilities it should include. "Activities have been arranged to ensure the events cater for all members of the community and we’re again going to be listening to as many views as possible before compiling a marketing brief that will ensure the community centre is part of the project for the site. "Consultation on this scheme has been comprehensive and the inclusion of a community centre was something local people asked for during the process." Swansea Council backed proposals earlier this year to transform the historic Vetch Field into a modern sustainable housing development and community centre following extensive consultation. The modern housing plan for the Vetch Field site includes a development of about 120 units of two, three and four storey terraces with no more than 50 properties to be built per hectare. The masterplan is also proposing the organising of streets and spaces into a safe and accessible home zone where vehicles will only be allowed to drive slowly. Gardens in the Sandfields area made smaller by football stands at the Vetch could be reinstated as part of the plan and access into the housing development will be made available through seven gateways. The plan also recommends the closure of the St Phillips Community Centre and provision for the relocation of current users when the new centre is up and running. Redevelopment of the St Phillips Community Centre may be considered if the building becomes vacant. "I would urge everyone in Sandfields to turn out in force" said Jan Kingsbury, who chairs the area’s residents’ association. What are your thoughts? Share your views on the Message Board |
This article first appeared on JACKARMY.net.