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Southmead News & What’s On
GLENCOYNE: THE HOLE STORY September le� us with the cliff hanger of submi�ng for planning permission will the community get the go ahead ave you seen the holes on for its new homes dream? We’re likely Glencoyne Square? There’ll be to find out in the New Year so keep eight of them in total. They’re officially reading! The big story so far is how our called ‘Trial Pits’ and must be dug to community went from filling out test the ground before new building surveys to leading one of the biggest work can be considered. They will be community-led housing projects in the six metres by three metres in size and UK. digging them will begin on Monday 4th It all began five years ago when a November. The holes will be filled back group of residents came together to in again by Friday 8th November. create a community plan – a vision for Construc�on is not expected before a be�er Southmead that would tackle Autumn 2020. We are all invited to a the things important to us. A�er many family event on Glencoyne Square on months of door-knocking and Saturday 9th November. More details at conversa�ons with more than 900 the end. households, the Southmead Tes�ng the ground is a short Community Plan was created. chapter in the longer story of the new con�nued on page 4 . . . vision for Glencoyne Square.
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