The Friends of Quarry

As you will be aware if you were able to attend the Friends of Quarry AGM last week, a new development proposal has been made for Holy Trinity Church.

As part of their process of consultation with the local community, representatives of Holy Trinity presented to the AGM. They have also asked us to canvass our members for your views on the proposed developments. Friends of Quarry will then prepare a consolidated response on your behalf.

More information on the proposal and an overview of the process for gaining approval for the development is at http://www.hthq.org.uk/church-building-development-updates.html.

If you wish to make any comments that you would like Friends of Quarry to include in our response, please email us at friendsofquarry@gmail.com or via our website at https://friendsofquarry.org/contact-us/.

You can also make submissions directly to Holy Trinity via Canon David Knight at: 12 Bankside, Headington Quarry, OX3 8LT or davidcknight45@gmail.com.

The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 26 November in order to allow us to summarise all responses and submit them for the Holy Trinity deadline of 28 November.

There will be a concert by the Oxford Fiddle Group at the Headington Quarry Village Hall on 2 November 2014. The concert will start at 1900.

Advance tickets cost £6 and are available from Paul Rogers on 01865 750731 or emailpaulatquarry@gmail.com. Tickets will be available on the door on the evening at £8.

More details are available on the attached poster:

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The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Quarry will be held in Quarry Village Hall on 12 November 2014. The meeting will start at 1930.

We hope that you will be able to attend. Membership subscriptions can be paid on the evening.

A tidy up of the Village Hall garden is being planned for the week of 25 August.

If you are able to help, please contact Jenifer Carpenter on  762416 for more information.

There will be a public meeting on 17 July 2014 at 1930 to provide an update on and discuss options concerning the Stansfeld Outdoor Education Centre.

The meeting will take place in the Function Room at the Mason’s Arms.

Please join us.

Following an application by the Friends of Quarry following the first Public Meeting concerning the future of Stansfeld Outdoor Education Centre, we are pleased to report that Oxford City Council has now included the Centre on the List of Assets of Community Value.

Inclusion on the List of Assets puts in place restrictions on the sale of the property under the Localism Act, which are intended to give the local community a voice in the purpose that the land is sold for.

A copy of the Notice of Decision is attached.

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Explore your churchyard poster

Friends of Quarry are holding an urgent PUBLIC MEETING concerning the future of the Stansfeld Centre, following Birmingham City Council’s decision to put it up for sale.

The meeting will take place at 1930 on Thursday 27th MARCH in Quarry Village Hall.

ALL ARE WELCOME

The anniversary celebration is scheduled for Saturday June 21st. Times will be published later.

The next meeting to organize this event will take place at Quarry School at 6.30 on April 1st.

Anyone who is interested in being involved should either attend the meeting or contact the headmistress.