1. March 2016 Expression of interest by Lancaster City Council in government's garden village scheme

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2 January 2017 Bailrigg Garden Village announced by government with no previous consultation with local residents. 3,500 -5,000 houses on West side of West Coast Mainline. Reconfiguration of Junction 33 to site north of Galgate.

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3 Winter 2017 Informal group of residents in Galgate, Burrow and Bailrigg formed what became Galgate Community Action Group Facebook Group. They coordinated a petition of 400 signatures that was submitted to Lancaster City Council in April 2017.

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4. June  2017 Meeting of those interested in forming a campaign group to fight the scale of Bailrigg Garden Village

 

5. July 2017 7000 leaflets distributed in South Lancaster proposing the formation of CLOUD Here is link to the leaflet 

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7 August 2017 

Proposed CLOUD website set up https://www.cloudbgv2017.co.uk/

Packed meeting to agree CLOUD establishment in Cobblers Suite, Boot and Shoe.

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8. October 2017 Inaugural AGM of CLOUD

Our aims were outlined in our constitution:

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a) The aim of CLOUD shall be to: stop the proposed development of Bailrigg garden village and, where we judge it is appropriate, to help other local action groups objecting to other unnecessary developments, as set out in the current Lancaster city council Local Plan.

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 b) Two working groups were set up to analyse housing need and transport policy, supported by co-opted experts.

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9. November 2017 Galgate floods

 

10.December 2017 Lancaster City Council approve the draft local plan

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Between December 2017 and April 2019

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The following video clip provides a summary of CLOUD's activities from 2017-the Local Plan Hearings in April 2019 - link to video clip

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Between 2017 and 2023

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CLOUD : Sent out  103 Newsbriefs + Newsflashes to keep members up to date

             : Distributed 8000 leaflets

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               Prepared response to Local Plan Click here

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              Submitted 16  Freedom of Information Requests

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               Prepared 4 Local Plan Hearings Statements

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                Recruited Neil Macdonald to speak on housing need at Local                        Plan Hearings

               

               Contributed to 5 Days Local Plan Hearings

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               Spoke at 5 Full City Council Meetings

 

               Briefed all Lancaster City Councillors in December 2017,                             April 2019, August 2021

               

               Contributed to 2 national reports reports and newspaper articles

         

               Supported petitions

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               Became partners with newly formed Sustainable Lancaster in                     Climate Emergency (2022

               CLOUD members contributed £+++ towards funding expert                         speaker and flyers and publicity

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