I think that "Townie" is a technical word used to describe someone who moved into Whaley after the speaker.   And I wonder what proportion of the resident are third generation or older Whalians?

I've been to the other side of Hazel Grove and I can confirm they have the wheel AND fire but unfortunately they have lost peace and quiet, clean air and the ability to walk....

As a newbie (resident of only 5 years) I'm obviously still on my probation period before my application to become a fully fledged associate resident goes in. I have a daughter who is looking forward to being the mother (in about 20 years time) of a proper Whaley Bridge baby...... :-)

Maybe build the houses without parking spaces/garages & a single track one-way access road, so only people without cars buy them. No congestion problem on Macclesfield Road then & plenty of walking. Probably best to let them have fires though :)

Permission granted for 21 new homes in New Mills

Thanks for the link - I couldn't upload it

Amidst the twists and turns of National Politics, are you still proud to belong to a democracy, Whaley Laner, or would you just prefer we did it all your own way?

I don't think your views are particularly helpful, but I feel the need to respond.

 You may not like it, but we live in a democracy that millions died for,  in pursuit of a world where people are allowed to voice their own opinion in freedom. Some of your ancestors names may  be written proud on the memorial in the park. My Grandfathers name is on a memorial in Singapore. They may have died thousands of miles apart but there was a common aim, which was to allow people to live in a democratic society, and express their views freely..
  
:Clr John Swifts actual comments on the HPBC consultation are as follows.

High Peak Local Plan - Additional Consultation
I have my own views regarding development on this particular site - I object -, and these are made quite clear on the same local plan consultation site as above. I will fight these in my own way, and on planning grounds only, which is all I believe we can do.   I'm not in favour of  development on this particular site, for reasons which I have stated, but if it does happen , then I absolutely agree with the comments in the 'Comment' section that Cllr Swifts makes. 

 I welcome a democratic Town Council where Councillors are freely  allowed to express views  which represent the different opinions amongst people in Whaley Bridge and Furness Vale. We have 12 Town Councillors representing all 4 wards of Whaley Bridge. It's has been pointed out on the forum, that the number of people who are objecting to development is a very small fraction of the total population of Whaley Bridge. It's also  clear that some of those on the forum are in favour of new development. Given all the opinions about this I think it would be wrong if we didn't actually have more than one person on the Town Council who holds a different opinion. Whatever the views of individual councillors,  it is a democratic Town Council - we vote and the majority view holds.

I have spoken to people who have turned the argument on its head and questioned what number  of people we need in Whaley Bridge in order to keep the community vibrant and growing . They propose that the idea that Whaley Bridge can  prosper with an ageing static population, no new blood, and no change, is unsustainable.

They have a point, don't they?

To throw it back at you Whaley Laner, would you like us to continue with our democratic structure, and  can you address the last comment above about sustainability?

I also had a qk look on the consultation website for your comments.(under what I understand to be your real name)  I didnt see any - did you actually post any? I'd be interested to read what you put. 
 
Cheers 

Jon.

Edited by user 05 March 2014 03:42:01(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

But wouldn't a population of 8,500 with local facilities not stretched to breaking point be even better?


And with the amount of traffic congestion referring to Whaley as a "walking town" is plainly ludicrous.

HE,
I suppose I should not be too surprised that someone might attempt to twist well meant words to try and find hypocracy where there is none.
I think there is a big difference between the struggle for democracy in the 20th century which resulted in the deaths of millions, and the fine detail of certain people on Whaley Bridge Forum in circa 2014 trying to anonymously use a public forum in a destructive and inflammatory way which ruins it for everybody else. Be thankful we live somewhere where we can have a public forum, but accept that there has to be a set of checks and balances in place in order to stop it spiralling downwards!
We have a set of rules on the forum which have been developed in response to people who have continually tried to push the boundaries of what is acceptable.
I wish there were no rules, and i wish there was no need for moderators. It would save us all an awful lot of time.However, that is not reality.
Those that operate the forum have a responsibility for what is published on it, and those users that publish on the forum have a legal responsibility for what they post  even if they do so under a pseudonym. 
The moderators job inevitably puts them in conflict with someone. There is more than one moderator, and it is wrong for anyone to single out any one person in their remarks, as we act with the common aim of ensuring the forum remains a welcoming place.
On this forum, if someone posts stuff which the moderators dont think is acceptable, or about which we receive complaints, we don't drag you off in the middle of the night.. We simply remove your posts and occasionally suspend or ban people who do it repeatedly.
The reality is that if people really do want to be an anonymous nuisance, then there is a whole world of other internet sites out there that they are free to go on and use. Alternatively they can create their own.
Cheers
Jon.

Edited by user 12 March 2014 01:45:22(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

ROLL OUT THE WICKER MAN

A point I have frequently made.  Although the general attitude is to cast the developer as the villain of the piece he is simply a man doing his job.  If locals refused to sell him the land he could not built